Scarlet-thighed Dacnis: Mirador y Soda Cinchona, San Jose, Costa Rica, March 2025 — This bright blue and black bird showed itself for a brief moment below the deck at Mirador y Soda Cinchona and this is the best shot I managed of it. Not great, I know, but it was a life bird and a life photo for me. I have seen the Blue Dacnis in Panama, but this is the Scarlet-thighed Dacnis. Neither is an uncommon bird, but the Scarlet-thighed is pretty much restricted to foothills from Costa Rica down through Columbia and into Ecuador (where I have not spent much time) and likes to remain up in the canopy (where I am not necessarily looking. 🙂 At Mirador y Soda Cinchona, we were perched on the side of the mountain, and looking down on the canopy. Sony a6700. Tamron 50-400 at 600mm equivalent. Program mode with my bird and wildlife modifications. Processed in Photomator.