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16-JUL-2008

Stub-tailed Spadebill (Platyrinchus cancrominus)

Rincon de La Vieja, Guanacaste, Costa Rica

The stubby tail & spade-shaped bill show up well in this view.

This wee bird sits quietly in the subcanopy only a few metres above the forest floor from where it ambushes insects.

Canon EOS 40D
1/125s f/4.0 at 420.0mm iso800 full exif

other sizes: small medium original auto
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