The Beauty of Costa Rica

2022

January 2022

I have traveled from the coast to the rain forest over the last few days. The beauty of the land is why you come to see in Costa Rica, so enjoy.

BIRDS

I am not a birder so I will fail to name most of these, I apologize. Many that I saw were tanagers or trogons

Red Beak Turkey

Blue Grey Tanager

Aracari

Green Parrots

The one on the left is a woodpecker

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A Macaw

ANIMALS

Sloths, everyone’s favorite Costa Rican animal

Anteater, this one was hard to capture, I felt really lucky to get this shot.

Variegated Squirrel

White Nose Coati travel in troops of as many as 12. The troops are only females. Once the males have done their thing the males once again become lone rangers.

Capuchin Monkey, there are several types of monkeys in Costa Rica, this is the only one I caught a picture of

Yep there are even raccoons in Costa Rica

Animals in the Sea

Spotted dolphins, which are very hard to see. They aren’t as egotistical as their cousins the bottle nose, so they tend to keep to themselves.

Sea Turtle I saw while snorkeling

Star Fish

Orchids found while hiking Volcano Arenal

The last days of a Lady Slipper

The Spanish Flag Orchid

Miscellaneous Creatures found around Mistico Arenal Hanging Bridges

Butterfly

Butterfly

Leaf Cutter Ants

Small Wasps that live in the tree and go in and out through that white hole

Poisonous viper

A very small bat

Jesus Christ lizard

Volcano Arenal

The Volcano Arenal

The Volcano Arenal

The Volcano Arenal

Lake Arenal

Random Shots

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Bromeliads going to seed

A waterfall in Mistico Arenal Hanging Bridges Park

The Canopy looking down from one of the 16 bridges at Mistico Arenal Hanging Bridges

Looking down on a tree fern from one of the 16 bridges at Mistico Arenal Hanging Bridges

Hotel: Nayara Gardens

Tour Guide through the Mistico Arenal Hanging Bridges and Arenal Volcano: Jacamar Naturalist Tours

Dolphin watching in the Golfo Dulce

Sites of Paris Along the Way

Musee de la Chasse et de la Nature

The Bourdelle

National Museum of Natural History – Jardin des Plantes