Part One

  1. Galleries
  2. Land Photos
  3. Central America
  4. Costa Rica
  5. 2021-04 Costa Rica with Van Os Photo Safaris
  6. Part One
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  • Macarthur Palm
    Macarthur Palm
    Ptychosperma macarthurii - This is the start of a travelog of the trip at our arrival hotel.
    Hampton Inn, Alajuela, Costa Rica, April 22, 2021
    2021-04-22#9742
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Macarthur Palm seeds
    Macarthur Palm seeds
    Ptychosperma macarthurii
    Hampton Inn, Alajuela, Costa Rica, April 22, 2021
    2021-04-22#9744
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Bromeliad
    Bromeliad
    Tillandsia caput-medusae
    Hampton Inn, Alajuela, Costa Rica, April 22, 2021
    2021-04-22#9746
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Hampton Inn
    Hampton Inn
    Modern, convenient to the airport.
    Alajuela, Costa Rica, April 22, 2021
    2021-04-22#9747
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Bromeliad
    Bromeliad
    Vriesea chontalensis
    Hampton Inn, Alajuela, Costa Rica, April 22, 2021
    2021-04-22#9748
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Unknown Orchid
    Unknown Orchid
    Hampton Inn, Alajuela, Costa Rica, April 22, 2021
    2021-04-22#9749
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Royal Palms
    Royal Palms
    Roystonea regia
    Hampton Inn, Alajuela, Costa Rica, April 22, 2021
    2021-04-22#9750
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Trip Start
    Trip Start
    Modern, comfortable bus for our group.
    Hampton Inn, Alajuela, Costa Rica, April 23, 2021
    2021-04-23#9752
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Leaving the Central Valley
    Leaving the Central Valley
    Heading North to our first Lodge.
    Costa Rica, April 23, 3021
    2021-04-23#9755
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Leaving the Central Valley
    Leaving the Central Valley
    Costa Rica, April 23, 3021
    2021-04-23#9757
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Clouds
    Clouds
    San Jose to Rio Cuarto, Costa Rica, April 23, 2021
    2021-04-23#9758
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Concrete Pipe
    Concrete Pipe
    The pipe just interested me at our rest stop.
    Rio Cuarto, Costa Rica, April 23, 2021
    2021-04-23#9759
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Oil Change Shop
    Oil Change Shop
    Rio Cuarto, Costa Rica, April 23, 2021
    2021-04-23#9760
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Fire Truck
    Fire Truck
    Costa Rica is pretty modern in many regards.
    Rio Cuarto, Costa Rica, April 23, 2021
    2021-04-23#9761
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Grocery Store
    Grocery Store
    I popped over to by some chewing gum.
    Rio Cuarto, Costa Rica, April 23, 2021
    2021-04-23#9762
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Peter, Debbie, Carl & Eric
    Peter, Debbie, Carl & Eric
    Stretching legs at the rest stop.
    Rio Cuarto, Costa Rica, April 23, 2021
    2021-04-23#9763
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Motorcycles
    Motorcycles
    $1,400 to 2,400 price range in USD.
    Rio Cuarto to Boca Tapada, Costa Rica, April 23, 3021
    2021-04-23#9766
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Pineapples
    Pineapples
    Costa Rica is currently the world's largest supplier of Pineapple.
    Rio Cuarto to Boca Tapada, Costa Rica, April 23, 3021
    2021-04-23#9768
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Thin Forest
    Thin Forest
    Getting close to our Lodge.
    Rio Cuarto to Boca Tapada, Costa Rica, April 23, 3021
    2021-04-23#9770
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Pond
    Pond
    Rio Cuarto to Boca Tapada, Costa Rica, April 23, 3021
    2021-04-23#9771
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Pond
    Pond
    Rio Cuarto to Boca Tapada, Costa Rica, April 23, 3021
    2021-04-23#9772
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Land Rovers
    Land Rovers
    Laguna del Lagarto Lodge, Boca Tapada, Costa Rica, April 23, 2021
    2021-04-23#9773
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Beautiful Sobralia
    Beautiful Sobralia
    Sobralia decora
    Laguna del Lagarto Lodge, Boca Tapada, Costa Rica, April 23, 2021
    2021-04-23#9774
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Diego & Fresh Feeding Perch
    Diego & Fresh Feeding Perch
    As we sat for our arrival lunch, a fresh perch and bananas were going up.
    Laguna del Lagarto Lodge, Boca Tapada, Costa Rica, April 23, 2021
    2021-04-23#9775
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Black-crowned Tityra male
    Black-crowned Tityra male
    Tityra inquisitor - at a nest hole in a dead Palm tree.
    Laguna del Lagarto Lodge, Boca Tapada, Costa Rica, April 23, 2021
    2021-04-23#7181
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Red-legged Honeycreeper male
    Red-legged Honeycreeper male
    Cyanerpes cyaneus - just caught the inner wing color.
    Laguna del Lagarto Lodge, Boca Tapada, Costa Rica, April 23, 2021
    2021-04-23#7187
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Black-crowned Tityra female
    Black-crowned Tityra female
    Tityra inquisitor
    Laguna del Lagarto Lodge, Boca Tapada, Costa Rica, April 23, 2021
    2021-04-23#7199
    Larry L. Jackson
  • White-lined Tanager female
    White-lined Tanager female
    Tachyphonus rufus
    Laguna del Lagarto Lodge, Boca Tapada, Costa Rica, April 23, 2021
    2021-04-23#7209
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Golden-hooded Tanager
    Golden-hooded Tanager
    Tangara larvata - small and colorful.
    Laguna del Lagarto Lodge, Boca Tapada, Costa Rica, April 23, 2021
    2021-04-23#7213
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Montezuma Oropendola
    Montezuma Oropendola
    Psarocolius montezuma
    Laguna del Lagarto Lodge, Boca Tapada, Costa Rica, April 23, 2021
    2021-04-23#7216
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Brown-hooded Parrot
    Brown-hooded Parrot
    Pyrilia haematotis - usually arrived with others.
    Laguna del Lagarto Lodge, Boca Tapada, Costa Rica, April 23, 2021
    2021-04-23#7219
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Brown-hooded Parrot
    Brown-hooded Parrot
    Pyrilia haematotis
    Laguna del Lagarto Lodge, Boca Tapada, Costa Rica, April 23, 2021
    2021-04-23#7225
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Black-mandibled Toucan
    Black-mandibled Toucan
    Ramphastos ambiguus
    Laguna del Lagarto Lodge, Boca Tapada, Costa Rica, April 23, 2021
    2021-04-23#7230
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Montezuma Oropendola male
    Montezuma Oropendola male
    Psarocolius montezuma - quite a bit larger than the female.
    Laguna del Lagarto Lodge, Boca Tapada, Costa Rica, April 23, 2021
    2021-04-23#7234
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Brown-hooded Parrot
    Brown-hooded Parrot
    Pyrilia haematotis
    Laguna del Lagarto Lodge, Boca Tapada, Costa Rica, April 23, 2021
    2021-04-23#7240
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Central American Pygmy-owl
    Central American Pygmy-owl
    Glaucidium griseiceps - nesting in the highest hole in the dead Palm tree trunk.
    Laguna del Lagarto Lodge, Boca Tapada, Costa Rica, April 23, 2021
    2021-04-23#7258
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Montezuma Oropendola
    Montezuma Oropendola
    Psarocolius montezuma - wide look at the perch & bananas with a little rain falling.
    Laguna del Lagarto Lodge, Boca Tapada, Costa Rica, April 23, 2021
    2021-04-23#9776
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Green Honeycreeper male
    Green Honeycreeper male
    Chlorophanes spiza
    Laguna del Lagarto Lodge, Boca Tapada, Costa Rica, April 23, 2021
    2021-04-23#7271
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Tawny-crested Tanager female
    Tawny-crested Tanager female
    Tachyphonus delatrii
    Laguna del Lagarto Lodge, Boca Tapada, Costa Rica, April 23, 2021
    2021-04-23#7281
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Olive-backed Euphonia male
    Olive-backed Euphonia male
    Euphonia gouldi
    Laguna del Lagarto Lodge, Boca Tapada, Costa Rica, April 23, 2021
    2021-04-23#7286
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Clay-colored Thrush
    Clay-colored Thrush
    Turdus grayi - the national bird of Costa Rica.
    Laguna del Lagarto Lodge, Boca Tapada, Costa Rica, April 23, 2021
    2021-04-23#7295
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Passerini's Tanager female
    Passerini's Tanager female
    Ramphocelus passerinii - dramatically different than the male.
    Laguna del Lagarto Lodge, Boca Tapada, Costa Rica, April 23, 2021
    2021-04-23#7300
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Keel-billed Toucan
    Keel-billed Toucan
    Ramphastos sulfuratus
    Laguna del Lagarto Lodge, Boca Tapada, Costa Rica, April 23, 2021
    2021-04-23#7312
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Keel-billed Toucan
    Keel-billed Toucan
    Ramphastos sulfuratus
    Laguna del Lagarto Lodge, Boca Tapada, Costa Rica, April 23, 2021
    2021-04-23#7329
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Black-cowled Oriole
    Black-cowled Oriole
    Icterus prosthemelas
    Laguna del Lagarto Lodge, Boca Tapada, Costa Rica, April 23, 2021
    2021-04-23#7334
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Keel-billed Toucan
    Keel-billed Toucan
    Ramphastos sulfuratus
    Laguna del Lagarto Lodge, Boca Tapada, Costa Rica, April 23, 2021
    2021-04-23#9777
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Brown-hooded Parrot
    Brown-hooded Parrot
    Pyrilia haematotis - a bit more color.
    Laguna del Lagarto Lodge, Boca Tapada, Costa Rica, April 23, 2021
    2021-04-23#7366
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Brown-hooded Parrots
    Brown-hooded Parrots
    Pyrilia haematotis - blue underwing color.
    Laguna del Lagarto Lodge, Boca Tapada, Costa Rica, April 23, 2021
    2021-04-23#7443
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Brown-hooded Parrots
    Brown-hooded Parrots
    Pyrilia haematotis
    Laguna del Lagarto Lodge, Boca Tapada, Costa Rica, April 23, 2021
    2021-04-23#7444
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Brown-hooded Parrots
    Brown-hooded Parrots
    Pyrilia haematotis
    Laguna del Lagarto Lodge, Boca Tapada, Costa Rica, April 23, 2021
    2021-04-23#7445
    Larry L. Jackson
  • White-nosed Coati
    White-nosed Coati
    Nasua narica
    Laguna del Lagarto Lodge, Boca Tapada, Costa Rica, April 23, 2021
    2021-04-23#7456
    Larry L. Jackson
  • White-nosed Coati
    White-nosed Coati
    Nasua narica
    Laguna del Lagarto Lodge, Boca Tapada, Costa Rica, April 23, 2021
    2021-04-23#7460
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Black-mandibled Toucan
    Black-mandibled Toucan
    Ramphastos ambiguus
    Laguna del Lagarto Lodge, Boca Tapada, Costa Rica, April 23, 2021
    2021-04-23#7468
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Collared Aracari
    Collared Aracari
    Pteroglossus torquatus
    Laguna del Lagarto Lodge, Boca Tapada, Costa Rica, April 23, 2021
    2021-04-23#7493
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Collared Aracari
    Collared Aracari
    Pteroglossus torquatus
    Laguna del Lagarto Lodge, Boca Tapada, Costa Rica, April 23, 2021
    2021-04-23#7504
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Collared Aracaris
    Collared Aracaris
    Pteroglossus torquatus
    Laguna del Lagarto Lodge, Boca Tapada, Costa Rica, April 23, 2021
    2021-04-23#7514
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Chestnut-colored Woodpecker
    Chestnut-colored Woodpecker
    Celeus castaneus
    Laguna del Lagarto Lodge, Boca Tapada, Costa Rica, April 23, 2021
    2021-04-23#7536
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Passerini's Tanager male
    Passerini's Tanager male
    Ramphocelus passerinii
    Laguna del Lagarto Lodge, Boca Tapada, Costa Rica, April 23, 2021
    2021-04-23#7561
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Red-legged Honeycreepers
    Red-legged Honeycreepers
    Cyanerpes cyaneus - green female & colorful male.
    Laguna del Lagarto Lodge, Boca Tapada, Costa Rica, April 23, 2021
    2021-04-23#7567
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Great Curassow male
    Great Curassow male
    Crax rubra
    Laguna del Lagarto Lodge, Boca Tapada, Costa Rica, April 23, 2021
    2021-04-23#7607
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Pilsen Beer
    Pilsen Beer
    Even though the water is safe to drink, beer is also a good choice.
    Laguna del Lagarto Lodge, Boca Tapada, Costa Rica, April 23, 2021
    2021-04-23#3547
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Great Curassow female
    Great Curassow female
    Crax rubra
    Laguna del Lagarto Lodge, Boca Tapada, Costa Rica, April 23, 2021
    2021-04-23#7615
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Great Curassow female
    Great Curassow female
    Crax rubra
    Laguna del Lagarto Lodge, Boca Tapada, Costa Rica, April 23, 2021
    2021-04-23#9781
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Common Basilisk male
    Common Basilisk male
    Basiliscus basiliscus - first glimpse of this lizard.
    Laguna del Lagarto Lodge, Boca Tapada, Costa Rica, April 23, 2021
    2021-04-23#9790
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Spectacled Caiman
    Spectacled Caiman
    Caiman crocodilus
    Laguna del Lagarto Lodge, Boca Tapada, Costa Rica, April 23, 2021
    2021-04-23#9792
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Yellow Walking Iris
    Yellow Walking Iris
    Neomarica longifolia
    Laguna del Lagarto Lodge, Boca Tapada, Costa Rica, April 23, 2021
    2021-04-23#9794
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Torch Ginger
    Torch Ginger
    Etlingera elatior
    Laguna del Lagarto Lodge, Boca Tapada, Costa Rica, April 23, 2021
    2021-04-23#9795
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Variegated Pandanus
    Variegated Pandanus
    Pandanus baptistii - nice reflection.
    Laguna del Lagarto Lodge, Boca Tapada, Costa Rica, April 23, 2021
    2021-04-23#9797
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Unknown Flower
    Unknown Flower
    Laguna del Lagarto Lodge, Boca Tapada, Costa Rica, April 23, 2021
    2021-04-23#9798
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Black Vulture
    Black Vulture
    Coragyps atratus - warming in the morning sunshine.
    Laguna del Lagarto Lodge, Boca Tapada, Costa Rica, April 24, 2021
    2021-04-24#9801
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Golden-hooded Tanagers
    Golden-hooded Tanagers
    Tangara larvata
    Laguna del Lagarto Lodge, Boca Tapada, Costa Rica, April 24, 2021
    2021-04-24#7666
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Black Vulture
    Black Vulture
    Coragyps atratus
    Laguna del Lagarto Lodge, Boca Tapada, Costa Rica, April 24, 2021
    2021-04-24#7691
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Black-crowned Tityra male
    Black-crowned Tityra male
    Tityra inquisitor
    Laguna del Lagarto Lodge, Boca Tapada, Costa Rica, April 24, 2021
    2021-04-24#7696
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Black-crowned Tityra male
    Black-crowned Tityra male
    Tityra inquisitor
    Laguna del Lagarto Lodge, Boca Tapada, Costa Rica, April 24, 2021
    2021-04-24#7702
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Black-crowned Tityra female
    Black-crowned Tityra female
    Tityra inquisitor
    Laguna del Lagarto Lodge, Boca Tapada, Costa Rica, April 24, 2021
    2021-04-24#7708
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Black-crowned Tityra male
    Black-crowned Tityra male
    Tityra inquisitor
    Laguna del Lagarto Lodge, Boca Tapada, Costa Rica, April 24, 2021
    2021-04-24#7712
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Philippine Ground Orchid
    Philippine Ground Orchid
    Spathoglottis plicata
    Laguna del Lagarto Lodge, Boca Tapada, Costa Rica, April 24, 2021
    2021-04-24#9803
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Beautiful Sobralia
    Beautiful Sobralia
    Sobralia decora
    Laguna del Lagarto Lodge, Boca Tapada, Costa Rica, April 24, 2021
    2021-04-24#9806
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Bismarck Palm
    Bismarck Palm
    Bismarcki nobilis
    Laguna del Lagarto Lodge, Boca Tapada, Costa Rica, April 24, 2021
    2021-04-24#9808
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Hibiscus Flower
    Hibiscus Flower
    Laguna del Lagarto Lodge, Boca Tapada, Costa Rica, April 24, 2021
    2021-04-24#9809
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Bromeliads
    Bromeliads
    Androlepis skinneri
    Laguna del Lagarto Lodge, Boca Tapada, Costa Rica, April 24, 2021
    2021-04-24#9810
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Pineapple
    Pineapple
    Ananas comosus
    Laguna del Lagarto Lodge, Boca Tapada, Costa Rica, April 24, 2021
    2021-04-24#9813
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Ashanti Blood
    Ashanti Blood
    Mussaenda erythrophylla
    Laguna del Lagarto Lodge, Boca Tapada, Costa Rica, April 24, 2021
    2021-04-24#9814
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Unknown Butterfly
    Unknown Butterfly
    I see photos on the internet but without an id.
    Laguna del Lagarto Lodge, Boca Tapada, Costa Rica, April 24, 2021
    2021-04-24#7719
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Porterweed
    Porterweed
    Stachytarpheta frantzii - very small flowers, but hummingbirds feed from them.
    Laguna del Lagarto Lodge, Boca Tapada, Costa Rica, April 24, 2021
    2021-04-24#9817
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Unknown Flower
    Unknown Flower
    Laguna del Lagarto Lodge, Boca Tapada, Costa Rica, April 24, 2021
    2021-04-24#7721
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Amazon Kingfisher male
    Amazon Kingfisher male
    Chloroceryle amazona
    Laguna del Lagarto Lodge, Boca Tapada, Costa Rica, April 24, 2021
    2021-04-24#7731
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Amazon Kingfisher male
    Amazon Kingfisher male
    Chloroceryle amazona
    Laguna del Lagarto Lodge, Boca Tapada, Costa Rica, April 24, 2021
    2021-04-24#7735
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Parrot Heliconia
    Parrot Heliconia
    Heliconia psittacorum
    Laguna del Lagarto Lodge, Boca Tapada, Costa Rica, April 24, 2021
    2021-04-24#9820
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Water Lily
    Water Lily
    Laguna del Lagarto Lodge, Boca Tapada, Costa Rica, April 24, 2021
    2021-04-24#7736
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Pond
    Pond
    Laguna del Lagarto Lodge, Boca Tapada, Costa Rica, April 24, 2021
    2021-04-24#9822
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Parkinson's Coilostylis
    Parkinson's Coilostylis
    Coilostylis parkinsoniana - orchid.
    Laguna del Lagarto Lodge, Boca Tapada, Costa Rica, April 24, 2021
    2021-04-24#9824
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Parkinson's Coilostylis
    Parkinson's Coilostylis
    Coilostylis parkinsoniana - large, bamboo-looking orchid with a Staghorn Fern growing below.
    Laguna del Lagarto Lodge, Boca Tapada, Costa Rica, April 24, 2021
    2021-04-24#9825
    Larry L. Jackson
  • African Tulip Tree
    African Tulip Tree
    Spathodea campanulata
    Laguna del Lagarto Lodge, Boca Tapada, Costa Rica, April 24, 2021
    2021-04-24#9826
    Larry L. Jackson
  • African Tulip Tree
    African Tulip Tree
    Spathodea campanulata
    Laguna del Lagarto Lodge, Boca Tapada, Costa Rica, April 24, 2021
    2021-04-24#7738
    Larry L. Jackson
  • King Vulture
    King Vulture
    Sarcoramphus papa
    Laguna del Lagarto Lodge, Boca Tapada, Costa Rica, April 24, 2021
    2021-04-24#7753
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Central American Pygmy-owl
    Central American Pygmy-owl
    Glaucidium griseiceps - a better view than when at the nest hole.
    Laguna del Lagarto Lodge, Boca Tapada, Costa Rica, April 24, 2021
    2021-04-24#7769
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Central American Pygmy-owl
    Central American Pygmy-owl
    Glaucidium griseiceps - juvenile looking out.
    Laguna del Lagarto Lodge, Boca Tapada, Costa Rica, April 24, 2021
    2021-04-24#7796
    Larry L. Jackson
  • White-lined Tanager male
    White-lined Tanager male
    Tachyphonus rufus - not seen is a small white patch on the wing that gives the name.
    Laguna del Lagarto Lodge, Boca Tapada, Costa Rica, April 24, 2021
    2021-04-24#7812
    Larry L. Jackson
  • White-lined Tanager female
    White-lined Tanager female
    Tachyphonus rufus
    Laguna del Lagarto Lodge, Boca Tapada, Costa Rica, April 24, 2021
    2021-04-24#7819
    Larry L. Jackson