OT, Costa Rica

[Richocet83]

Just wanted to share some of the amazing photos I got while in Costa Rica the past two weeks.

Orb Weaver Spiders


Male Basilisk




Scarlet Macaw


Female Basilisk


Random Fish Shot


Humpback Whales




Scarlet Macaws


Fruit Bats:

 

[bigzman]

Nice. Was born there and go often. Thanks for sharing.

 

[Reefpilot11]

Very cool

 

[Richocet83]

Bigzman, it's such a beautiful country! I didn't want to leave.

 

[sirrealism]

Fantastic pics. Nice to see macaws in the wild. I have been to Ecuador and PR. Both were just breath taking. For anyone who has not left the country. Do it. You wont want to come back

 

[rogergolf66]

Wow very cool

 

[Richocet83]

fantastic pics. Nice to see macaws in the wild. I have been to ecuador and pr. Both were just breath taking. For anyone who has not left the country. Do it. You wont want to come back

+1

 

[listen2bob]

Nice pics, the fish is a rooster fish. Looks like you were down in the osa peninsula. One thing that will open your eyes for sure is to get out and travel

 

[ChadRaay86]

Nice pics, the fish is a rooster fish. Looks like you were down in the osa peninsula. One thing that will open your eyes for sure is to get out and travel

Looks like some sort of Jack to me. Maybe a Pacific Crevalle? I catch the gulf version of those all the time

 

[listen2bob]

Rooster fish is a variety of Pacific jack, but you may be correct sees to be missing the fancy head comb

 

[bigzman]

Did you go to any of the Many volcanos? Highly recommend it.

 

[Richocet83]

Yes David, we were down on the Osa Peninsula. Didn't have a chance to check out volcanoes. I was there with a group of my students for a study abroad program. They spent 10 days catching, tagging, measuring, and collecting samples on Green and Hawksbill Sea Turtles. We worked the the Latin American Sea Turtle (LAST) group and a group called WIDECAST. The students had an amazing time.

 

[Richocet83]

Here are some more photos of the actual work my students did while there...








This was the only new turtle we caught while there. He was tagged on both front flippers and the volunteers with WIDECAST took a small tissue sample from the back foot for genetics studies.

 

[anbosu]

Where did you see the macaws? I've been there a few times and never seen those in the wild.

 

[bigzman]

Puerto Jimenez and limon I have seen them. Also tortuguero national park.

 

[bigzman]

Richocet, great work

 

[anbosu]

Puerto Jimenez and limon I have seen them. Also tortuguero national park.

Cool, I'll, have to check those areas out next time I go.