点评:We met the photographer-birder-owner, Ito and his wife at the Hummingbird garden where they have a very nice and cute cafe serving really good coffee and snacks. We spent some time at the garden photographing the hummingbirds. The place has flowers and feeders strategically suited for taking photos of the birds in great lighting.
After that we walked across the street to their other location where they have very cute cabins that they rent out. Just outside the cabins, there are feeders for the birds. So, you wake up and have immediate access to the birds. Both these places were well visited by the Violet Sabrewing, White throated mountain gem, Green crowned brilliant, Scintillant hummingbird, etc.
We signed up for a day trip for the following day including lunch at their "top of the mountain" cloud forest reserve which they own and run next to the La Amistad National Park (which is a park shared between Panama and Costa Rica). They have beautiful cabins and homes there where one can rent along with food.
They picked us up on from their location in Guadalupe town at 6AM on their powerful specially equipped 4x4 that can clamber up the narrow boulder filled path. It took about 20 minutes up this beautiful road surrounded by spectacularly dense cloud forest crossing streams a few times and then you arrive at their gated property that has the two buildings. They have a hide as well as a very large concrete platform with shade from rain and sun to watch the hummingbirds and other birds feed. They have large grape clusters and bananas, hung cleverly for the birds to sit and eat besides the hummingbird feeders. And the space is surrounded by dense forest with trees, plants and flowers for the birds to perch. All in all, a spectacular setup that Ito and his family take great pains to maintain. It gets cold and wet at this altitude in the cloud forest and so come prepared with a light jacket and raincoat. Good boots are recommended as well when you walk on one of the many trails in the property looking for shy birds like the Wrenthrush or Tapaculo.
We spent the first hour or so in the hide where they have a lighted white sheet (lit up the previous night) to attract the insects so that next morning it encourages the insect eating birds to come for their breakfast. And many did!
Next we spent couple of hours on the platform photographing the hummingbirds and other birds like the Barbets, Mountain thrush, Brushfinches, etc.
After this, we hiked to a nearby clearing from where we saw the spectacular three wattled bellbirds, albeit at a distance.
Then, we took another walk and saw the elusive and spectacular Wrenthrush and saw the elusive Silver fronted Tapaculo.
After this, we were served a very nice traditional lunch we enjoyed very much. And while we were having lunch, a Black-billed Nightingale-Thrush decides to walk by and we scrambled for our cameras.
After lunch we did some more birding and then we were driven downhill to a spot where we saw the colorful Long-tailed Silky Flycatcher and the bright and curious Flame-throated Warblers. And then we were dropped back to the Hummingbird garden where we started from in the morning.
An amazing day of birding and sights thanks to Ito and the team at Tamandua Birding Tours. Highly recommend this place!
I want to thank our guide, Jose Perez for recommending this place and bringing us to Cerro Punta from Panama City.
翻译:我们在蜂鸟花园遇到了摄影师兼观鸟者兼老板伊藤和他的妻子,那里有一家非常漂亮可爱的咖啡馆,提供非常好的咖啡和小吃。我们在花园里花了一些时间拍摄蜂鸟。这个地方有鲜花和喂食器,非常适合在光线充足的情况下拍摄鸟类照片。
之后我们穿过街道到他们的另一个地点,那里有非常可爱的小屋可供出租。小屋外面设有鸟类喂食器。因此,您醒来后可以立即接触到鸟类。这两个地方都是紫剑鸫、白喉山宝石、绿冠辉煌、闪烁蜂鸟等的常客。
我们报名了第二天的一日游,包括在他们拥有的“山顶”云林保护区吃午餐,该保护区毗邻拉阿米斯塔德国家公园(巴拿马和哥斯达黎加共享的一个公园)。他们在那里有漂亮的小屋和房屋,人们可以在那里租用食物。
早上 6 点,他们从瓜达卢佩镇的位置接我们,开着他们强大的、专门装备的 4x4 越野车,可以爬上狭窄的布满巨石的小路。沿着这条美丽的道路走了大约 20 分钟,周围环绕着极其茂密的云雾森林,穿过溪流几次,然后你就到达了他们拥有两栋建筑的封闭式房产。他们有一个隐藏的地方以及一个非常大的混凝土平台,可以遮雨防晒,可以观看蜂鸟和其他鸟类进食。它们有大葡萄串和香蕉,巧妙地悬挂在蜂鸟喂食器旁边,供鸟儿坐下来吃东西。该空间周围环绕着茂密的森林,有树木、植物和花卉供鸟类栖息。总而言之,这是伊藤和他的家人煞费苦心维护的一个壮观的环境。云雾森林的海拔高度寒冷潮湿,因此请准备好薄外套和雨衣。当您在酒店的众多小径之一中漫步寻找像 Wrenthrush 或 Tapaculo 这样害羞的鸟类时,我们也建议您穿上优质靴子。
我们在隐蔽处度过了大约一个小时,那里有一张发光的白色床单(前一天晚上点亮)来吸引昆虫,这样第二天早上就可以鼓励吃昆虫的鸟来吃早餐。很多人都这么做了!
接下来,我们在平台上花了几个小时拍摄蜂鸟和其他鸟类,如巴贝、山画眉、刷雀等。
之后,我们步行到附近的一片空地,在那里我们看到了壮观的三垂钟鸟,尽管距离很远。
然后,我们又走了一趟,看到了难以捉摸的壮观的Wrenthrush,还看到了难以捉摸的银额塔帕库洛。
之后,我们享用了一顿非常美味的传统午餐,我们非常享受。当我们吃午饭时,一只黑嘴夜莺画眉决定走过,我们争先恐后地拿相机。
午餐后,我们又进行了一些观鸟活动,然后我们被驱车下山,到达一个地方,在那里我们看到了色彩缤纷的长尾丝鹟和明亮而好奇的火喉莺。然后我们被送回蜂鸟花园,我们早上从那里出发。
感谢 Ito 和 Tamandua Birding Tours 的团队,我们度过了令人惊叹的观鸟和景点一天。强烈推荐这个地方!
我要感谢我们的导游何塞·佩雷斯推荐这个地方并带我们从巴拿马城来到塞罗蓬塔。