Costa Rica, 7-29 April 2015 Photo Gallery by Rick & José van der Weijde at pbase.com

Costa Rica, 7-29 April 2015

A search for some good birdable countries outside Africa, brought us to Costa Rica, where we stayed from April 7-29, 2015.
Our second day we picked-up our rental car and started our journey through the country.
The first week we did 'the northern loop', visiting sites like Poás Volcano, Sarapiqui and the Monteverde area.
From the second week on we were accompanied by our friends Erik and Jonne Kleyheeg,
with whom we travelled to sites like Carara, Corcovado, San Gerardo de Dota and Rancho Naturalista.
Time flew by, and the day of departure came at least three weeks to early.
Still we managed to see an astonishing 421 species of birds, 33 species of mammals and circa 40 species of reptiles and amphibians.
More then we could ever hope for.

Click here to see the photo's of Erik and Jonne Kleyheeg.

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Albert Meek		01-Jan-2016 11:28
Prachtige serie uit Costa Rica. Ik ben er ook ooit geweest (helaas voor werk en slechts 1 1/2 dag er op uit gekund). Ik ga zeker nog eens terug, maar dan voor de vakantie!

Paul van Giersbergen		02-Nov-2015 16:00
Een prachtige serie foto's die heel mooi de enorm gevariëerde fauna van Costa Rica weergeeft.

joseantonio		12-Jul-2015 10:02
An amazing contry and great gallery on its birds.V

Ton, Ben & Rob Nagtegaal		27-Jun-2015 11:07
hoi Rick en Jose, te gekke serie zover. ook die kikkers zijn echt fantastich. Bizarre hoeveelheid soorten gezien zeg, echt super. Ik ben heel benieuwd naar de rest. Hebben jullie alles zelf gedaan of ook af en toe een gids gehuurd voor de lastige soorten? Els en ik zijn ook weer aan het kijken voor volgend jaar en costa rica is een goede kanshebber. Groetjes Rob

John Barreiro		19-Jun-2015 23:13
An excellent collection. V

Hennie & Lies Lammers		13-Jun-2015 11:56
Prachtige serie foto's hebben jullie gemaakt van Costa Rica

The Ellisons		31-May-2015 11:29
Wow, jullie hebben wederom een fantastische reis gemaakt zie ik. Een land dat ook hoog op onze verlanglijst staat, mn vanwege de kikkers en vogels. Gezien de aantallen verschillende soorten die jullie hebben gezien, zullen er vast nog veel mooie foto's volgen: we kijken er naar uit!

Erik Kleyheeg		02-May-2015 21:43
Leuk, de eerste plaatjes staan erop!! Ben erg benieuwd naar het vervolg, vooral van de eerste week natuurlijk!

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Mangrove Hummingbird Chrysuronia boucardi	Large-Footed Finch Pezopetes capitalis	Stripe-Headed Sparrow Peucaea ruficauda ruficauda	Long-Tailed Manakin Chiroxiphia linearis	Long-Tailed Manakin Chiroxiphia linearis
Lesson's Motmot Momotus lessonii lessonii	Lesson's Motmot Momotus lessonii lessonii	Our last views over Turrialba valley	Sunbittern Habitat	Rancho Naturalista
Rancho Naturalista	Grey-Capped Flycatcher Myiozetetes granadensis granadensis	Sunbittern Eurypyga helias major	Sunbittern Eurypyga helias major	Sunbittern Eurypyga helias major
Sunbittern Eurypyga helias major	Sunbittern Eurypyga helias major	Sunbittern Eurypyga helias major	Sunbittern Eurypyga helias major	Sunbittern Eurypyga helias major
Sunbittern Eurypyga helias major	Common House Gecko Hemidactylus frenatus	Illioneus Giant Owl Caligo illioneus oberon	Border Anole Anolis limifrons	Costa Rican Red-Legged Tarantula Megaphobema mesomelas
Eumorpha triangulum	Rufous-Tailed Hummingbird Amazilia tzacatl tzacatl	Passerini's Tanager Ramphocelus passerinii passerinii	White-Necked Jacobin Florisuga mellivora mellivora	Green-Breasted Mango Anthracothorax prevostii gracilirostris
Green-Breasted Mango Anthracothorax prevostii gracilirostris	Green-Breasted Mango Anthracothorax prevostii gracilirostris	White-Necked Jacobin Florisuga mellivora mellivora	White-Necked Jacobin Florisuga mellivora mellivora	White-Necked Jacobin Florisuga mellivora mellivora
White-Necked Jacobin Florisuga mellivora mellivora	White-Necked Jacobin Florisuga mellivora mellivora	White-Necked Jacobin Florisuga mellivora mellivora	White-Necked Jacobin Florisuga mellivora mellivora	White-Necked Jacobin Florisuga mellivora mellivora
Longhorn Grasshopper Microtylopteryx hebardi ssp.	Truando Toad Rhaebo haematiticus	Truando Toad Rhaebo haematiticus	Green valleys on the Caribbean side	Rick @ Tapantí
Costa Rican Red-Legged Tarantula Megaphobema mesomelas	Glenopteris ornata	Calpine Moth Letis herilia	Hourglass Tree Frog Dendropsophus ebraccatus	Hourglass Tree Frog Dendropsophus ebraccatus
Climbing the slippery trails of Tapantí	The slippery trails of Tapantí	Rio Orosi	Chalet Orosi - our B&B for the night	White-Nosed Coati Nasua narica narica
Chestnut-Headed Oropendola Psarocolius wagleri ridgwayi	José @ Work	Parque Nacional Los Quetzales	Parque Nacional Los Quetzales	Lunch break at Mirani
San Gerardo Waterfall	San Gerardo Waterfall	Admirable Hummingbird Eugenes spectabilis	Our cabin at Quetzal Valley	Black-Billed Nightingale-Thrush Catharus gracilirostris gracilirostris
Flame-Colored Tanager Piranga bidentata citrea	Acorn Woodpecker Melanerpes formicivorus striatipectus	Clay-Colored Thrush Turdus grayi casius	Flame-Colored Tanager Piranga bidentata citrea	Flame-Colored Tanager Piranga bidentata citrea
Sooty Thrush Turdus nigrescens	Sooty Thrush Turdus nigrescens	Flame-Colored Tanager Piranga bidentata citrea	Mountain Thrush Turdus plebejus plebejus	Acorn Woodpecker Melanerpes formicivorus striatipectus
Flame-Colored Tanager Piranga bidentata citrea	Acorn Woodpecker Melanerpes formicivorus striatipectus	Flame-Colored Tanager Piranga bidentata citrea	Flame-Colored Tanager Piranga bidentata citrea	Black-Billed Nightingale-Thrush Catharus gracilirostris gracilirostris
Acorn Woodpecker Melanerpes formicivorus striatipectus	Acorn Woodpecker Melanerpes formicivorus striatipectus	Mountain Thrush Turdus plebejus plebejus	Collared Whitestart Myioborus torquatus	Slaty Flowerpiercer Diglossa plumbea
Slaty Flowerpiercer Diglossa plumbea	Admirable Hummingbird Eugenes spectabilis	Common Chlorospingus Chlorospingus flavopectus regionalis	Northern Tufted Flycatcher Mitrephanes phaeocercus aurantiiventris	Northern Tufted Flycatcher Mitrephanes phaeocercus aurantiiventris
Northern Tufted Flycatcher Mitrephanes phaeocercus aurantiiventris	Northern Tufted Flycatcher Mitrephanes phaeocercus aurantiiventris	Northern Tufted Flycatcher Mitrephanes phaeocercus aurantiiventris	Northern Tufted Flycatcher Mitrephanes phaeocercus aurantiiventris	Northern Tufted Flycatcher Mitrephanes phaeocercus aurantiiventris
Northern Tufted Flycatcher Mitrephanes phaeocercus aurantiiventris	Northern Tufted Flycatcher Mitrephanes phaeocercus aurantiiventris	Northern Tufted Flycatcher Mitrephanes phaeocercus aurantiiventris	Northern Tufted Flycatcher Mitrephanes phaeocercus aurantiiventris	Northern Tufted Flycatcher Mitrephanes phaeocercus aurantiiventris
Northern Tufted Flycatcher Mitrephanes phaeocercus aurantiiventris	Northern Tufted Flycatcher Mitrephanes phaeocercus aurantiiventris	Resplendent Quetzal Pharomachrus mocinno costaricensis	Northern Tufted Flycatcher Mitrephanes phaeocercus aurantiiventris	Northern Tufted Flycatcher Mitrephanes phaeocercus aurantiiventris
Rio Savegre	Erik @ Work	Sendero La Quebrada	Sendero La Quebrada	Erik @ Work
Admirable Hummingbird Eugenes spectabilis	Resplendent Quetzal Pharomachrus mocinno costaricensis	Resplendent Quetzal Pharomachrus mocinno costaricensis	Resplendent Quetzal Pharomachrus mocinno costaricensis	Resplendent Quetzal Pharomachrus mocinno costaricensis
Resplendent Quetzal Pharomachrus mocinno costaricensis	Resplendent Quetzal Pharomachrus mocinno costaricensis	Resplendent Quetzal Pharomachrus mocinno costaricensis	Resplendent Quetzal Pharomachrus mocinno costaricensis	Resplendent Quetzal Pharomachrus mocinno costaricensis
Resplendent Quetzal Pharomachrus mocinno costaricensis	Resplendent Quetzal Pharomachrus mocinno costaricensis	Resplendent Quetzal Pharomachrus mocinno costaricensis	Spangle-Cheeked Tanager Tangara dowii	Spangle-Cheeked Tanager Tangara dowii
Torrent Tyrannulet Serpophaga cinerea grisea	Black-Faced Solitaire Myadestes melanops	Admirable Hummingbird Eugenes spectabilis	Lesser Violetear Colibri cyanotus cabanidis	Grey-Tailed Mountaingem Lampornis cinereicauda
Ruddy-Capped Nightingale-Thrush Catharus frantzii frantzii	Spotted Wood Quail Odontophorus guttatus	Spotted Wood Quail Odontophorus guttatus	Spotted Wood Quail Odontophorus guttatus	Spotted Wood Quail Odontophorus guttatus
Lesser Violetear Colibri cyanotus cabanidis	Long-Tailed Silky-Flycatcher Ptiliogonys caudatus	Long-Tailed Silky-Flycatcher Ptiliogonys caudatus	Long-Tailed Silky-Flycatcher Ptiliogonys caudatus	Scintillant Hummingbird Selasphorus scintilla
Grey-Tailed Mountaingem Lampornis cinereicauda	Grey-Tailed Mountaingem Lampornis cinereicauda	Yellowish Flycatcher Empidonax flavescens flavescens	Costa Rican Pygmy Owl Glaucidium costaricanum	Flame-Colored Tanager Piranga bidentata citrea
Costa Rican Pygmy Owl Glaucidium costaricanum	Cerro de la Muerte	View over Cordillera Talamanca	Rick & Erik @ Work	Trails of La Georgina
Trails of La Georgina	Coffee Break: with coffee, without the break...	Volcano Junco Junco vulcani	Volcano Junco Junco vulcani	Rick @ Work
Volcano Junco Junco vulcani	Volcano Junco Junco vulcani	Volcano Junco Junco vulcani	Volcano Hummingbird Selasphorus flammula torridus	Volcano Junco Junco vulcani
Volcano Junco Junco vulcani	Volcano Junco Junco vulcani	Acorn Woodpecker Melanerpes formicivorus striatipectus	Rufous-Collared Sparrow Zonotrichia capensis costaricensis	Rufous-Collared Sparrow Zonotrichia capensis costaricensis
Rufous-Collared Sparrow Zonotrichia capensis costaricensis	Rufous-Collared Sparrow Zonotrichia capensis costaricensis	Rufous-Collared Sparrow Zonotrichia capensis costaricensis	Rufous-Collared Sparrow Zonotrichia capensis costaricensis	Volcano Hummingbird Selasphorus flammula torridus
Volcano Hummingbird Selasphorus flammula torridus	Volcano Hummingbird Selasphorus flammula torridus	Volcano Hummingbird Selasphorus flammula torridus	Volcano Hummingbird Selasphorus flammula torridus	Fiery-Throated Hummingbird Panterpe insignis insignis
Timberline Wren Thryorchilus browni	Sooty Thrush Turdus nigrescens	Fiery-Throated Hummingbird Panterpe insignis insignis	Fiery-Throated Hummingbird Panterpe insignis insignis	Fiery-Throated Hummingbird Panterpe insignis insignis
Sooty-Capped Chlorospingus Chlorospingus pileatus	Black-Billed Nightingale-Thrush Catharus gracilirostris gracilirostris	Black-Capped Flycatcher Empidonax atriceps	Sooty Thrush Turdus nigrescens	Sooty Thrush Turdus nigrescens
Hairy Woodpecker Picoides villosus extimus	Amazon Kingfisher Chloroceryle amazona	Black Phoebe Sayornis nigricans amnicola	Black Phoebe Sayornis nigricans amnicola	Black Phoebe Sayornis nigricans amnicola
Cherrie's Tanager Ramphocelus passerinii costaricensis	Black-Crowned Tityra Tityra inquisitor fraserii	Rio Chirripo Pacifico	Rio Chirripo Pacifico	Sunset over Bahía Drake
Sunset over Bahía Drake	Puma tracks	Greater White-Lined Bat Saccopteryx bilineata centralis	Greater White-Lined Bat Saccopteryx bilineata centralis	Bicolored Antbird Gymnopithys bicolor olivascens