Puerto Limon, Costa Rica II

Continuing the Costa Rica experience, we had hired a taxi to take us to the local Nature Reserve, just 35Km from the ship, but thus far we had been on the road for 3 hours but still nowhere near it. Every stop was full of interest.

adult COMMON BLACK HAWK* with prey

and close by a juvenile

making hell of a noise as young Raptors often do.

 

Help needs to be at hand for this one as we have no idea what it is.

FUNGI

STREAK-HEADED WOODCREEPER*

 

Mangrove Swallow

BLACK-CHEEKED WOODPECKER* before reaching a short stretch of beach

with a fair share of Waders, including

WILLET*

SANDERLING*

COLLARED PLOVER

and Spotted Sandpiper among others.

SQUIRREL CUCKOO* added to the Trip List.

A metallic looking BUSH CRICKET.

American Anhinga

DARK PEWEE*

copulating Butterflies.

Great Egret

HUDSONIAN WHIMBREL*

GREY PLOVER*

and THREE-TOED SLOTH

a closer look at Common Black Hawk

along with Northern Jacana

and Leaf-cuttter Ants
STILL WE HADN'T REACHED THE NATURE RESERVE.