Northern Emerald Toucanet: Soda ye Mirador Cinchona, San Jose, Costa Rica, December 2024 — My first stop in Costa Rica, even if, as this year, I have to go the long way around to do it, is always the Soda ye Mirador Cinchona…a small restaurant and shop perched on stilts on the side of the road and on the side of the deep drop into the canyon of the Sarapiqui river. They have a back deck with tables and both hummingbird and fruit feeders that attract all of the birds you might hope to see at mid-elevation in Costa Rica. And they have a glorious view of San Francisco falls across the valley as a bonus. This Northern Emerald Toucanet was one of several visiting the feeders in the pouring rain…he was not very happy about the rain, but then, neither was I. I prefer better light…but we take what we can get. Both photographers and Toucanets. Sony a6700 with Tamron 50-400 Di3 at 300mm equivalent. (One of the things I like about Cinchona is how close the birds are to you.) Program mode with my birds and wildlife modifications. Processed in Photomator.