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Photos of arenal in Costa Rica (Central America) [updated 2009-03-26]


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.








Tiny cicada recently emerged from its shell
Tiny cicada recently emerged from its shell


Leaf-cutter ants
Leaf-cutter ants


Leaf cutter ant nest
Leaf cutter ant nest


Red passion vine flower
Red passion vine flower


Crab-eating Raccoon (Procyon cancrivorus) in a rehabilitation center
Crab-eating Raccoon (Procyon cancrivorus) in a rehabilitation center


Rainforest
Rainforest


Caiman
Caiman


Kinkajou in the rainforest canopy
Kinkajou in the rainforest canopy


Hot pink mushroom
Hot pink mushroom


Cicada nymph still in its shell
Cicada nymph still in its shell


Orange-chinned Parakeet (Brotogeris jugularis)
Orange-chinned Parakeet (Brotogeris jugularis)


Fungi on a log
Fungi on a log


Cattle pasture and secondary forest in Costa Rica
Cattle pasture and secondary forest in Costa Rica


Scale-crested Pygmy-tyrant
Scale-crested Pygmy-tyrant


Blue-gray Tanager (Thraupis episcopus)
Blue-gray Tanager (Thraupis episcopus)


Anole
Anole


Boat-billed Herons (Cochlearius cochlearius) nesting
Boat-billed Herons (Cochlearius cochlearius) nesting


Tropical rainforest
Tropical rainforest


Caged spider monkey
Caged spider monkey


Crab-eating Raccoon (Procyon cancrivorus) in a rehabilitation center
Crab-eating Raccoon (Procyon cancrivorus) in a rehabilitation center


Red bracht
Red bracht


Scale-crested Pygmy-tyrant
Scale-crested Pygmy-tyrant


American Pygmy Kingfisher (Chloroceryle aenea)
American Pygmy Kingfisher (Chloroceryle aenea)


Red and green eyelash viper seen from the ground in its typical habitat or place of rest
Red and green eyelash viper seen from the ground in its typical habitat or place of rest


Canopy lily
Canopy lily


Pink and yellow flowers
Pink and yellow flowers


Eyelash viper
Eyelash viper


Overhead view of a rainforest creek
Overhead view of a rainforest creek


Kinkajou (Potos flavus) in the process of being rehabilitated
Kinkajou (Potos flavus) in the process of being rehabilitated


Red-legged Honeycreeper (Cyanerpes cyaneus) [male: blue in color]
Red-legged Honeycreeper (Cyanerpes cyaneus) [male: blue in color]




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