{"id":12861,"date":"2020-01-11T07:12:21","date_gmt":"2020-01-11T12:12:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/?p=12861"},"modified":"2020-01-11T07:19:10","modified_gmt":"2020-01-11T12:19:10","slug":"whitethroated-mountain-gem","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/?p=12861","title":{"rendered":"White-throated Mountain Gem"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/image_4f67dace-554d-4da5-97a7-ca66985b974a.dsc02227.jpg?resize=904%2C897&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"size-full\" width=\"904\" height=\"897\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<p>A male White-throated Mountain Gem from the Batsu Gardens above Savegre Mountain Hotel in San Gerardo de Dota, Costa Rica. Batsu Gardens is a delightful spot on the side of the mountain&#8230;a terrace with native plantings, hummingbird and fruit feeders, a sheltered patio, restrooms, and fresh coffee. You have to reserve ahead of time and you are driven up there on benches in the back of a 4 wheel drive truck. It is a experience not to be missed when visiting the Valley of the Quetzals and San Gerardo de Dota. The birds you see there vary by season and by day&#8230;but in December there were lots of Mountain Gems, Talamanca Hummingbirds, Volcano Hummingbirds, Scintillant Hummingbirds, and a few Stripe-tailed Hummingbirds. At the fruit feeders we had Silver-throated Tanager, <span style=\"caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family\" times new roman font-size: font-style: normal font-variant-caps: font-weight: letter-spacing: orphans: auto text-align: start text-indent: text-transform: none white-space: pre widows: word-spacing: rgba text-decoration: display: inline float:>Sooty-capped Chlorospingus<\/span>, and the brilliant <span style=\"caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family\" times new roman font-size: font-style: normal font-variant-caps: font-weight: letter-spacing: orphans: auto text-align: start text-indent: text-transform: none white-space: pre widows: word-spacing: rgba text-decoration: display: inline float:>Golden-browed Chlorophonia<\/span>. At the edge of the forest we had Buff-throated Quail Dove. And I am missing some. Quite a place. But the White-throated Mountain Gems were certainly a highlight. Sony Rx10iv at 600mm equivalent. Program mode with my custom birds and wildlife modifications. 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Batsu Gardens is a delightful spot on the side of the mountain&#8230;a terrace with native plantings, hummingbird and fruit feeders, a sheltered patio, restrooms, and fresh coffee. 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