Costa Rica 2019
A few of my favourite images of the extraordinary wildlife of Costa Rica.
Leaf-nosed bat (Phyllostomidae sp).
Black Vulture (Coragyps atratus)
Buttress roots of tropical hardwood tree, Costa Rica
Waterway, Tortuguera National Park
Cast larval cases of Cicadas
Cross Spider: Argiope sp.
Double Crested Basilisk Lizard (Basiliscus plumifrons)
Giant Blue Crab (Cardisoma guanhumi)
Green Staining Fungus
Double Crested Basilisk Lizard (Basiliscus plumifrons)
Leaf Mimic Katydid (Mimetica sp.)
Leaf Cutter Ant (Atta cephalotes)
Moth camouflage (Automeris zugana)
Golden Orb Weaver (Nephilia clavipes)
Resplendent Quetzal (Pharomachrus mocinno)
Heliconius danielsiana
Rainforest Hog-Nosed Pit Viper (Porthidium nasutum)
Green Iguana (Iguana iguana)
Leaf cuttings made by Leaf Cutter Ants
Leaves in tropical rainforest
Turquoise Browed Motmot (Eumomota supercilious)
Palm leaf pattern
Parasitic plant (Corynaea crassa) parasitic on palm and bamboo
Red Eyed Tree Frog (Agalychnis calidryas) Half closed eye.
Red Eyed Tree Frog (Agalychnis calidryas) Mating pair.
Red Eyed Tree Frog (Agalychnis calidryas) Silhouette.
Silkmoth (Rothschildia triloba)
Three-Toed Sloth (Bradypus variegatus)
Waterfall
Leaf-nosed bat (Phyllostomidae sp).
Flowers of Cannonball Tree (Couroupita guianensis)
Bark of rainforest tree in visible and ultraviolet, showing fluorescent lichens.
Green Spiny Lizard (Sceloporus malachiticus) Female.
Cacao (Cocoa Tre)
Katydid: Moncheca sp.
Golden Orb Spider (Nephilia sp. )
Red Eyed Tree Frog (Agalychnis calidryas)
Huge seed (75mm) from Aspidosperma tree: Eteanum macrocarpon
Ormondei Imperial Moth (Eacles ormondei)
Black Mandibled Toucan (Ramphastos ambiguus)
Keel Billed Toucan (Ramphastos sulfuratus)
Orange Chinned Parakeet (Brotogeris jugularis)
Brown Hooded parrot (Pyrilia haematotis)
King Vulture (Sarcoramphus papa)
Montezuma Oropendola
Resplendent Quetzal (Pharomachrus mocinno) Male
Chestnut-Coloured Woodpecker
Hummingbird
Hummingbird
Green Crowned Brilliant Hummingbird: (Heliodoxa jacula)
Green Crowned Brilliant Hummingbird: (Heliodoxa jacula)
Bare-Throated Tiger Heron (Tigrisoma mexicanum)
White Faced Capuchin (Cebus capucinus)
Spider Monkey (Ateles geoffroyi)
Spider Monkey (Ateles geoffroyi)
