I thought I would share some photos that I have taken while living in Costa Rica since Nov, 2010 . There are so many interesting bugs and animals here, and unfortunately I do not carry my camera with me as much as I should.
This little guy had so much personality. It seemed like he just wanted to be photographed. He liked to look at me and was posing in so many ways. The subtle coloring of his blue/green body reminded me of those two tone car paints that changed colors when they drove by.
We found him up near Monteverde when we stopped to take some photos of the Gulf of Nicoya and pastoral land below.
The photos of the birds below were taken on the Tarcoles River while on the Crocodile Adventure boat ride. Please excuse some of the blurriness as the boat was going pretty fast in many cases. The operator was very helpful and wherever possible he would get close as he could to the birds. I am going to refrain from telling you all of the names of these birds, as I really don’t care what they are called. But from time to time I will mention some of them by common names.
I wish I could have been closer to the pink spoonbill but he was up in the trees and the boat was rocking and I was using my telephoto lens. The two Macaws are Ana’s and my favorite birds as they always are paired up. 
Don’t these guys look like one of the Three Stooges?
It was well worth the hike. The falls were energizing and refreshed the soul.
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