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Costa Rica
Wildlife
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????? probably a Cayman, about 2 metres long (but could be a young American crocodile)

Costa Rica - Wildlife
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a Cayman or possibly a young, American crocodile (Térraba-Sierpe mangrove forest park - near Drakes Bay, Osa Peninsula)
a Cayman
Coral aphelandra - evergreen  shrub up to 3 metres, pretty flowers
Coral aphelandra
Great egret - Térraba-Sierpe mangrove forest park (near Drakes Bay, Osa Peninsula)
Great egret
Great black hawk (Lagarta Lodge - Nosara, Nicoya Peninsula)
Great black hawk
Blue heron - Térraba-Sierpe mangrove forest park (near Drakes Bay, Osa Peninsula)
Blue heron
Scarlet macaw over beach - a near constant presence at Iguana Lodge (Osa Peninsula, near Puerto Jimenez)
Scarlet macaw over beach
Scarlet macaw in nest - Térraba-Sierpe mangrove forest park (near Drakes Bay, Osa Peninsula)
Scarlet macaw in nest
Capuchin monkey eating banana (Greenleaf, near Drakes Bay, Osa Peninsula)
Capuchin monkey eating banana
Capuchin monkey looking away (Greenleaf, near Drakes Bay, Osa Peninsula)
Capuchin monkey looking away
Capuchin monkey staring back (Greenleaf, near Drakes Bay, Osa Peninsula)
Capuchin monkey staring back
Squirrel monkey 'peek a boo' - Térraba-Sierpe mangrove forest park (near Drakes Bay, Osa Peninsula)
Squirrel monkey 'peek a boo'
Squirrel monkey looking - Térraba-Sierpe mangrove forest park (near Drakes Bay, Osa Peninsula)
Squirrel monkey looking

Orchid golden shower - about 1cm across (Iguana Lodge - Osa Peninsula, near Puerto Jimenez)
Orchid golden shower
Red lored parrot taking off (Iguana Lodge - Osa Peninsula, near Puerto Jimenez)
Red lored parrot taking off
Potoo camouflaged during the day looking like a log - Térraba-Sierpe mangrove forest park (near Drakes Bay, Osa Peninsula)
Potoo camouflaged during the day
Three toed sloth, slightly active during the day - Térraba-Sierpe mangrove forest park (near Drakes Bay, Osa Peninsula)
Three toed sloth
Scarlet rumped tanager, pertty common and very obvious (Greenleaf, near Drakes Bay, Osa Peninsula)
Scarlet rumped tanager
Black vulture, seen everywhere (Lagarta Lodge - Nosara, Nicoya Peninsula)
Black vulture
Black vulture, seen everywhere (Lagarta Lodge - Nosara, Nicoya Peninsula)
Black vulture

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