Richard And Jo Demeester's photos

Peccary dashes across the trail

Peccary dashes across the trail

22 Feb 2009 1 178
A large group of peccaries were trampling through the undergrowth, and wanted to be on the other side of the trail. One by one they broke out of the vegetation and dashed across the path to the other side.
Oink!

Oink!

22 Feb 2009 205
A peccary stops in his tracks to check us out.
Big bug

Big bug

22 Feb 2009 181
Maybe a type of locust? It looks more like a grass hopper, but flies, and it is bright red and blue when it is in the air. Stationary, it is like a leaf. Oh, by the way, this was about 10 or 12 centimetres long.
Big spider, and little spider

Big spider, and little spider

22 Feb 2009 170
A large spider awaits dinner. This is the female, and you can see the tiny male (not quite in focus) hanging around, too.
Tree...

Tree...

22 Feb 2009 180
Well, some of the magnificent root structures of one of the trees.
Tapir

Tapir

22 Feb 2009 207
What is there to say? Isn't she (he?) beautiful?
Tapir

Tapir

22 Feb 2009 202
A tapir in the undergrowth, not far from the river, close to the La Sirena campsite.
Gorgeous squirrel monkey

Gorgeous squirrel monkey

21 Feb 2009 197
A rainforest flower

A rainforest flower

20 Feb 2009 170
Toad

Toad

19 Feb 2009 204
This guy was big. Note the size of the leaves around him!
Beetle

Beetle

19 Feb 2009 190
A beetle with attractive spots to look like eyes.
Scarlet Macaw

Scarlet Macaw

18 Feb 2009 231
Beautiful and unmistakable.
Pot

Pot

16 Feb 2009 184
A fantastic pot in the Museo de Jade, San José.
Eyelash Palm Viper

Eyelash Palm Viper

13 Feb 2009 220
A venomous viper suns himself in the middle of the day.
Sloth On The Move

Sloth On The Move

13 Feb 2009 210
Unphased sloth who let us share his stretch of beach when we had lunch in Cahuita National Park. Eventually, he decided to change his position slightly.
Sloth Portrait

Sloth Portrait

13 Feb 2009 219
Unphased sloth who let us share his stretch of beach when we had lunch in Cahuita National Park. He had no qualms about us being there.
Sloth

Sloth

13 Feb 2009 203
Unphased sloth who let us share his stretch of beach when we had lunch in Cahuita National Park. This is soon after we sat down, as he checked us out.
Sea Birds on Perches

Sea Birds on Perches

13 Feb 2009 222
The remains of an old pier along the beach of the national park.
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