Photo Highlights from Costa Rica 2009 [page 2]

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Below you will find a collection of photos from Costa Rica. Pictures were taken by Rhett A. Butler, copyright 2008. While these images are the property of mongabay.com, it may be permissible to use them for non-commercial purposes (like powerpoint presentations and school projects), provided that the images are not altered in any form. Please read this for more details. If you are interested in using an image in a publication please contact me.

Page 1 | Page 2 | Page 3 | Page 4 Adult male green iguana Orange adult iguana Snowy Egret (Egretta thula) Neotropical cormorants in a line Ringed Kingfisher (Megaceryle torquata) Yellow-crowned Night-Heron (Nyctanassa violacea) Common Green Basilisk (Basiliscus plumifrons) Common Green Basilisk (Basiliscus plumifrons) Long-nosed Bats (Rhynchonycteris naso) mimicking a vine on a tree trunk Ringed Kingfisher (Megaceryle torquata) Flowering bromeliad Flower bromeliad and lavendar orchids in Costa Rica Mother caiman protecting her young Baby caiman Flower Anhinga or snake bird (Anhinga anhinga) drying its wings after a dive Pair of caiman on a log Bare-throated Tiger Heron (Tigrisoma mexicanum) Black Howler Monkey (Alouatta palliata) Black-headed trogon (Trogon melanocephalus) Black-headed trogon (Trogon melanocephalus) Black-headed trogon (Trogon melanocephalus) Spider monkey (Ateles geoffroyi ornatus) feeding on a tamarind Spider monkey (Ateles geoffroyi ornatus) Pale-throated Three-toed Sloth (Bradypus tridactylus) Three-toed Sloth (Bradypus tridactylus) Passerini's Tanager (Ramphocelus passerinii) Hummingbird in flight White palm flowers Green Poison Arrow Frog (Dendrobates auratus) with a tadpole on its back Green Poison Arrow Frog (Dendrobates auratus) with a tadpole on its back Palm fruit Strange patterns, possibly an indication of infection, on a leaf Rainforest lily leaf Hot pink fungi Bird of paradise Red-legged Honeycreeper (Cyanerpes cyaneus) [male: blue in color] Red-legged Honeycreeper (Cyanerpes cyaneus) [male: blue in color] Boatbill Herons (Cochlearius cochlearius) nesting Kinkajou (Potos flavus) Baby kinkajou bird Caiman Ginger plant Coati Mother two-toed sloth sharing a lef with its baby Tawny-capped Euphonia (Euphonia anneae) Red passion vine flower Waterfall in Arenal Hanging Bridges Private Reserve Waterfall in Arenal Hanging Bridges Private Reserve Kinkajou in the rainforest canopy Canopy bridge Rainforest canopy Canopy walkway Leaf-cutter ants Leaf-cutter ants Cecropia flower pods Rufous-tailed Jacamar (Galbula ruficauda) Rufous Motmot (Baryphthengus martii) Giant green katydid Page 1 | Page 2 | Page 3 | Page 4

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