![We started the day with an early pre-breakfast walk around the neighborhood adjacent to Cerro Lodge.](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750292.T4B0XYbi.jpg) IMG_7782b.jpgWe started the day with an early pre-breakfast walk around the neighborhood adjacent to Cerro Lodge. |
![Mary and Steve posed at the sign to the Hotel Cerro Lodge on the way back from the morning walk.](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750293.1lvgfPu2.jpg) IMG_7784b.jpgMary and Steve posed at the sign to the Hotel Cerro Lodge on the way back from the morning walk. |
![Turquoise-browed Motmot](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750381.78fJGSfk.jpg) DSC_0005b.jpgTurquoise-browed Motmot |
![Turquoise-browed Motmot](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750382.Vci7clHg.jpg) DSC_0014b.jpgTurquoise-browed Motmot |
![DSC_0018b.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750383.3xcB2gCD.jpg) DSC_0018b.jpg |
![Yellow-green Vireo?](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750384.DBaxaRKc.jpg) DSC_0019b.jpgYellow-green Vireo? |
![Hoffmann's Woodpecker at a feeder at Cerro Lodge, Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750386.oQzdcra5.jpg) DSC_0022b.jpgHoffmann's Woodpecker at a feeder at Cerro Lodge, Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica |
![Hoffmann's Woodpecker](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750387.5g9B3xmZ.jpg) DSC_0023b.jpgHoffmann's Woodpecker |
![Hoffmann's Woodpecker](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750388.qfx36QSK.jpg) DSC_0025b.jpgHoffmann's Woodpecker |
![Hoffmann's Woodpeckers](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750389.cNeGtsSd.jpg) DSC_0034b.jpgHoffmann's Woodpeckers |
![Melodious Blackbird](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750390.DPRR0h00.jpg) DSC_0044b.jpgMelodious Blackbird |
![Three Rufous-naped Wrens](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750391.Ehn3wCgY.jpg) DSC_0046b.jpgThree Rufous-naped Wrens |
![Rufous-naped Wrens](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750392.AskexvvK.jpg) DSC_0049b.jpgRufous-naped Wrens |
![Rufous-naped Wrens](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750393.h1POmAlh.jpg) DSC_0050b.jpgRufous-naped Wrens |
![Turquoise-browed Motmot](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750394.eRZNYrig.jpg) DSC_0059b.jpgTurquoise-browed Motmot |
![Turquoise-browed Motmot](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750395.g7i9mGMT.jpg) DSC_0063b.jpgTurquoise-browed Motmot |
![Squirrel Cuckoo](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750396.0ZXZEb0S.jpg) DSC_0070b.jpgSquirrel Cuckoo |
![Striped Cuckoo](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750397.RMCLSgV8.jpg) DSC_0095b.jpgStriped Cuckoo |
![Striped Cuckoo](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750398.W7eYKQxC.jpg) DSC_0102b.jpgStriped Cuckoo |
![Black-headed Trogon](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750399.Abn7aWbt.jpg) DSC_0125b.jpgBlack-headed Trogon |
![Black-headed Trogon](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750400.dTUl4BtG.jpg) DSC_0141b.jpgBlack-headed Trogon |
![Black-headed Trogon](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750401.ObPlGYiB.jpg) DSC_0145b.jpgBlack-headed Trogon |
![Turqoise-browed Motmot](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750402.VgQ6fPRl.jpg) DSC_0160b.jpgTurqoise-browed Motmot |
![Turqoise-browed Motmot](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750403.FgXOFAoK.jpg) DSC_0162b.jpgTurqoise-browed Motmot |
![Crested Caracara](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750405.zwWsXbTV.jpg) DSC_0177b.jpgCrested Caracara |
![Crested Caracara](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750406.lF9MG6pK.jpg) DSC_0180b.jpgCrested Caracara |
![Black-headed Trogon](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750407.Aerfpfd5.jpg) DSC_0184b.jpgBlack-headed Trogon |
![Black-headed Trogon](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750408.GgcuNFtQ.jpg) DSC_0190b.jpgBlack-headed Trogon |
![Red mangoes on the tree](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750409.I7H3VrIg.jpg) DSC_0197b.jpgRed mangoes on the tree |
![Becard nest](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750410.3McYONto.jpg) DSC_0199b.jpgBecard nest |
![Red-lored Parrots](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750411.jkPPFcXL.jpg) DSC_0201b.jpgRed-lored Parrots |
![White-tipped Doves](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750412.AA7zuMK7.jpg) DSC_0210b.jpgWhite-tipped Doves |
![Scarlet Macaws](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750413.A60vRlyT.jpg) DSC_0224b.jpgScarlet Macaws |
![Scarlet Macaws](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750414.e8nVufYS.jpg) DSC_0226b.jpgScarlet Macaws |
![Scarlet Macaws](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750415.bcyWlOKo.jpg) DSC_0236b.jpgScarlet Macaws |
![Rufous-naped Wren](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750416.96l9ccbW.jpg) DSC_0257b.jpgRufous-naped Wren |
![Rufous-naped Wren](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750417.c25Do358.jpg) DSC_0258b.jpgRufous-naped Wren |
![Hoffmann's Woodpecker](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750418.59EqoZss.jpg) DSC_0281b.jpgHoffmann's Woodpecker |
![Hoffmann's Woodpecker](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750419.s5b5pvnj.jpg) DSC_0285b.jpgHoffmann's Woodpecker |
![Hoffmann's Woodpecker](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750420.hZTolsov.jpg) DSC_0291b.jpgHoffmann's Woodpecker |
![Black Vultures](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750421.zsKA7hFl.jpg) DSC_0298b.jpgBlack Vultures |
![Groove-billed Ani](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750422.3tZJ0xAD.jpg) DSC_0310b.jpgGroove-billed Ani |
![Groove-billed Ani](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750423.9jSO9B7f.jpg) DSC_0314b.jpgGroove-billed Ani |
![Rose-throated Becard at nest](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750424.TXmNE1sT.jpg) DSC_0332b.jpgRose-throated Becard at nest |
![Rose-throated Becard at nest](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750425.7Axq1XrL.jpg) DSC_0333b.jpgRose-throated Becard at nest |
![Laughing Falcon near Cerro Lodge, Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750427.rAcaZGVL.jpg) DSC_0351b.jpgLaughing Falcon near Cerro Lodge, Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica |
![Laughing Falcon](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750428.zH8qQzH6.jpg) DSC_0362b.jpgLaughing Falcon |
![Butterfly](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750430.piy6FIVG.jpg) DSC_0379b.jpgButterfly |
![DSC_0382b.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750431.fFUq5FHT.jpg) DSC_0382b.jpg |
![DSC_0385b.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750432.2zjExb0Y.jpg) DSC_0385b.jpg |
![Rufous-naped Wren](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750433.hvTAMLv8.jpg) DSC_0402b.jpgRufous-naped Wren |
![Butterfly](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750434.dsaZhnlA.jpg) DSC_0410b.jpgButterfly |
![Lizard on roof of one of the cottages at Cerro Lodge](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750435.a1kJwXjx.jpg) DSC_0412b.jpgLizard on roof of one of the cottages at Cerro Lodge |
![Butterfly](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750436.O6IhRclS.jpg) DSC_0425b.jpgButterfly |
![DSC_0428b.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750437.YVererkR.jpg) DSC_0428b.jpg |
![DSC_0429b.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750438.IsHd7n2Z.jpg) DSC_0429b.jpg |
![DSC_0430b.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750439.TEOe9KcR.jpg) DSC_0430b.jpg |
![DSC_0440b.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750440.MGiNMSc2.jpg) DSC_0440b.jpg |
![DSC_0449b.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750441.rm9zg3Eg.jpg) DSC_0449b.jpg |
![Three butterflies](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750442.LIDZ5VqD.jpg) DSC_0452b.jpgThree butterflies |
![Common Black Hawk](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750443.UfKKi8SR.jpg) DSC_0456b.jpgCommon Black Hawk |
![Common Black Hawk](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750444.S4iKgNZc.jpg) DSC_0459b.jpgCommon Black Hawk |
![Cashews](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750445.iWWlMwfD.jpg) DSC_0482b.jpgCashews |
![Parque Nacional Carara](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750297.CQyJvReO.jpg) IMG_7796b.jpgParque Nacional Carara |
![DSC_0486b.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750447.IO0lo9oI.jpg) DSC_0486b.jpg |
![Sign at the entrance to Carara National Park](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750294.KzlJjnso.jpg) IMG_7787b.jpgSign at the entrance to Carara National Park |
![They promoted recycling at Carara National Park.](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750295.rOjILHos.jpg) IMG_7788b.jpgThey promoted recycling at Carara National Park. |
![Map of trails (senderos) at Carara National Park (Parque Nacional Carara)](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750287.DntHWkIm.jpg) 20170529_104153b.jpgMap of trails (senderos) at Carara National Park (Parque Nacional Carara) |
![Carara National Park is home to half of Costa Rica's animal species.](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750299.AmRyCTtk.jpg) IMG_7798b.jpgCarara National Park is home to half of Costa Rica's animal species. |
![Yellow and black centipede with orange legs](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750300.dsAIfHEG.jpg) IMG_7801b.jpgYellow and black centipede with orange legs |
!['Cafecillo' explained](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750301.tNWNzqSL.jpg) IMG_7810b.jpg'Cafecillo' explained |
![Cafecillo plant](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750302.x0v6dSKt.jpg) IMG_7812b.jpgCafecillo plant |
![Cafecillo plant](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750303.wmnRymts.jpg) IMG_7820b.jpgCafecillo plant |
![Cafecillo plant](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750306.j86dTYj9.jpg) IMG_7824b.jpgCafecillo plant |
![Cafecillo plant](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750304.b5XCW5Om.jpg) IMG_7821b.jpgCafecillo plant |
![Cafecillo plant](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750305.VCaSI77G.jpg) IMG_7823b.jpgCafecillo plant |
![Iguana near the entrance of Carara National Park](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750446.XQIg8kSu.jpg) DSC_0484b.jpgIguana near the entrance of Carara National Park |
!['Zebra' butterfly near the entrance of Carara National Park](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750448.RfCDYfHP.jpg) DSC_0488b.jpg'Zebra' butterfly near the entrance of Carara National Park |
![Zebra butterfly](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750449.P7K3d5vN.jpg) DSC_0489b.jpgZebra butterfly |
![Butterfly](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750450.K5EgSc3s.jpg) DSC_0494b.jpgButterfly |
![Hornet nest](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750451.MwZMzXxL.jpg) DSC_0498b.jpgHornet nest |
![Fritillary butterfly](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750452.OBao92mq.jpg) DSC_0500b.jpgFritillary butterfly |
![Gray-capped Flycatcher](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750453.dphCpphs.jpg) DSC_0504b.jpgGray-capped Flycatcher |
![Gray-capped Flycatcher](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750454.hhrGeDWz.jpg) DSC_0505b.jpgGray-capped Flycatcher |
![Gray-capped Flycatcher](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750455.2viO7tZS.jpg) DSC_0506b.jpgGray-capped Flycatcher |
![Inca Dove](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750456.zXQQBUtA.jpg) DSC_0510b.jpgInca Dove |
![Inca Dove](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750457.shW9hGYi.jpg) DSC_0516b.jpgInca Dove |
![Steely-vented Hummingbird](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750458.JZDAM7Ia.jpg) DSC_0524b.jpgSteely-vented Hummingbird |
![Steely-vented Hummingbird and Fritillary butterfly on Jamaican verbena](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750459.ceZNS3eA.jpg) DSC_0526b.jpgSteely-vented Hummingbird and Fritillary butterfly on Jamaican verbena |
![Male Barred Antshrike](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750460.f78Spd80.jpg) DSC_0540b.jpgMale Barred Antshrike |
![Centipede](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750461.D6N1ErYL.jpg) DSC_0550b.jpgCentipede |
![Map showing development next to Carara National Park](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750462.f8QTk5Om.jpg) DSC_0553b.jpgMap showing development next to Carara National Park |
![Damselfly](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750463.Q8NYqNXc.jpg) DSC_0555b.jpgDamselfly |
![Variegated Squirrel](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750464.GWNhVs9l.jpg) DSC_0558b.jpgVariegated Squirrel |
![Horse Chestnuts](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750465.Xqaylcsd.jpg) DSC_0560b.jpgHorse Chestnuts |
![Striped lizard](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750466.mNRcBT1P.jpg) DSC_0561b.jpgStriped lizard |
![Spot-crowned Euphonia](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750467.mg1xr00h.jpg) DSC_0579b.jpgSpot-crowned Euphonia |
![More Cafecillo plant](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750468.H0iPeZYE.jpg) DSC_0604b.jpgMore Cafecillo plant |
![Female Red-capped Manakin](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750469.F4NH39Ce.jpg) DSC_0605b.jpgFemale Red-capped Manakin |
![Female Red-capped Manakin eating some kind of juicy fruit](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750470.M2gQeWsr.jpg) DSC_0610b.jpgFemale Red-capped Manakin eating some kind of juicy fruit |
![Female Red-capped Manakin](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750472.W5KgMeCM.jpg) DSC_0618b.jpgFemale Red-capped Manakin |
![Great Tinamou walking near the trail](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750473.8IB64apO.jpg) DSC_0621b.jpgGreat Tinamou walking near the trail |
![Great Tinamou](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750474.IKwYSqNP.jpg) DSC_0622b.jpgGreat Tinamou |
![Great Tinamou](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750475.yVhdoKDv.jpg) DSC_0623b.jpgGreat Tinamou |
![Great Tinamou](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750476.lwuBDLcr.jpg) DSC_0624b.jpgGreat Tinamou |
![Great Tinamou](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750477.E2WvNncU.jpg) DSC_0625b.jpgGreat Tinamou |
![White-lined Bat](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750478.2fMYL9mr.jpg) DSC_0627b.jpgWhite-lined Bat |
![White-lined Bat](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750479.J4cZ0rGb.jpg) DSC_0630b.jpgWhite-lined Bat |
![One of the White-lined Bats flapped around awkwardly and landed on Mary's shoe. Eric told Mary to lift up her foot, so the bat could take off with a little altitude. She did and it did.](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750480.JVxeMq64.jpg) DSC_0631b.jpgOne of the White-lined Bats flapped around awkwardly and landed on Mary's shoe. Eric told Mary to lift up her foot, so the bat could take off with a little altitude. She did and it did. |
!['Chocolate Mint' Poison Dart Frong](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750481.MDiFfZvn.jpg) DSC_0632b.jpg'Chocolate Mint' Poison Dart Frong |
![Poison Dart Frog](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750482.Dojf42lk.jpg) DSC_0636b.jpgPoison Dart Frog |
![Cafecillo](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750483.cjVsKj3c.jpg) DSC_0640b.jpgCafecillo |
![Cafecillo](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750484.w3qkbjfN.jpg) DSC_0641b.jpgCafecillo |
![Strangler Fig enclosing a tree](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750485.QVREuXPw.jpg) DSC_0647b.jpgStrangler Fig enclosing a tree |
![Poison Dart Frog facing off with a beetle](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750486.zeoSpGJt.jpg) DSC_0648b.jpgPoison Dart Frog facing off with a beetle |
![Beetle decides to leave Poison Dart Frog](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750487.aZBYwqXS.jpg) DSC_0650b.jpgBeetle decides to leave Poison Dart Frog |
![Poison Dart Frog](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750488.9hGFcHoQ.jpg) DSC_0651b.jpgPoison Dart Frog |
![Agouti](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750489.bRlO1GWT.jpg) DSC_0652b.jpgAgouti |
![Agouti](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750490.KJYIJXDs.jpg) DSC_0655b.jpgAgouti |
![Lizard](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750491.bKdHpCGp.jpg) DSC_0658b.jpgLizard |
![DSC_0662b.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750492.VzaY3g9D.jpg) DSC_0662b.jpg |
![Millipede](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750493.wukfupSO.jpg) DSC_0666b.jpgMillipede |
![Millipede](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750494.HvTCW30l.jpg) DSC_0667b.jpgMillipede |
![Millipede](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750495.lwwCSBRb.jpg) DSC_0673b.jpgMillipede |
![Millipede](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750307.RZVbmZQy.jpg) IMG_7833b.jpgMillipede |
![Typical black nest of Yellow-olive Flycatcher](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750496.cUmV7lg0.jpg) DSC_0678b.jpgTypical black nest of Yellow-olive Flycatcher |
![Curious plant](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750497.8ZstluO9.jpg) DSC_0681b.jpgCurious plant |
![Plant](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750498.q7pp1oHL.jpg) DSC_0682b.jpgPlant |
![Toadstools on a decaying log](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750308.wxBC6qAn.jpg) IMG_7834b.jpgToadstools on a decaying log |
![Toadstools](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750309.qqPMauKf.jpg) IMG_7835b.jpgToadstools |
![More curious fungi](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750311.mhLJ2nYx.jpg) IMG_7836b.jpgMore curious fungi |
![Fungi](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750313.OK6htkP4.jpg) IMG_7838b.jpgFungi |
![Close-up of fungi](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750317.RK0ydz6S.jpg) IMG_7839b.jpgClose-up of fungi |
![Tiny white toadstools](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750499.LK5JwsmW.jpg) DSC_0683b.jpgTiny white toadstools |
![More toadstools](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750500.ngO5J6IS.jpg) DSC_0685b.jpgMore toadstools |
![Fungi](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750501.nExuY1UK.jpg) DSC_0687b.jpgFungi |
![Unripe berries](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750502.8RnW8CcQ.jpg) DSC_0688b.jpgUnripe berries |
![Toadstool--there seemed to be an endless variety of fungi](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750503.pktENvpQ.jpg) DSC_0690b.jpgToadstool--there seemed to be an endless variety of fungi |
![Moth](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750505.1X9Bmg77.jpg) DSC_0692b.jpgMoth |
![Small bromeliad](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750506.b8kODyty.jpg) DSC_0697b.jpgSmall bromeliad |
![Sign at Parque Nacional Carara--'For your safety'](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750507.BrJWZBcF.jpg) DSC_0700b.jpgSign at Parque Nacional Carara--'For your safety' |
![Deceptive butterfly with ends of wings that look like a head with antennae](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750508.1RuLEBOK.jpg) DSC_0705b.jpgDeceptive butterfly with ends of wings that look like a head with antennae |
![Butterfly](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750509.iAdTAfny.jpg) DSC_0709b.jpgButterfly |
![Where is the head of this butterfly?](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750510.gC63RNgF.jpg) DSC_0714b.jpgWhere is the head of this butterfly? |
![One of many iguanas at Carara National Park](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750511.jR4fO9Xi.jpg) DSC_0719b.jpgOne of many iguanas at Carara National Park |
![Butterfly](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750512.2jUQcg9F.jpg) DSC_0721b.jpgButterfly |
![Butterfly](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750513.7BovV1VZ.jpg) DSC_0725b.jpgButterfly |
![Long-tailed Butterfly](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750514.W6MHBy5S.jpg) DSC_0726b.jpgLong-tailed Butterfly |
![Long-tailed Butterfly](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750515.PXbSYNtg.jpg) DSC_0732b.jpgLong-tailed Butterfly |
![Butterfly](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750516.O7F8vyTu.jpg) DSC_0735b.jpgButterfly |
![Butterfly](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750517.aiP9fwTv.jpg) DSC_0739b.jpgButterfly |
![Zebra butterfly](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750518.j6ih9mcD.jpg) DSC_0743b.jpgZebra butterfly |
![Fritillary butterfly--there were many of the Jamaican Verbena bushes near the entrance to the park and they were loaded with butterflies](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750520.slYlC5kk.jpg) DSC_0745b.jpgFritillary butterfly--there were many of the Jamaican Verbena bushes near the entrance to the park and they were loaded with butterflies |
![Another iguana near the entrance to Carara National Park](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750321.Ov9qdAwv.jpg) IMG_7848b.jpgAnother iguana near the entrance to Carara National Park |
![We left Carara NP and drove into a wooded neighborhood of the seaside village of Playa Azul where Esteban hoped to find owls. Along the road we saw this Common Black Hawk calmly perched in a tree.](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750523.dzyoOTwP.jpg) DSC_0749b.jpgWe left Carara NP and drove into a wooded neighborhood of the seaside village of Playa Azul where Esteban hoped to find owls. Along the road we saw this Common Black Hawk calmly perched in a tree. |
![Common Black Hawk](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750524.TFUa1Vfe.jpg) DSC_0751b.jpgCommon Black Hawk |
![Common Black Hawk](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750526.rOoy9QxN.jpg) DSC_0752b.jpgCommon Black Hawk |
![Common Black Hawk](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750528.JtXvNITL.jpg) DSC_0754b.jpgCommon Black Hawk |
![One of several Bible quotes on ragged signs along the road: Looks like Ephesians 2:8-9.](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750533.IugN5Il3.jpg) DSC_0757b.jpgOne of several Bible quotes on ragged signs along the road: Looks like Ephesians 2:8-9. |
![Inca Dove on a wire above the road](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750534.HyWMWG9O.jpg) DSC_0759b.jpgInca Dove on a wire above the road |
![Butterfly on the ground](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750535.JNFl37va.jpg) DSC_0764b.jpgButterfly on the ground |
![Ann, Joanie, Jane, Sarah and Bob looking for the Black and White Owls](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750324.CnWaRAZC.jpg) IMG_7850b.jpgAnn, Joanie, Jane, Sarah and Bob looking for the Black and White Owls |
![Esteban found two Black-and-white Owls](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750536.3vaNrfyi.jpg) DSC_0768b.jpgEsteban found two Black-and-white Owls |
![Black-and-white Owl](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750537.k90lWB6B.jpg) DSC_0776b.jpgBlack-and-white Owl |
![Black-and-white Owl](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750539.eO8Yyg76.jpg) DSC_0777b.jpgBlack-and-white Owl |
![Two Black-and-white Owls in Tárcoles, Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750540.SBowui20.jpg) DSC_0783b.jpgTwo Black-and-white Owls in Tárcoles, Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica |
![Black-and-white Owl](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750541.Nfb9Ce9U.jpg) DSC_0789b.jpgBlack-and-white Owl |
![Black-and-white Owl
digitized image](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167770057.aGy4JNbP.jpg) 20170529_120020b.jpgBlack-and-white Owl
digitized image |
![Black-and-white Owl
digitized image](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750291.y9eDJnvm.jpg) 20170529_120447b.jpgBlack-and-white Owl
digitized image |
![Black-and-white Owl
digitized image](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750290.32Zv0wvc.jpg) 20170529_120445b.jpgBlack-and-white Owl
digitized image |
![Black-and-white Owl
digitized image](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750289.ewoKOVqG.jpg) 20170529_120443b.jpgBlack-and-white Owl
digitized image |
![Cocoa Woodcreeper](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750543.JyGuIMjK.jpg) DSC_0791b.jpgCocoa Woodcreeper |
![Rufous-naped Wren with nesting material](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750544.MyRa6dDH.jpg) DSC_0797b.jpgRufous-naped Wren with nesting material |
![Our lunch place, Soda Las Lapas, at Playa Azul, Costa Rica](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750326.1fQc4hcl.jpg) IMG_7851b.jpgOur lunch place, Soda Las Lapas, at Playa Azul, Costa Rica |
![We had a great lunch at this open-air café, Soda Las Lapas at Playa Azul, Costa Rica, before walking the beach to look for birds.](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750328.4F61x1kc.jpg) IMG_7853b.jpgWe had a great lunch at this open-air café, Soda Las Lapas at Playa Azul, Costa Rica, before walking the beach to look for birds. |
![Dr. Kim Smith, leaving Soda Las Lapas](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750331.XAS4KLvY.jpg) IMG_7867b.jpgDr. Kim Smith, leaving Soda Las Lapas |
![DSC_0798b.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750545.gh2wz10j.jpg) DSC_0798b.jpg |
![DSC_0799b.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750546.KaNqWs7X.jpg) DSC_0799b.jpg |
![Kannan, Steve, Esteban, Wendy, Karen, Dru looking for birds across the road from Soda Las Lapas, above the beach.](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750332.43DKCFna.jpg) IMG_7870b.jpgKannan, Steve, Esteban, Wendy, Karen, Dru looking for birds across the road from Soda Las Lapas, above the beach. |
![Playa Azul, Costa Rica](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750329.iLlvFIzz.jpg) IMG_7858b.jpgPlaya Azul, Costa Rica |
![Black Vulture flying over the shore](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750547.0h4H82A7.jpg) DSC_0802b.jpgBlack Vulture flying over the shore |
![Bare-throated Tiger-Heron](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750548.1du64U6z.jpg) DSC_0810b.jpgBare-throated Tiger-Heron |
![Black Vulture and Wood Storks](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750549.HvLZB6NF.jpg) DSC_0817b.jpgBlack Vulture and Wood Storks |
![Scarlet Macaw looking for almonds near the beach](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750550.udGLCYo9.jpg) DSC_0830b.jpgScarlet Macaw looking for almonds near the beach |
![Three Scarlet Macaws eating beach almonds](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750551.7Mni5hqX.jpg) DSC_0835b.jpgThree Scarlet Macaws eating beach almonds |
![Scarlet Macaws](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750552.2L81dR1K.jpg) DSC_0843b.jpgScarlet Macaws |
![Scarlet Macaw](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750553.esmMOaWP.jpg) DSC_0853b.jpgScarlet Macaw |
![Scarlet Macaws](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750554.wox3CBLv.jpg) DSC_0855b.jpgScarlet Macaws |
![Scarlet Macaws](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750555.GMcjc58z.jpg) DSC_0857b.jpgScarlet Macaws |
![Scarlet Macaw](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750556.d7pbkDTZ.jpg) DSC_0859b.jpgScarlet Macaw |
![Scarlet Macaws](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750557.kLIjOJBS.jpg) DSC_0860b.jpgScarlet Macaws |
![Scarlet Macaw](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750558.WvUmodOK.jpg) DSC_0861b.jpgScarlet Macaw |
![Wood Stork alighting on the rocky beach](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750559.Fl7cxqVU.jpg) DSC_0864b.jpgWood Stork alighting on the rocky beach |
![Black Vultures and Wood Storks on the beach](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750560.p84TBijr.jpg) DSC_0869b.jpgBlack Vultures and Wood Storks on the beach |
![Wood Stork](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750561.Od2Urrnj.jpg) DSC_0875b.jpgWood Stork |
![Wood Storks](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750562.BIZmk5wB.jpg) DSC_0880b.jpgWood Storks |
![Juvenile Magnificent Frigatebird flying over the beach](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750563.DZusBqPE.jpg) DSC_0899b.jpgJuvenile Magnificent Frigatebird flying over the beach |
![Great Egret](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750564.PsXBUDTN.jpg) DSC_0900b.jpgGreat Egret |
![Wood Stork](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750565.fV2SYvGk.jpg) DSC_0901b.jpgWood Stork |
![Brown Pelicans on the beach at Playa Azul, Costa Rica](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750566.RCPBqaqj.jpg) DSC_0903b.jpgBrown Pelicans on the beach at Playa Azul, Costa Rica |
![Female Magnificent Frigatebird](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750567.K3PmQrxn.jpg) DSC_0912b.jpgFemale Magnificent Frigatebird |
![Male Magnificent Frigatebird](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750568.TlwcwH09.jpg) DSC_0916b.jpgMale Magnificent Frigatebird |
![Scarlet Macaw](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750569.cDzPpUZv.jpg) DSC_0922b.jpgScarlet Macaw |
![Scarlet Macaws in a tree away from the beach](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750570.FZ65Eqz2.jpg) DSC_0926b.jpgScarlet Macaws in a tree away from the beach |
![Scarlet Macaws](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750571.Ap4jpjxa.jpg) DSC_0929b.jpgScarlet Macaws |
![Scarlet Macaws](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750572.VEvxPWAo.jpg) DSC_0935b.jpgScarlet Macaws |
![Scarlet Macaws grooming each other](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750573.YsWm69HC.jpg) DSC_0937b.jpgScarlet Macaws grooming each other |
![Scarlet Macaws](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750574.8ZX34xz9.jpg) DSC_0941b.jpgScarlet Macaws |
![Scarlet Macaws](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750575.4GPphgR1.jpg) DSC_0948b.jpgScarlet Macaws |
![Scarlet Macaws](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750576.nAkhAWJm.jpg) DSC_0954b.jpgScarlet Macaws |
![Scarlet Macaw](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750577.36hZreff.jpg) DSC_0956b.jpgScarlet Macaw |
![Neotropic Cormorant on a rock at the edge of the water](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750578.dySpmgzX.jpg) DSC_0978b.jpgNeotropic Cormorant on a rock at the edge of the water |
![Black Vultures, Wood Storks and Brown Pelicans checking out the fishermen and their boats along Playa Azul, Costa Rica](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750579.zz8HYHC5.jpg) DSC_0980b.jpgBlack Vultures, Wood Storks and Brown Pelicans checking out the fishermen and their boats along Playa Azul, Costa Rica |
![Birds, boats and people at Playa Azul, CR](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750580.OOuwdJf0.jpg) DSC_0982b.jpgBirds, boats and people at Playa Azul, CR |
![Houses along the beach at Playa Azul, Costa Rica](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750581.w1Crfa5J.jpg) DSC_0983b.jpgHouses along the beach at Playa Azul, Costa Rica |
![Playa Azul, Costa Rica](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750582.rV9BQrwe.jpg) DSC_0996b.jpgPlaya Azul, Costa Rica |
![Driving to Tárcoles for our riverboat ride, Esteban spotted three Bat Falcons on the wire along the road.](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750584.fAtciRig.jpg) DSC_0011b.jpgDriving to Tárcoles for our riverboat ride, Esteban spotted three Bat Falcons on the wire along the road. |
![It appeared to be a family of Bat Falcons, two adults and a juvenile.](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750585.J7kq5LCd.jpg) DSC_0013b.jpgIt appeared to be a family of Bat Falcons, two adults and a juvenile. |
![Bat Falcons](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750586.7bedor5G.jpg) DSC_0014b.jpgBat Falcons |
![Juvenile and adult Bat Falcon](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750587.Xydals8c.jpg) DSC_0017b.jpgJuvenile and adult Bat Falcon |
![One of the adult Bat Falcons caught a dragonfly.](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750588.2cqjtLv6.jpg) DSC_0018b.jpgOne of the adult Bat Falcons caught a dragonfly. |
![The adult seemed to be showing the juvenile how to hunt, rather than feeding it.](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750589.7wUCvUJz.jpg) DSC_0020b.jpgThe adult seemed to be showing the juvenile how to hunt, rather than feeding it. |
![Adult Bat Falcon with a dragonfly](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750590.Ner9gTrf.jpg) DSC_0049b.jpgAdult Bat Falcon with a dragonfly |
![Bat Falcon eating a dragonfly](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750591.FGTiPxab.jpg) DSC_0051b.jpgBat Falcon eating a dragonfly |
![Apparently the wings were not tasty.](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750592.wZ2i7YKX.jpg) DSC_0056b.jpgApparently the wings were not tasty. |
![At the riverboat ride, there was a Crested Caracara in the field between the gift shop and the shore.](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750593.sw6rJRuA.jpg) DSC_0067b.jpgAt the riverboat ride, there was a Crested Caracara in the field between the gift shop and the shore. |
![We road a tractor down to the river and passed these Groove-billed Anis along the way.](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750594.wtkJNNlG.jpg) DSC_0077b.jpgWe road a tractor down to the river and passed these Groove-billed Anis along the way. |
![Butterfly on the underside of the canopy at the gift shop](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750595.BeFBwTr9.jpg) DSC_0090b.jpgButterfly on the underside of the canopy at the gift shop |
![Butterfly](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750596.JdLX69MG.jpg) DSC_0093b.jpgButterfly |
![We got a closer look at the Crested Caracara as we road to the river behind a tractor.](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750597.Beq9kR8f.jpg) DSC_0100b.jpgWe got a closer look at the Crested Caracara as we road to the river behind a tractor. |
![Crested Caracara](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750598.LeuKMFzy.jpg) DSC_0101b.jpgCrested Caracara |
![Crested Caracara](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750599.qtfAoMF6.jpg) DSC_0107b.jpgCrested Caracara |
![Green Heron at the river's edge](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750600.GqClFWZd.jpg) DSC_0113b.jpgGreen Heron at the river's edge |
![Green Heron along the Tárcoles River](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750601.d9OLQWDa.jpg) DSC_0115b.jpgGreen Heron along the Tárcoles River |
![Green Heron](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750602.IKiRgr4H.jpg) DSC_0120b.jpgGreen Heron |
![Betsy, Wendy and Kim, on the riverboat, looking at a big crocodile at the edge of the river](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750333.Nlc5LsxH.jpg) IMG_7871b.jpgBetsy, Wendy and Kim, on the riverboat, looking at a big crocodile at the edge of the river |
![That big crocodile at the edge of the Tárcoles River, Costa Rica](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750334.JzqnXLg8.jpg) IMG_7872b.jpgThat big crocodile at the edge of the Tárcoles River, Costa Rica |
![Zoe, Kannan and Karen, looking at a Bare-throated Tiger-Heron near the big alligator on the shore of the Tárcoles River](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750335.0inYVAtb.jpg) IMG_7873b.jpgZoe, Kannan and Karen, looking at a Bare-throated Tiger-Heron near the big alligator on the shore of the Tárcoles River |
![Bare-throated Tiger-Heron](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750336.ABxjxahY.jpg) IMG_7874b.jpgBare-throated Tiger-Heron |
![Mangroves along the river](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750337.pmEORVC0.jpg) IMG_7876b.jpgMangroves along the river |
![Crocodile on the Tárcoles River](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750603.W9ev5UV7.jpg) DSC_0148b.jpgCrocodile on the Tárcoles River |
![Immature Little Blue Heron](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750604.5XOn56CS.jpg) DSC_0153b.jpgImmature Little Blue Heron |
![Big 'wide body' crocodile](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750605.iO9XbdAA.jpg) DSC_0158b.jpgBig 'wide body' crocodile |
![Bare-throated Tiger-Heron](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750606.A7oEf1fJ.jpg) DSC_0163b.jpgBare-throated Tiger-Heron |
![Bare-throated Tiger-Heron](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750607.RahmlcAt.jpg) DSC_0174b.jpgBare-throated Tiger-Heron |
![Bare-throated Tiger-Heron](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750608.XwLWfp4d.jpg) DSC_0175b.jpgBare-throated Tiger-Heron |
![Bare-throated Tiger-Heron](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750609.MG4JLjq7.jpg) DSC_0180b.jpgBare-throated Tiger-Heron |
![Bare-throated Tiger-Heron](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750610.24w73DXz.jpg) DSC_0185b.jpgBare-throated Tiger-Heron |
![Bare-throated Tiger-Heron](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750611.ZTf0Vb6l.jpg) DSC_0190b.jpgBare-throated Tiger-Heron |
![Bare-throated Tiger-Heron](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750612.XfVkJ21Y.jpg) DSC_0194b.jpgBare-throated Tiger-Heron |
![Bare-throated Tiger-Heron](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750613.NK3lx5YF.jpg) DSC_0203b.jpgBare-throated Tiger-Heron |
![Crocodile](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750614.tfyrXfwJ.jpg) DSC_0214b.jpgCrocodile |
![Crocodile](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750615.U38h7rUl.jpg) DSC_0215b.jpgCrocodile |
![Bare-throated Tiger-Heron](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750616.UIbWrD2l.jpg) DSC_0231b.jpgBare-throated Tiger-Heron |
![Crocodile with young on the edge of the Tárcoles River, Costa Rica](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750617.hT2MoVXu.jpg) DSC_0233b.jpgCrocodile with young on the edge of the Tárcoles River, Costa Rica |
![Young crocodiles at the edge of the Tárcoles River](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750618.GrBdlema.jpg) DSC_0236b.jpgYoung crocodiles at the edge of the Tárcoles River |
![Snowy Egret](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750619.WF1DcoGf.jpg) DSC_0241b.jpgSnowy Egret |
![Snowy Egret](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750620.BJCQ6OK5.jpg) DSC_0243b.jpgSnowy Egret |
![Snowy Egret](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750622.wKga9F7Y.jpg) DSC_0244b.jpgSnowy Egret |
![Snowy Egret striding along the edge of the Tárcoles River](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750624.d1ISz3Ex.jpg) DSC_0252b.jpgSnowy Egret striding along the edge of the Tárcoles River |
![Immature Yellow-crowned Night-Heron](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750625.gmj6i68y.jpg) DSC_0255b.jpgImmature Yellow-crowned Night-Heron |
![Crocodile in the Tárcoles River, Costa Rica](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750626.IhZcjlTt.jpg) DSC_0277b.jpgCrocodile in the Tárcoles River, Costa Rica |
![Young crocodile along the Tárcoles River](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750627.O2F3FZ6X.jpg) DSC_0278b.jpgYoung crocodile along the Tárcoles River |
![Young crocodile in the Tárcoles River](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750628.3fLRBUIY.jpg) DSC_0282b.jpgYoung crocodile in the Tárcoles River |
![Bare-throated Tiger-Heron](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750629.or23ZXtB.jpg) DSC_0301b.jpgBare-throated Tiger-Heron |
![Bare-throated Tiger-Heron extending its neck and vocalizing to another nearby Tiger-Heron](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750630.9kDOVhDZ.jpg) DSC_0303b.jpgBare-throated Tiger-Heron extending its neck and vocalizing to another nearby Tiger-Heron |
![Bare-throated Tiger-Heron chasing after another](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750631.zkBiuUbY.jpg) DSC_0323b.jpgBare-throated Tiger-Heron chasing after another |
![Bare-throated Tiger-Heron](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750632.qd610gqH.jpg) DSC_0339b.jpgBare-throated Tiger-Heron |
![Iguana along the Tárcoles River, Costa Rica](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750633.AOrtFw2w.jpg) DSC_0353b.jpgIguana along the Tárcoles River, Costa Rica |
![Turquoise-browed Motmot](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750634.rF3uCES4.jpg) DSC_0365b.jpgTurquoise-browed Motmot |
![Turquoise-browed Motmot](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750635.M0f3xXxm.jpg) DSC_0366b.jpgTurquoise-browed Motmot |
![Turquoise-browed Motmot](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750636.5pFI6iT1.jpg) DSC_0371b.jpgTurquoise-browed Motmot |
![Turquoise-browed Motmot](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750637.zrh2vEa3.jpg) DSC_0383b.jpgTurquoise-browed Motmot |
![Turquoise-browed Motmot](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750638.VMwo19dg.jpg) DSC_0389b.jpgTurquoise-browed Motmot |
![Turquoise-browed Motmot](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750639.5fA6HQty.jpg) DSC_0396b.jpgTurquoise-browed Motmot |
![Turquoise-browed Motmot](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750640.KrXHI5mL.jpg) DSC_0411b.jpgTurquoise-browed Motmot |
![Bare-throated Tiger-Heron flaring its neck feathers](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750641.S3W38G0I.jpg) DSC_0418b.jpgBare-throated Tiger-Heron flaring its neck feathers |
![Male Cherrie's Tanager](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750642.TLKYeMt1.jpg) DSC_0445b.jpgMale Cherrie's Tanager |
![Male Cherrie's Tanager](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750643.UtMAJoBF.jpg) DSC_0456b.jpgMale Cherrie's Tanager |
![Yellow-headed Caracara](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750644.KEmfEGrF.jpg) DSC_0466b.jpgYellow-headed Caracara |
![Yellow-headed Caracara](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750645.s8k0wscA.jpg) DSC_0473b.jpgYellow-headed Caracara |
![Yellow-headed Caracara](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750646.LWxR2L91.jpg) DSC_0475b.jpgYellow-headed Caracara |
![Yellow-headed Caracara](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750647.2HzsjoFc.jpg) DSC_0483b.jpgYellow-headed Caracara |
![Great Blue Heron](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750648.S9UR4w96.jpg) DSC_0498b.jpgGreat Blue Heron |
![Pearl Kite](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750649.YEBW5sBI.jpg) DSC_0500b.jpgPearl Kite |
![Pearl Kite](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750650.YYxGupe0.jpg) DSC_0507b.jpgPearl Kite |
![Female Masked Tityra](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750651.bLrNUjKW.jpg) DSC_0509b.jpgFemale Masked Tityra |
![Male and female Masked Tityra](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750652.2ZTyXrK4.jpg) DSC_0510b.jpgMale and female Masked Tityra |
![Immature Yellow-crowned Night-Heron](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750653.q9wQDqW8.jpg) DSC_0519b.jpgImmature Yellow-crowned Night-Heron |
![Immature Yellow-crowned Night-Heron](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750654.DdpAbzs5.jpg) DSC_0520b.jpgImmature Yellow-crowned Night-Heron |
![A dirty White Ibis](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750655.CeLQL80h.jpg) DSC_0527b.jpgA dirty White Ibis |
![White Ibis](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750656.7nV4oYR5.jpg) DSC_0529b.jpgWhite Ibis |
![Dirty White Ibis](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750657.3cvpwjvd.jpg) DSC_0530b.jpgDirty White Ibis |
![White Ibis](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750658.djSQKxXE.jpg) DSC_0531b.jpgWhite Ibis |
![Neotropic Cormorant](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750659.YVLT8wKo.jpg) DSC_0538b.jpgNeotropic Cormorant |
![Neotropic Cormorant](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750660.bmScOJTh.jpg) DSC_0542b.jpgNeotropic Cormorant |
![Little Blue Heron](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750661.hidx15EG.jpg) DSC_0545b.jpgLittle Blue Heron |
![Little Blue Heron](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750662.41VeX7cx.jpg) DSC_0559b.jpgLittle Blue Heron |
![Male Green Iguana--'chicken of the trees' according to Esteban](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750663.9nsZHgZD.jpg) DSC_0590b.jpgMale Green Iguana--'chicken of the trees' according to Esteban |
![Tucked in Roseate Spoonbill](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750664.g5nHGA8M.jpg) DSC_0622b.jpgTucked in Roseate Spoonbill |
![Panama Flycatcher--like the Great Crested Flycatcher but paler](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750665.CDtSE7hN.jpg) DSC_0628b.jpgPanama Flycatcher--like the Great Crested Flycatcher but paler |
![Panama Flycatcher](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750666.U1dsd4dq.jpg) DSC_0629b.jpgPanama Flycatcher |
![Panama Flycatcher](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750667.PnxBA0WA.jpg) DSC_0630b.jpgPanama Flycatcher |
![Panama Flycatcher](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750668.Rfd8Xdid.jpg) DSC_0639b.jpgPanama Flycatcher |
![DSC_0650b.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750669.G0Ch9FHJ.jpg) DSC_0650b.jpg |
![Raccoon](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750670.SswwImDJ.jpg) DSC_0657b.jpgRaccoon |
![Raccoon](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750671.G6sTkTTT.jpg) DSC_0661b.jpgRaccoon |
![Green Kingfisher](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750672.9GITrMA9.jpg) DSC_0669b.jpgGreen Kingfisher |
![Green Kingfisher](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750673.KnjhIDKp.jpg) DSC_0673b.jpgGreen Kingfisher |
![Green Kingfisher](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750674.lWWu6xOS.jpg) DSC_0676b.jpgGreen Kingfisher |
![Green Kingfisher](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750675.NOhM6IG0.jpg) DSC_0688b.jpgGreen Kingfisher |
![Green Kingfisher](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750676.wlo2Yrpm.jpg) DSC_0690b.jpgGreen Kingfisher |
![Green Kingfisher](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750677.G4c1bLoy.jpg) DSC_0707b.jpgGreen Kingfisher |
![Common Black Hawk](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750680.hk8rJeK8.jpg) DSC_0719b.jpgCommon Black Hawk |
![Common Black Hawk](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750681.lwBnjxuC.jpg) DSC_0730b.jpgCommon Black Hawk |
![Common Black Hawk](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750682.zPbOE9UD.jpg) DSC_0733b.jpgCommon Black Hawk |
![Common Black Hawk](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750683.WOemRlSW.jpg) DSC_0734b.jpgCommon Black Hawk |
![Common Black Hawk eating a crab](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750684.Badc33L7.jpg) DSC_0747b.jpgCommon Black Hawk eating a crab |
![Common Black Hawk](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750685.TvISwUX3.jpg) DSC_0756b.jpgCommon Black Hawk |
![Common Black Hawk](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750686.b617OYhM.jpg) DSC_0761b.jpgCommon Black Hawk |
![Common Black Hawk](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750687.y4flttbL.jpg) DSC_0765b.jpgCommon Black Hawk |
![Common Black Hawk](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750688.taZkFLVY.jpg) DSC_0766b.jpgCommon Black Hawk |
![Common Black Hawk](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750689.IPclzPSb.jpg) DSC_0775b.jpgCommon Black Hawk |
![Common Black Hawk](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750690.GpykoMzV.jpg) DSC_0779b.jpgCommon Black Hawk |
![Common Black Hawk](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750692.tse7VmdS.jpg) DSC_0787b.jpgCommon Black Hawk |
![American Pygmy Kingfisher](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750694.CfDMzwtw.jpg) DSC_0800b.jpgAmerican Pygmy Kingfisher |
![American Pygmy Kingfisher](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750695.felwZ8T4.jpg) DSC_0804b.jpgAmerican Pygmy Kingfisher |
![American Pygmy Kingfisher](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750696.oXLTDaYg.jpg) DSC_0827b.jpgAmerican Pygmy Kingfisher |
![Mangrove](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750697.iqtq25Wl.jpg) DSC_0842b.jpgMangrove |
![Roseate Spoonbill preening on a branch above the Tárcoles River, Costa Rica](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750698.gMr8Ktsk.jpg) DSC_0847b.jpgRoseate Spoonbill preening on a branch above the Tárcoles River, Costa Rica |
![Roseate Spoonbill](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750699.Y2mwmDx3.jpg) DSC_0851b.jpgRoseate Spoonbill |
![Roseate Spoonbill](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750700.KWrfFdri.jpg) DSC_0854b.jpgRoseate Spoonbill |
![Roseate Spoonbill](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750702.WblFRnXV.jpg) DSC_0857b.jpgRoseate Spoonbill |
![Roseate Spoonbill](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750703.SnLzEl95.jpg) DSC_0861b.jpgRoseate Spoonbill |
![Neotropic Cormorant](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750704.chCFTP0i.jpg) DSC_0892b.jpgNeotropic Cormorant |
![Ruddy Turnstone and Semipalmated Plover](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750705.ISRIGEvP.jpg) DSC_0897b.jpgRuddy Turnstone and Semipalmated Plover |
![Great Egret](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750706.OJKNhwDs.jpg) DSC_0907b.jpgGreat Egret |
![Wood Stork and Tricolored Heron](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750707.OXFyKQiJ.jpg) DSC_0913b.jpgWood Stork and Tricolored Heron |
![Brown Pelicans](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750708.21kJdu5y.jpg) DSC_0920b.jpgBrown Pelicans |
![Brown Pelicans](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750709.UzgRa7QX.jpg) DSC_0921b.jpgBrown Pelicans |
![Brown Pelicans and Black Vultures roosting](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750711.LqdTxxtf.jpg) DSC_0928b.jpgBrown Pelicans and Black Vultures roosting |
![Semipalmated Plover and](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750712.G2FOjE4S.jpg) DSC_0940b.jpgSemipalmated Plover and |
![Snowy Egret](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750713.89ZFD5Ec.jpg) DSC_0945b.jpgSnowy Egret |
![White Ibis](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750714.eHW8Nqcs.jpg) DSC_0948b.jpgWhite Ibis |
![White Ibis](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750715.UNjTYzx1.jpg) DSC_0950b.jpgWhite Ibis |
![White Ibis](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750717.3Q66crdV.jpg) DSC_0955b.jpgWhite Ibis |
![White Ibis](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750718.bGjdInS8.jpg) DSC_0957b.jpgWhite Ibis |
![White Ibis](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750719.IalyEb3B.jpg) DSC_0959b.jpgWhite Ibis |
![Snowy Egret showing us its yellow feet](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750720.vknyzYlt.jpg) DSC_0963b.jpgSnowy Egret showing us its yellow feet |
![Female Ringed Kingfisher](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750721.slCGmxsV.jpg) DSC_0978b.jpgFemale Ringed Kingfisher |
![Female Ringed Kingfisher](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750722.uazNetTz.jpg) DSC_0984b.jpgFemale Ringed Kingfisher |
![Scarlet Macaw](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750723.7dwUlvtV.jpg) DSC_0989b.jpgScarlet Macaw |
![Back on shore, as we walked from the tractor to the gift shop, we spotted this Brown Jay.](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750724.iMDZijcO.jpg) DSC_0002b.jpgBack on shore, as we walked from the tractor to the gift shop, we spotted this Brown Jay. |
![Brown Jay](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750725.vuNmEeVt.jpg) DSC_0006b.jpgBrown Jay |
![Clouds rolled in over the Tárcoles River.](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750339.U4FJ9z1B.jpg) IMG_7878b.jpgClouds rolled in over the Tárcoles River. |
![Sunset near the Tárcoles River, Costa Rica](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750340.nweTyEeB.jpg) IMG_7883b.jpgSunset near the Tárcoles River, Costa Rica |
![Sunset on April 29, 2017, in Costa Rica](https://a4.pbase.com/g10/05/982805/3/167750726.rVzazw8X.jpg) DSC_0011b.jpgSunset on April 29, 2017, in Costa Rica |