There is a ton of wildlife in Costa Rica. Most people want to see the sloths for sure, but there are also 4 types of monkeys. There is a huge variety of bird life including hummingbirds to toucans. These two photos were both taken in the Osa Peninsula, one of […]
I have posted several pictures from Lapa Rios Ecolodge in the past, but still have some more in my archive so wanted to share them. This is a really cool lodge set on a clifftop on the Osa peninsula in Costa Rica. It is located in a tropical rainforest and […]
I haven’t posted anything in the last two weeks as we were on vacation in South Dakota and Minnesota. We spent some time in Custer State Park, Mount Rushmore, and Badlands National Park and I will have pictures coming soon. In the meantime, here are a few more of the […]
On our Costa Rica trip last year we saw a good variety of wildlife. We saw all 4 monkey species endemic to Costa Rica. We also saw both a two tied and several 3 toed sloths. We saw a couple eyelash vipers, a basilisk lizard and a variety of birds […]
Our last stop on our Costa Rica trip was in the southern part of the country on the Osa Peninsula. A lot of this peninsula is preserved and hopefully will be protected as it has a high density of wildlife. We stayed at an Ecolodge called Lapa Rios that is […]
The biggest tourist area in Costa Rica is the area surrounding the Arenal Volcano. We only stayed in that area for about a day and a half, but got to see quite a bit. We went on a hike around the volcano in an area that showed changes from its […]
Here are a few more of my favorite bird shots from Costa Rica. I am not truly a birder, but when you go some places, the birds are so pretty they are hard to ignore. There are a lot of cool bird species in Costa Rica of which we saw […]
Many travelers go to Costa Rica solely to see the wide variety of tropical birds. Two species that I was really hoping to see and that I did end up getting to photograph are the Scarlet Macaws and the Yellow-throated Toucan. I got to see and photograph both of these […]
Our last stop on our trip to Costa Rica this year was at Lapa Rios Ecolodge on the Osa Peninsula. This was a beautiful place with views of the Golfo Dulce close to where it meets the Pacific Ocean. The lodge is set up on a hillside with great views […]
I figured a Saturday would be a good day to throw up a couple of sloth pictures. These shots were taken about 25 feet from the door of our hotel at Nayara Resort in Costa Rica. I watched this guy climb up and down the tree over 2 days in […]