Underway
This is a "secondary" forest that has been recovered from a defunct banana plantation
Big Toucan
The characteristic beak gives it away.
Big Toucan Closeup
Morning Glories
Fancy Flora
Primary forest
The primary forest has a thick canopy and meets the secondary forest on the way up the mountain.
Secondary forest
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Fancy Flowers
Into the woods
Mountain stream
There is actually a falls here.
Ferns & Leaves
Just leaves
Red skinned trees
These are sometimes called the naked Indian trees. The bark is cool and they grow where there is less canopy protection
Naked Indian Tree
Also sometimes called tourist trees for the sunburned victims.
Primary forest view
Chicken foot
This is the name for this root structure, which is quite common in the jungles here.
Leaves
These leaves look like flowers, but the flower is buried inside. Some hang down like these, others grow up.
Same pic without flash.
Orchids
These are quite common in Costa Rica.
Ugly bark
Our guide gave us a long explanation, but all I recall is that this stuff turns into fluff when you touch it.
Manuel Antonio Park Beach
After a brief walk through a jungle path one comes to this beach.
Bats
Those are not pupae or cocoons, but little bats hanging together from the branch. Don't know how the guides find these fellows.
Bats alt view
Butterfly no flash
Don't know why this is so out of focus, but the butterfly was not much easier to see with the naked eye.
Butterfly with Flash
The flash changes the colors of the butterfly.
Osprey hawk
Osprey Hawk
He was quite far away so this was taken thru a telescope with a few eyetracks on it with my little Casio Exilim.
Osprey alt view
Osprey...again