Part Three

  1. Galleries
  2. Land Photos
  3. Central America
  4. Costa Rica
  5. 2021-04 Costa Rica with Van Os Photo Safaris
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  • Chandelier Vine Seed Pod
    Chandelier Vine Seed Pod
    Mucuna holtonii
    Selva Verde Lodge, Sarapiqui, Costa Rica, April 27, 2021
    2021-04-27#8992
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Green-and-black Poison Arrow Frog
    Green-and-black Poison Arrow Frog
    Dendrobates auratus
    Selva Verde Lodge, Sarapiqui, Costa Rica, April 27, 2021
    2021-04-27#9005
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Green-and-black Poison Arrow Frog
    Green-and-black Poison Arrow Frog
    Dendrobates auratus
    Selva Verde Lodge, Sarapiqui, Costa Rica, April 27, 2021
    2021-04-27#9011
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Strawberry Poison-dart Frog
    Strawberry Poison-dart Frog
    Oophaga pumilio
    Selva Verde Lodge, Sarapiqui, Costa Rica, April 27, 2021
    2021-04-27#9024
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Strawberry Poison-dart Frog
    Strawberry Poison-dart Frog
    Oophaga pumilio
    Selva Verde Lodge, Sarapiqui, Costa Rica, April 27, 2021
    2021-04-27#9027
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Impatiens
    Impatiens
    Impatiens walleriana
    Selva Verde Lodge, Sarapiqui, Costa Rica, April 27, 2021
    2021-04-27#0776
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Hanging Lobster Claw
    Hanging Lobster Claw
    Heliconia rostrata
    Selva Verde Lodge, Sarapiqui, Costa Rica, April 27, 2021
    2021-04-27#0777
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Unknown
    Unknown
    Selva Verde Lodge, Sarapiqui, Costa Rica, April 27, 2021
    2021-04-27#0778
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Common Basilisk male
    Common Basilisk male
    Basiliscus basiliscus
    Selva Verde Lodge, Sarapiqui, Costa Rica, April 27, 2021
    2021-04-27#9038
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Flame Violet
    Flame Violet
    Episcia cupreata
    Selva Verde Lodge, Sarapiqui, Costa Rica, April 27, 2021
    2021-04-27#0781
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Stream
    Stream
    Running muddy after the rain.
    Selva Verde Lodge, Sarapiqui, Costa Rica, April 27, 2021
    2021-04-27#0783
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Patio
    Patio
    With low levels of tourism, parts of the hotel weren't being used.
    Selva Verde Lodge, Sarapiqui, Costa Rica, April 27, 2021
    2021-04-27#0785
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Parrot Heliconia
    Parrot Heliconia
    Heliconia psittacorum
    Selva Verde Lodge, Sarapiqui, Costa Rica, April 27, 2021
    2021-04-27#0787
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Produce Stand
    Produce Stand
    Selva Verde Lodge to Guapiles, Costa Rica, April 27, 2021
    2021-04-27#0792
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Auto Salvage
    Auto Salvage
    Guapiles, Costa Rica, April 27, 2021
    2021-04-27#0793
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Pale-vented Pigeon
    Pale-vented Pigeon
    Patagioenas cayennensis
    Cope's Place, Guapiles, Costa Rica, April 27, 2021
    2021-04-27#9050
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Great Kiskadee
    Great Kiskadee
    Pitangus sulphuratus - ISO 7,200
    Cope's Place, Guapiles, Costa Rica, April 27, 2021
    2021-04-27#9059
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Hoffmann's Woodpecker male
    Hoffmann's Woodpecker male
    Melanerpes hoffmannii - ISO 11,400
    Cope's Place, Guapiles, Costa Rica, April 27, 2021
    2021-04-27#9071
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Great Kiskadees
    Great Kiskadees
    Pitangus sulphuratus - even with the food nearby, the juvenile still needs to be fed by a parent. ISO 9,000
    Cope's Place, Guapiles, Costa Rica, April 27, 2021
    2021-04-27#9077
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Great Kiskadees
    Great Kiskadees
    Pitangus sulphuratus - ISO 11,400
    Cope's Place, Guapiles, Costa Rica, April 27, 2021
    2021-04-27#9085
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Rufous-tailed Hummingbird
    Rufous-tailed Hummingbird
    Amazilia tzacatl - ISO 9,000 due to low light conditions in the deep vegetation of the garden.
    Cope's Place, Guapiles, Costa Rica, April 27, 2021
    2021-04-27#0811
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Shining Honeycreeper male
    Shining Honeycreeper male
    Cyanerpes lucidus - ISO 16,000
    Cope's Place, Guapiles, Costa Rica, April 27, 2021
    2021-04-27#9118
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Long-billed Hermit
    Long-billed Hermit
    Phaethornis longirostris - ISO 9,000
    Cope's Place, Guapiles, Costa Rica, April 27, 2021
    2021-04-27#0817
    Larry L. Jackson
  • White-necked Jacobin male
    White-necked Jacobin male
    Florisuga mellivora - ISO 8,000
    Cope's Place, Guapiles, Costa Rica, April 27, 2021
    2021-04-27#0830
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Collared Aracari
    Collared Aracari
    Pteroglossus torquatus - ISO 7,200
    Cope's Place, Guapiles, Costa Rica, April 27, 2021
    2021-04-27#9134
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Orange-chinned Parakeet
    Orange-chinned Parakeet
    Brotogeris jugularis - ISO 12,800
    Cope's Place, Guapiles, Costa Rica, April 27, 2021
    2021-04-27#9138
    Larry L. Jackson
  • White-necked Jacobin female
    White-necked Jacobin female
    Florisuga mellivora - ISO 40,000
    Cope's Place, Guapiles, Costa Rica, April 27, 2021
    2021-04-27#0862
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Helmeted Basilisk
    Helmeted Basilisk
    Corytophanes cristatus - ISO 6,400
    Cope's Place, Guapiles, Costa Rica, April 27, 2021
    2021-04-27#0896
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Ghost Glass Frog
    Ghost Glass Frog
    Sachatamia ilex - really small, but cooperative for the photo.
    Cope's Place, Guapiles, Costa Rica, April 27, 2021
    2021-04-27#9184
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Ghost Glass Frog
    Ghost Glass Frog
    Sachatamia ilex
    Cope's Place, Guapiles, Costa Rica, April 27, 2021
    2021-04-27#9197
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Sucio River
    Sucio River
    Guapiles to Selva Verde Lodge, Costa Rica, April 27, 2021
    2021-04-27#0913
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Irazu Volcano
    Irazu Volcano
    Guapiles to Selva Verde Lodge, Costa Rica, April 27, 2021
    2021-04-27#0915
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Red-eyed Tree Frogs, night
    Red-eyed Tree Frogs, night
    Agalychnis callidryas - I wish the male frog had open eyes.
    Selva Verde Lodge, Sarapiqui, Costa Rica, April 27, 2021
    2021-04-27#9199
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Red-eyed Tree Frog, night
    Red-eyed Tree Frog, night
    Agalychnis callidryas
    Selva Verde Lodge, Sarapiqui, Costa Rica, April 27, 2021
    2021-04-27#9210
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Powder Puff
    Powder Puff
    Calliandra surinamensis
    Selva Verde Lodge, Sarapiqui, Costa Rica, April 28, 2021
    2021-04-28#9218
    Larry L. Jackson
  • House Wren
    House Wren
    Troglodytes aedon
    Selva Verde Lodge, Sarapiqui, Costa Rica, April 28, 2021
    2021-04-28#9221
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Bromeliads
    Bromeliads
    Catopsis species - best guess.
    Selva Verde Lodge, Sarapiqui, Costa Rica, April 28, 2021
    2021-04-28#9226
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Song of India
    Song of India
    Dracaena reflexa
    Selva Verde Lodge, Sarapiqui, Costa Rica, April 28, 2021
    2021-04-28#9227
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Tree Fern Crook
    Tree Fern Crook
    Cyathea species
    Selva Verde Lodge, Sarapiqui, Costa Rica, April 28, 2021
    2021-04-28#9232
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Pygmy Date Palm
    Pygmy Date Palm
    Phoenix roebelenii
    Selva Verde Lodge, Sarapiqui, Costa Rica, April 28, 2021
    2021-04-28#0917
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Pygmy Date Palm
    Pygmy Date Palm
    Phoenix roebelenii - showing flower spikes.
    Selva Verde Lodge, Sarapiqui, Costa Rica, April 28, 2021
    2021-04-28#0918
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Sign
    Sign
    The battery disposal sign used is commonly associated with radiation.
    Selva Verde Lodge, Sarapiqui, Costa Rica, April 28, 2021
    2021-04-28#0920
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Hardy Begonia
    Hardy Begonia
    Begonia grandis
    Selva Verde Lodge, Sarapiqui, Costa Rica, April 28, 2021
    2021-04-28#0922
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Heliconia
    Heliconia
    Heliconia chartacea
    Selva Verde Lodge, Sarapiqui, Costa Rica, April 28, 2021
    2021-04-28#0924
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Landscaping
    Landscaping
    Dieffenbachia seguine and other plants.
    Selva Verde Lodge, Sarapiqui, Costa Rica, April 28, 2021
    2021-04-28#0925
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Tree Fern
    Tree Fern
    Likely a Cyathea species.
    Selva Verde Lodge, Sarapiqui, Costa Rica, April 28, 2021
    2021-04-28#0926
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Hanging Heliconia
    Hanging Heliconia
    Heliconia vellerigera
    Selva Verde Lodge, Sarapiqui, Costa Rica, April 28, 2021
    2021-04-28#0927
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Sarapiqui River
    Sarapiqui River
    Sarapiqui, Costa Rica, April 28, 2021
    2021-04-28#0928
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Clouds & Mountains
    Clouds & Mountains
    Sarapiqui to Turrialba, Costa Rica, April 28, 2021
    2021-04-28#0932
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Sucio River
    Sucio River
    Sarapiqui to Turrialba, Costa Rica, April 28, 2021
    2021-04-28#0937
    Larry L. Jackson
  • View
    View
    Local cattle in the foreground.
    Sarapiqui to Turrialba, Costa Rica, April 28, 2021
    2021-04-28#0938
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Aquires River
    Aquires River
    As we head over a ridge of mountains.
    Route 10, Sarapiqui to Turrialba, Costa Rica, April 28, 2021
    2021-04-28#0945
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Mark & Wilson
    Mark & Wilson
    Collecting a banana flower spike for hummingbird photography.
    Rancho Naturalista Road, Turrialba, Costa Rica, April 28, 2021
    2021-04-28#0951
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Room #10, 'Jacamar'
    Room #10, 'Jacamar'
    Comfortable.
    Rancho Naturalista, Turrialba, Costa Rica, April 28, 2021
    2021-04-28#0953
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Rancho Naturalista
    Rancho Naturalista
    Sidewalk from our room to the main building.
    Turrialba, Costa Rica, April 28, 2021
    2021-04-28#0954
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Turmeric
    Turmeric
    Curcuma longa
    Rancho Naturalista, Turrialba, Costa Rica, April 28, 2021
    2021-04-28#0956
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Dining
    Dining
    With a nice view and feeding perches as we prepare for lunch.
    Rancho Naturalista, Turrialba, Costa Rica, April 28, 2021
    2021-04-28#0958
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Leafcutter Ants
    Leafcutter Ants
    Atta species - best guess as we climbed a trail through dense forest to our bat photo location. ISO 6,400
    Rancho Naturalista, Turrialba, Costa Rica, April 28, 2021
    2021-04-28#0959
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Leaf & Plants
    Leaf & Plants
    ISO 6,400
    Rancho Naturalista, Turrialba, Costa Rica, April 28, 2021
    2021-04-28#0963
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Plants
    Plants
    ISO 6,400
    Rancho Naturalista, Turrialba, Costa Rica, April 28, 2021
    2021-04-28#0965
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Green-breasted Mango female
    Green-breasted Mango female
    Anthracothorax prevostii
    Rancho Naturalista, Turrialba, Costa Rica, April 28, 2021
    2021-04-28#9235
    Larry L. Jackson
  • White-necked Jacobin male
    White-necked Jacobin male
    Florisuga mellivora
    Rancho Naturalista, Turrialba, Costa Rica, April 28, 2021
    2021-04-28#9239
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Yellow-faced Grassquits
    Yellow-faced Grassquits
    Tiaris olivaceus
    Rancho Naturalista, Turrialba, Costa Rica, April 28, 2021
    2021-04-28#9248
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Blue-crowned Motmot
    Blue-crowned Motmot
    Momotus coeruliceps - nice surprise.
    Rancho Naturalista, Turrialba, Costa Rica, April 28, 2021
    2021-04-28#9285
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Brown Jay juvenile
    Brown Jay juvenile
    Psilorhinus morio
    Rancho Naturalista, Turrialba, Costa Rica, April 28, 2021
    2021-04-28#9289
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Blue-crowned Motmot
    Blue-crowned Motmot
    Momotus coeruliceps
    Rancho Naturalista, Turrialba, Costa Rica, April 28, 2021
    2021-04-28#9291
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Blue-crowned Motmot
    Blue-crowned Motmot
    Momotus coeruliceps
    Rancho Naturalista, Turrialba, Costa Rica, April 28, 2021
    2021-04-28#9292
    Larry L. Jackson
  • White-lined Tanager female
    White-lined Tanager female
    Tachyphonus rufus
    Rancho Naturalista, Turrialba, Costa Rica, April 28, 2021
    2021-04-28#9302
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Rain Arriving
    Rain Arriving
    Rancho Naturalista, Turrialba, Costa Rica, April 28, 2021
    2021-04-28#0966
    Larry L. Jackson
  • White-necked Jacobin male
    White-necked Jacobin male
    Florisuga mellivora - with a bit of rain.
    Rancho Naturalista, Turrialba, Costa Rica, April 28, 2021
    2021-04-28#9305
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Olive-backed Euphonia male
    Olive-backed Euphonia male
    Euphonia gouldi
    Rancho Naturalista, Turrialba, Costa Rica, April 28, 2021
    2021-04-28#9306
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Gray-headed Chachalaca
    Gray-headed Chachalaca
    Ortalis cinereiceps - this bird usually came in numbers.
    Rancho Naturalista, Turrialba, Costa Rica, April 28, 2021
    2021-04-28#9310
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Blue-crowned Motmot
    Blue-crowned Motmot
    Momotus coeruliceps
    Rancho Naturalista, Turrialba, Costa Rica, April 28, 2021
    2021-04-28#9318
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Central American Agouti
    Central American Agouti
    Dasyprocta punctata
    Rancho Naturalista, Turrialba, Costa Rica, April 28, 2021
    2021-04-28#9332
    Larry L. Jackson
  • White-necked Jacobin male
    White-necked Jacobin male
    Florisuga mellivora - our leader, Mark, brought and set up background, three strobes and wireless flash triggers to make this type of photo possible.
    Rancho Naturalista, Turrialba, Costa Rica, April 28, 2021
    2021-04-28#0978
    Larry L. Jackson
  • White-necked Jacobin male
    White-necked Jacobin male
    Florisuga mellivora - these aggressive hummingbirds tended to dominate the photography.
    Rancho Naturalista, Turrialba, Costa Rica, April 28, 2021
    2021-04-28#0982
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Green-breasted Mango male
    Green-breasted Mango male
    Anthracothorax prevostii
    Rancho Naturalista, Turrialba, Costa Rica, April 28, 2021
    2021-04-28#0999
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Green-breasted Mango female
    Green-breasted Mango female
    Anthracothorax prevostii
    Rancho Naturalista, Turrialba, Costa Rica, April 28, 2021
    2021-04-28#1001
    Larry L. Jackson
  • White-necked Jacobin female
    White-necked Jacobin female
    Florisuga mellivora
    Rancho Naturalista, Turrialba, Costa Rica, April 28, 2021
    2021-04-28#1011
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Green-breasted Mango male
    Green-breasted Mango male
    Anthracothorax prevostii
    Rancho Naturalista, Turrialba, Costa Rica, April 28, 2021
    2021-04-28#1045
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Green-breasted Mango female
    Green-breasted Mango female
    Anthracothorax prevostii
    Rancho Naturalista, Turrialba, Costa Rica, April 28, 2021
    2021-04-28#1100
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Santa Helena Cabernet Sauvignon
    Santa Helena Cabernet Sauvignon
    A nice Chilean wine.
    Rancho Naturalista, Turrialba, Costa Rica, April 28, 2021
    2021-04-28#3918
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Orange Nectar Bat
    Orange Nectar Bat
    Lonchophylla robusta - our leader, Mark, brought and set up lasers, strobes and helped us set our cameras to achieve these photos.
    Night Bats, Rancho Naturalista, Turrialba, Costa Rica, April 28, 2021
    2021-04-28#9372
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Pallas's Long-tongued Bat
    Pallas's Long-tongued Bat
    Glossophaga soricina - when the bats crossed a laser beam, the strobes were triggered and a long exposure setting allowed capture of the image.
    Night Bats, Rancho Naturalista, Turrialba, Costa Rica, April 28, 2021
    2021-04-28#9416
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Orange Nectar Bats
    Orange Nectar Bats
    Lonchophylla robusta
    Night Bats, Rancho Naturalista, Turrialba, Costa Rica, April 28, 2021
    2021-04-28#9633
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Orange Nectar Bat
    Orange Nectar Bat
    Lonchophylla robusta
    Night Bats, Rancho Naturalista, Turrialba, Costa Rica, April 28, 2021
    2021-04-28#9684
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Orange Nectar Bat
    Orange Nectar Bat
    Lonchophylla robusta
    Night Bats, Rancho Naturalista, Turrialba, Costa Rica, April 28, 2021
    2021-04-28#9717
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Pallas's Long-tongued Bat
    Pallas's Long-tongued Bat
    Glossophaga soricina - might be a double exposure, but the long tongue is clearly seen.
    Night Bats, Rancho Naturalista, Turrialba, Costa Rica, April 28, 2021
    2021-04-28#9746
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Pallas's Long-tongued Bats
    Pallas's Long-tongued Bats
    Glossophaga soricina
    Night Bats, Rancho Naturalista, Turrialba, Costa Rica, April 28, 2021
    2021-04-28#9817
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Crimson-collared Tanager
    Crimson-collared Tanager
    Ramphocelus sanguinolentus - shy, but fortunately spotted near a perch close to cover.
    Rancho Naturalista, Turrialba, Costa Rica, April 29, 2021
    2021-04-29#0192
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Red-tailed Squirrel
    Red-tailed Squirrel
    Sciurus granatensis - ripe bananas attracted birds and more.
    Rancho Naturalista, Turrialba, Costa Rica, April 29, 2021
    2021-04-29#0205
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Central American Agouti
    Central American Agouti
    Dasyprocta punctata
    Rancho Naturalista, Turrialba, Costa Rica, April 29, 2021
    2021-04-29#0215
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Lady Tankerville Orchid
    Lady Tankerville Orchid
    Phaius tankervilleae
    Rancho Naturalista, Turrialba, Costa Rica, April 29, 2021
    2021-04-29#1105
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Main Building
    Main Building
    Rancho Naturalista, Turrialba, Costa Rica, April 29, 2021
    2021-04-29#1109
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Croton
    Croton
    Codiaeum variegatum - a very large Croton or two.
    Rancho Naturalista, Turrialba, Costa Rica, April 29, 2021
    2021-04-29#1110
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Bird's Nest Anthurium
    Bird's Nest Anthurium
    Anthurium hookeri
    Rancho Naturalista, Turrialba, Costa Rica, April 29, 2021
    2021-04-29#1112
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Bougainvillea
    Bougainvillea
    Bougainvillea species variation - get very large in the tropics.
    Rancho Naturalista, Turrialba, Costa Rica, April 29, 2021
    2021-04-29#1113
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Fishtail Palm
    Fishtail Palm
    Caryota urens - impressive seed spikes.
    Rancho Naturalista, Turrialba, Costa Rica, April 29, 2021
    2021-04-29#1115
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Sago
    Sago
    Cycas revoluta
    Rancho Naturalista, Turrialba, Costa Rica, April 29, 2021
    2021-04-29#1116
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Sugar Cane Press
    Sugar Cane Press
    Rancho Naturalista, Turrialba, Costa Rica, April 29, 2021
    2021-04-29#1120
    Larry L. Jackson