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ZEISS DTI thermal imaging cameras. For more discoveries at night, and during the day.

Recent content by S_McNeil

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    Digiscoping with the Celestron Regal F-ED

    So far, I have only tried projecting the image from the eyepiece to the CCD of the camera, with the camera directly connected to the eyepiece by means of the T-thread adapter that was included with the spotting scope. Connection to the camera is through a Canon EOS T-ring adapter, with the...
  2. S_McNeil

    Digiscoping with the Celestron Regal F-ED

    Frank, Thank you for posting your evaluation of the Celestron Regal F-ED. I have already purchased the Regal F-ED 100 model, and have taken a few pictures with through the supplied zoom with my DSLR attached right at the eyepiece threads. My results with this setup were poor to fair in...
  3. Pale-Billed Woodpecker

    Pale-Billed Woodpecker

    We had stopped on a mountain roadside to look for birds, and this handsome bird flew in to its nesting site.
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    • Category: Central & South America & Mexico
  4. White-Throated Magpie Jay

    White-Throated Magpie Jay

    A group of three Jays came in to forage for food while we walked through a picnic area within Santa Rosa National Park.
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    • Category: Central & South America & Mexico
  5. Long-Tailed Manakin

    Long-Tailed Manakin

    Taken at Santa Rosa National Park, close to the main restaurant adjacent to the Ranger Station. This handsome bird was quite curious, frequently landing nearby and posing in a low branch as we walked back and forth along the trail.
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    • long-tailed manakin
    • Comments: 3
    • Category: Central & South America & Mexico
  6. Black-Headed Trogon

    Black-Headed Trogon

    Photographed while visiting Palo Verde National Park, Costa Rica.
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    • black-headed trogon trogon melanocephalus
    • Comments: 3
    • Category: Central & South America & Mexico
  7. Wood Stork

    Wood Stork

    Many Wood Storks were seen at the wetlands in Palo Verde National Park. I took this photo as the early morning sun rose above the surrounding hills.
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    • Category: Central & South America & Mexico
  8. Common Pauraque

    Common Pauraque

    Nighttime photo taken on roadway through Catalina Sector, Palo Verde National Park, Costa Rica.
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    • common pauraque nyctidromus albicollis
    • Comments: 2
    • Category: Central & South America & Mexico
  9. Yellow-Breasted Crake

    Yellow-Breasted Crake

    A small rail which we discovered searching for food in floating vegetation while travelling by boat in Cano Negro Wildlife Refuge.
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    • ywllow-breasted crake porzana flaviventer cano negro
    • Comments: 3
    • Category: Central & South America & Mexico
  10. Spectacled Owl

    Spectacled Owl

    Nighttime photo taken from roadway of Catalina Sector in Palo Verde National Park.
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    • spectacled owl pulsatrix perspicillata palo verde
    • Comments: 2
    • Category: Central & South America & Mexico
  11. Pearl Kite

    Pearl Kite

    Photographed while travelling from Palo Verde National Park to the InterAmericana Highway. We we fortunate to notice this bird, as it flew down to the ground as we drove by to grab a tasty lizard for lunch.
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    • pearl kite gampsonyx swainsonii palo verde
    • Comments: 1
    • Category: Central & South America & Mexico
  12. Slaty-Tailed Trogon

    Slaty-Tailed Trogon

    Sitting quietly in a tree near the roadway, this bird allowed me to get quite close before it flew off deeper into the forest.
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    • slaty-tailed trogon trogon massena
    • Comments: 1
    • Category: Central & South America & Mexico
  13. Variable Seedeater (Male)

    Variable Seedeater (Male)

    Taking a brief rest in the lower branches of a small tree. Frequently seen throughout the open areas of the resort.
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    • Category: Central & South America & Mexico
  14. Variable Seedeater (Female)

    Variable Seedeater (Female)

    Taking a brief rest in the lower branches of a small tree. Frequently seen throughout the open areas of the resort.
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    • variable seedeater
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    • Category: Central & South America & Mexico
  15. Violaceous Trogon (Female)

    Violaceous Trogon (Female)

    The male and female were feeding one morning beside the roadway leading to the nature exhibits.
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    • violaceous trogon trogon caligatus
    • Comments: 2
    • Category: Central & South America & Mexico
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