Costa Rica. Days 14 to 16

The next stop on the journey was a resort hotel, Hotel Arenal Manoa, in the shadow of the Arenal volcano, another place with extensive grounds, and many birds.

Long-billed Starthroat

Great Curassow, walking calmly across the parking lot

Female Great Curassow

Yellow-throated Toucan, right next to eating area!

Ringed Kingfisher, the largest in the Americas. This one is a female.

Green Kingfisher, not much more than half the size of the Ringed, also a female.

Green Iguana. These are huge, this one about 1.5 metres long.

One day we went on a boat, floating down the Rio Penas Blancas. These are Mangrove Swallows, as is the header image.

The only Crocodile in the Americas, the American Crocodile.This one was probably 3 metres long.

Tropical Royal Flycatcher. Not the very best photo, in shade just above the river, but you can see part of the crest that gives the bird its “Royal”, it is rare to see the crest, and very rare to see the crest fully extended. On ebird you can see the entire crown which is spectacular.

The next day we went on a hike in another park, the Misticopark, which has many hanging bridges. It was raining on and off, including when I took the next photo.

Mealy Amazon

Strawberry Poisons Dart Frog. The colouration of these frogs is apparently very variable, this one is often called the “blue-jean” frog.

Back at the hotel the next morning :

Boat-billed Heron

Morelet’s Seedeater