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Recent content by Barry Sheinfeld

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    Maquenque Eco-Lodge?

    Thanks Steve for doing that research! After I posted but too late to edit I realized I had not gone far back enough on ebird. When I did access Maquenque as a hotspot I too noticed that there were no jacamar sightings but saw that the occurrence of other birds of interest to me like green...
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    Maquenque Eco-Lodge?

    In March,2017 I will be staying at Laguna del Lagarto for around a week and a half. Nearby there is another somewhat pricier lodge that is also on the Costa Rican Birding Route, Maquenque Eco-Lodge. I was wondering if anybody has been there (maybe Patrick O'Donnell has?) as I would like to know...
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    Questions Regarding Lands In Love

    Laughing at myself, the mystery is solved as to why I could not find any of Patrick's or anybody's submissions on ebird for Lands In Love. It is definitely a hot spot with over the years 299 species recorded. However, I was too literal in attempting to locate it. If only the first time I had...
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    Questions Regarding Lands In Love

    Thanks again Patrick! Since I really do want to focus on the lowland stuff and the viewing/sightlines you say are better at Laguna del Logarto for the birds I want to concentrate on, then Logarto it shall be for sure. Also, a while back I had been in communication with Logarto and found them to...
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    Questions Regarding Lands In Love

    Hi Steve, Numerous times with a sense of birding wonder lust I have viewed ebird's bird list of Laguna del Lagarto. Pretty impressive! Also, on their website is a seemingly comprehensive bird list which I find most helpful. It's for Lands in Love that other than for Patrick's blog reports that...
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    Questions Regarding Lands In Love

    Thanks Patrick for the answers to my questions plus the additional information about Canopy San Luis and the hummingbird gardens. The feeder at San Luis sounds fantastic! Does the hanging bridges trail there require advanced registration? I spoke with one of the owners of Lands in Love last...
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    Questions Regarding Lands In Love

    Thanks Patrick, that information certainly does help! I believe I have read all of the numerous quite positive articles you have written about Lands In Love and that is why I became interested in it and also intrigued. For some reason they don't give the rates through email so a marketing...
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    Questions Regarding Lands In Love

    Hi, I am planning in March, 2017 on staying at one lodge/hotel in Costa Rica for 11 nights as I want to bird in one area where I have a high interest in many species/families and has good photo opportunities. Probably that will be Laguna del Lagarto. However, before I commit to that, I would...
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    Buying new camera - SX60HS or P900 or other

    Hi, I've had a P610 for around a week and use it mostly while birding. One way you can put it into burst mode is to select the scene bird watching and then you will be asked if you want single shot or continuous. Also, to capture birds in flight you may want to after selecting bird watching and...
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    Nikon P610

    I purchased a P610 last week and have been using it primarily for birding on the birdwatching mode, mostly set on manual focus. For the most part I am pleased with the images after reviewing them on the LCD. I find the pressing of OK to go to 800mm automatically relatively fast to be quite...
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    83x anyone? The new Nikon P900

    Thanks mzettie and Den for your helpful feedback. In the end, alas, I will have to decide between the excellent EFV of the Panasonics albeit with decent but not great optical zoom capability and the p900 with its much greater zoom potential but only good but not great EFV. All of the three sound...
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    83x anyone? The new Nikon P900

    I currently own a Panasonic fz35 and I find its EVF to be only usable at best. I will be upgrading in January and am leaning towards purchasing a fz 300, particularly if the reviews when it are released are highly favorable with particular emphasis on the EVF which is supposed to be far...
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    Panasonic DMC-FZ300

    In January, 2016 when my wife will be in the U.S., I am going to have her purchase for me an upgrade to my Panasonic fz35 which I have extensively used for the last six years, mas o menos. Depending on the reviews after its release, that purchase in all probability will be the fz300 due to such...
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    Which bin would you buy again.

    Since I cherish excellent depth of field over any other potential positive attribute, the Vixen Foresta 7x50 porro.
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