Best of Costa Rica Pictures 2009 [page 3]

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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 Golden Orb Weaver Spider (female) Giant red-eyed green katydid Red hibiscus Sunset over the Pacific as seen through the Osa peninsula rainforest Red and black insects hatching out their eggs Green poison arrow frog Canopy of the Osa Peninsula rainforest Moth on the underside of a leaf caught by the sun Skink Tropical forest leaves caught in sunlight Passion flower Chestnut-mandibled Toucan in a tree hollow Central American Squirrel Monkey (Saimiri oerstedii) Double-toothed Kite (Harpagus bidentatus) Alfaro's Pygmy Squirrel (Microsciuris alfari) Brown leaf with yellow-ringed green spots Coastline of the Osa Peninsula with Corcovado in the distance Pacific Ocean and Rainforest Swainson's Toucan (Ramphastos swainsonii) in flight Scarlet macaws atop a cecropia tree Shimmering Pacific and the Costa Rican rainforest Sunset over the Costa Rican rainforest Heliconia flower Morning near Cabo Matapalo Cattle grazing on pasture adjacent to rainforest in Costa Rica Cattle grazing on pasture adjacent to rainforest in Costa Rica Scarlet macaws in flight Dawn near Cabo Matapalo Scarlet macaws nesting in a tree hollow Mantled Howler (Alouatta palliata) or Golden-mantled Howling Monkey White-faced capuchin White-faced capuchin White-faced capuchin White-faced capuchin White-faced capuchin White-faced capuchin Red and blue dragonfly Tropical rainforest in the Osa Peninsula Gladiator tree frog (Hyla rosenbergi) Scarlet macaw Scarlet macaw in flight Sunset at an Osa Peninsula beach Sunset at an Osa Peninsula beach Brown Pelicans in flight Brown Pelicans in flight Brown Pelicans (Pelecanus occidentalis) in flight Brown Pelicans (Pelecanus occidentalis) in flight over crashing surf Brown Pelicans (Pelecanus occidentalis) in flight over crashing surf Osa peninsula beach Waves breaking on an Osa peninsula beach Rufous-tailed Jacamar (Galbula ruficauda) Arenal Industrial oil palm in Costa Rica Pacific Ocean and tropical rainforest Blue waters off the Osa Peninsula Kapok tree towering over the forest Kapok tree towering over the forest Insect Insect Electric blue and orange leafhopper Electric blue and orange leafhoppers mating Page 1 | Page 2 | Page 3 | Page 4