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  1. S_McNeil

    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.
    • S_McNeil
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    • pale-billed woodpecker
    • Comments: 0
    • 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.
    • S_McNeil
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    • white-throated magpie jay
    • Comments: 0
    • 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.
    • S_McNeil
    • Media item
    • 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.
    • S_McNeil
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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.
    • S_McNeil
    • Media item
    • Comments: 1
    • Category: Central & South America & Mexico
  8. Common Pauraque

    Common Pauraque

    Nighttime photo taken on roadway through Catalina Sector, Palo Verde National Park, Costa Rica.
    • S_McNeil
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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.
    • S_McNeil
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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.
    • S_McNeil
    • Media item
    • 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.
    • S_McNeil
    • Media item
    • 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.
    • S_McNeil
    • Media item
    • 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.
    • S_McNeil
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    • variable seedeater
    • Comments: 0
    • 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.
    • S_McNeil
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    • variable seedeater
    • Comments: 0
    • 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.
    • S_McNeil
    • Media item
    • violaceous trogon trogon caligatus
    • Comments: 2
    • Category: Central & South America & Mexico
  16. Bay-Breasted Warbler (Female)

    Bay-Breasted Warbler (Female)

    Captured this photo outside of our villa, as the bird dried itself off after taking a bath in the puddle underneath the air conditioner.
    • S_McNeil
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    • bay-breasted warbler dendroica castanea
    • Comments: 1
    • Category: Central & South America & Mexico
  17. Violaceous Trogon (Male)

    Violaceous Trogon (Male)

    The male and female were feeding one morning beside the roadway leading to the nature exhibits.
    • S_McNeil
    • Media item
    • violaceous trogon caligatus
    • Comments: 1
    • Category: Central & South America & Mexico
  18. Rufous Motmot

    Rufous Motmot

    I followed this bird downhill through the forest after it had boldly flown right between us on the trail. It continued to track us for the next twenty minutes as we walked along the trail.
    • S_McNeil
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    • rufous motmot baryphtengus martii
    • Comments: 0
    • Category: Central & South America & Mexico
  19. Green Shrike Vireo

    Green Shrike Vireo

    I managed to entice this reclusive bird to approach me by imitating its call. It took some time before it finally flew close enough to get this photo.
    • S_McNeil
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    • green shrike vireo vireolanius pulchellus *db
    • Comments: 1
    • Category: Central & South America & Mexico
  20. Red-Throated Ant Tanager

    Red-Throated Ant Tanager

    Captured while foraging for food in the undergrowth; I believe this to be a female of the species.
    • S_McNeil
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    • red-throated ant tanager
    • Comments: 1
    • Category: Central & South America & Mexico
  21. Keel-Billed Toucan

    Keel-Billed Toucan

    Captured while walking the Pipeline Road, it flew across the road and landed in the open branches of an overhanging tree limb.
    • S_McNeil
    • Media item
    • keel-billed toucan ramphastos sulfuratus
    • Comments: 1
    • Category: Central & South America & Mexico
  22. Golden-Hooded Tanager

    Golden-Hooded Tanager

    Captured outside a restaurant in the Cerro Azul area, this bird was feeding on the small berries of this fruit tree.
    • S_McNeil
    • Media item
    • cerro azul golden-hooded tanager tangara larvata panama stilpnia larvata
    • Comments: 1
    • Category: Central & South America & Mexico
  23. Bicolored Antbird

    Bicolored Antbird

    NOTE: This species has been split and this bird is now known as White-cheeked Antbird. Race bicolor. This bird is by some treated as a race of G. leucaspis, i.e., G. leucaspis bicolor. This inquisitive bird observed me as I watched it feeding above an antswarm.
    • S_McNeil
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    • bicolored antbird gymnopithys bicolor white-cheeked antbird
    • Comments: 1
    • Category: Central & South America & Mexico
  24. Blue Dacnis (Female)

    Blue Dacnis (Female)

    I was fortunate to photograph this small bird as it rested for a few moments in the cashew tree adjacent to our villa. It had just finished bathing in a puddle underneath the air conditioner.
    • S_McNeil
    • Media item
    • blue dacnis dacnis cayana
    • Comments: 4
    • Category: Central & South America & Mexico
  25. Palm Tanager

    Palm Tanager

    adult of race atripennis.
    • S_McNeil
    • Media item
    • palm tanager thraupis palmarum
    • Comments: 1
    • Category: Central & South America & Mexico
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