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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White-Throated Magpie-Jay Cyanocorax formosa pompata	Laguna de Arenal	Laguna de Arenal	Our Cabanas @ Arenal Oasis	White-Nosed Coati Nasua narica narica
White-Nosed Coati Nasua narica narica	A peak through the forest to the adjacent pasture	Vaillant's Frog Lithobates vaillanti	Eyelash Viper Bothriechis schlegelii	Eyelash Viper Bothriechis schlegelii
Eyelash Viper Bothriechis schlegelii	Chestnut-Sided Warbler Setophaga pensylvanica	Hourglass Tree Frog Dendropsophus ebraccatus	Fitzinger's Robber Frog Craugastor fitzingeri	Eyelash Viper Bothriechis schlegelii
Eyelash Viper Bothriechis schlegelii	Clouded view at Volcán Arenal	Tropical Pewee Contopus cinereus brachytarsus	Forest trail of the Arenal Oasis	Vaillant's Frog Lithobates vaillanti
Vaillant's Frog Lithobates vaillanti	Vaillant's Frog Lithobates vaillanti	Our lunch spot a long the route to La Fortuna	Red-Throated Ant Tanager Driophlox fuscicauda fuscicauda	Variegated Squirrel Sciurus variegatoides thomasi
Black-Cheeked Woodpecker Melanerpes pucherani	Clay-Colored Thrush Turdus grayi casius	Blue-Grey Tanager Thraupis episcopus cana	Montezuma Oropendola Psarocolius montezuma	Montezuma Oropendola Psarocolius montezuma
Scarlet-Rumped Cacique Cacicus microrhynchus microrhynchus	Streak-Headed Woodcreeper Lepidocolaptes souleyetii compressus	Montezuma Oropendola Psarocolius montezuma	Clay-Colored Thrush Turdus grayi casius	Buff-Throated Saltator Saltator maximus magnoides
Red-Throated Ant Tanager Driophlox fuscicauda fuscicauda	Rick @ Work	Variegated Squirrel Sciurus variegatoides thomasi	Montezuma Oropendola Psarocolius montezuma	Montezuma Oropendola Psarocolius montezuma
Montezuma Oropendola Psarocolius montezuma	Sipurio Snouted Tree Frog Scinax elaeochroa	Sipurio Snouted Tree Frog Scinax elaeochroa	Masked Tree Frog Smilisca phaeota	Red-Eyed Leaf Frog Agalychnis callidryas
Fitzinger's Robber Frog Craugastor fitzingeri	Fitzinger's Robber Frog Craugastor fitzingeri	Red-Eyed Leaf Frog Agalychnis callidryas	Red-Eyed Leaf Frog Agalychnis callidryas	Red-Eyed Leaf Frog Agalychnis callidryas
Red-Eyed Leaf Frog Agalychnis callidryas	Botanical Garden of Selva Verde	Secondary Forest at Selva Verde	Saturnus Skipper Callimormus saturnus	Dimorphic Grass Skipper Anthoptus epictetus
Red-Faced Dragonlet Erythrodiplax fusca	Tropical Skimmer Uracis imbuta	Strawberry Poison-Dart Frog Oophaga pumilio	Humble Anole Anolis humilis	Bronze-Tailed Plumeleteer Chalybura urochrysia melanorrhoa
Bronze-Tailed Plumeleteer Chalybura urochrysia melanorrhoa	Green Iguana Iguana iguana	Mantled Howler Monkey Alouatta palliata palliata	Mantled Howler Monkey Alouatta palliata palliata	Plumed Basilisk Basiliscus plumifrons
Masked Tityra Tityra semifasciata costaricensis	Middle American Squirrel-Cuckoo Piaya thermophila	Blue-Black Grassquit Volatinia jacarina splendens	Ruddy Ground-Dove Columbina talpacoti rufipennis	Ruddy Ground-Dove Columbina talpacoti rufipennis
Ruddy Ground-Dove Columbina talpacoti rufipennis	Groove-Billed Ani Crotophaga sulcirostris	Groove-Billed Ani Crotophaga sulcirostris	Groove-Billed Ani Crotophaga sulcirostris	Groove-Billed Ani Crotophaga sulcirostris
Pauraque Nyctidromus albicollis albicollis	Pauraque Nyctidromus albicollis albicollis	Great Curassow Crax rubra rubra	Palm Tanager Thraupis palmarum atripennis	Palm Tanager Thraupis palmarum atripennis
Palm Tanager Thraupis palmarum atripennis	Collared Peccary Dicotyles tajacu crusnigrum	Pouring Rain @ La Selva	Pouring Rain @ La Selva	Green Iguana Iguana iguana
Groove-Billed Ani Crotophaga sulcirostris	Groove-Billed Ani Crotophaga sulcirostris	Groove-Billed Ani Crotophaga sulcirostris	Groove-Billed Ani Crotophaga sulcirostris	Groove-Billed Ani Crotophaga sulcirostris
Bat research	Great Kiskadee Pitangus sulphuratus guatimalensis	Keel-Billed Toucan Ramphastos sulfuratus brevicarinatus	Keel-Billed Toucan Ramphastos sulfuratus brevicarinatus	Chestnut-Mandibled Toucan Ramphastos ambiguus swainsonii
Tropical Pewee Contopus cinereus brachytarsus	Tropical Pewee Contopus cinereus brachytarsus	Gartered Trogon Trogon caligatus concinnus	Variable Seedeater Sporophila corvina corvina	Variable Seedeater Sporophila corvina corvina
Bare-Throated Tiger-Heron Tigrisoma mexicanum	Blue-Grey Tanager Thraupis episcopus cana	Green Honeycreeper Chlorophanes spiza arguta	Green Honeycreeper Chlorophanes spiza arguta	Green Honeycreeper Chlorophanes spiza arguta
Green Honeycreeper Chlorophanes spiza arguta	Passerini's Tanager Ramphocelus passerinii passerinii	Rio Sarapiquí	José at the Suspension Bridge to the Primary Forest	Chestnut-Mandibled Toucan Ramphastos ambiguus swainsonii
Strawberry Poison-Dart Frog Oophaga pumilio	Strawberry Poison-Dart Frog Oophaga pumilio	Green-And-Black Poison-Dart Frog Dendrobates auratus	Strawberry Poison-Dart Frog Oophaga pumilio	Strawberry Poison-Dart Frog Oophaga pumilio
Humble Anole Anolis humilis	Southern House Wren Troglodytes musculus intermedius	Finsch' Parakeet Psittacara finschi	Banded Peacock Anartia fatima	Tree Mantis Fuga annulipes
Bare-Throated Tiger-Heron Tigrisoma mexicanum	Green Iguana Iguana iguana	Racket-Tipped Rubyspot Hetaerina occisa	Red-Mantled Dragonlet Erythrodiplax fervida	White-Ringed Flycatcher Conopias albovittatus distinctus
Grey-Capped Flycatcher Myiozetetes granadensis granadensis	Rufous Motmot Baryphthengus martii semirufus	Flower	Flower	Chiriqui Glass Frog Teratohyla pulverata
Masked Tree Frog Smilisca phaeota	Red-Eyed Leaf Frog Agalychnis callidryas	Red-Eyed Leaf Frog Agalychnis callidryas	Red-Eyed Leaf Frog Agalychnis callidryas	Red-Eyed Leaf Frog Agalychnis callidryas
Red-Eyed Leaf Frog Agalychnis callidryas	Red-Eyed Leaf Frog Agalychnis callidryas	Red-Eyed Leaf Frog Agalychnis callidryas	Red-Eyed Leaf Frog Agalychnis callidryas	Masked Tree Frog Smilisca phaeota
Red-Eyed Leaf Frog Agalychnis callidryas	Red-Eyed Leaf Frog Agalychnis callidryas	Plumed Basilisk Basiliscus plumifrons	Cane Toad Rhinella marina	Common Tink Frog Diasporus diastema
Red-Eyed Leaf Frog Agalychnis callidryas	Savage's Thin-Toad Frog Leptodactylus savagei	Red-Eyed Leaf Frog Agalychnis callidryas	Red-Eyed Leaf Frog Agalychnis callidryas	Red-Eyed Leaf Frog Agalychnis callidryas
Red-Eyed Leaf Frog Agalychnis callidryas	Hummingbird Garden of La Paz	Piratic Flycatcher Legatus leucophaius leucophaius	Violet Sabrewing Campylopterus hemileucurus hemileucurus	Violet Sabrewing Campylopterus hemileucurus hemileucurus
Black-Bellied Hummingbird Eupherusa nigriventris	Coppery-Headed Emerald Elvira cupreiceps	Rufous-Tailed Hummingbird Amazilia tzacatl tzacatl	Violet Sabrewing Campylopterus hemileucurus hemileucurus	Green Hermit Phaethornis guy coruscus
Rufous-Tailed Hummingbird Amazilia tzacatl tzacatl	Rufous-Tailed Hummingbird Amazilia tzacatl tzacatl	Purple-Throated Mountaingem Lampornis calolaemus calolaemus	Purple-Throated Mountaingem Lampornis calolaemus calolaemus	Green-Crowned Brilliant Heliodoxa jacula henryi
Green-Crowned Brilliant Heliodoxa jacula henryi	Green-Crowned Brilliant Heliodoxa jacula henryi	Green-Crowned Brilliant Heliodoxa jacula henryi	Black-Bellied Hummingbird Eupherusa nigriventris	Black-Bellied Hummingbird Eupherusa nigriventris
Coppery-Headed Emerald Elvira cupreiceps	Coppery-Headed Emerald Elvira cupreiceps	Coppery-Headed Emerald Elvira cupreiceps	Black-Bellied Hummingbird Eupherusa nigriventris	Green-Crowned Brilliant Heliodoxa jacula henryi
Coppery-Headed Emerald Elvira cupreiceps	Green Thorntail Discosura conversii	Green Thorntail Discosura conversii	Green Thorntail Discosura conversii	Green Thorntail Discosura conversii
Lesser Violetear Colibri cyanotus cabanidis	Poás Volcano	Paved paths at Poás	Fiery-Throated Hummingbird Panterpe insignis insignis	José @ Poás
Our first (blanc) view in the Crater	Rufous-Collared Sparrow Zonotrichia capensis costaricensis	Green-Crowned Brilliant Heliodoxa jacula henryi	Rufous-Collared Sparrow Zonotrichia capensis costaricensis	Rufous-Collared Sparrow Zonotrichia capensis costaricensis
Rufous-Collared Sparrow Zonotrichia capensis costaricensis	Rufous-Collared Sparrow Zonotrichia capensis costaricensis	Trail to the Trout Pond	Rufous-Collared Sparrow Zonotrichia capensis costaricensis	Rufous-Collared Sparrow Zonotrichia capensis costaricensis
Violet Sabrewing Campylopterus hemileucurus hemileucurus	Green-Crowned Brilliant Heliodoxa jacula henryi	Purple-Throated Mountaingem Lampornis calolaemus calolaemus	Purple-Throated Mountaingem Lampornis calolaemus calolaemus	Purple-Throated Mountaingem Lampornis calolaemus calolaemus