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Female Cherrie’s Tanager

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Female Cherrie's Tanager

Yesterday, I became so wrapped up in my work that I entirely forgot to post a Costa Rican wildlife. This morning, when I realized my lapse, it reminded me how easy it let the business of living distract my attention from the beautiful life of the natural world. This sweet little bird is a female Cherrie’s Tanager (Ramphocelus costaricensis). Perhaps not as flashy as the shiny black males of the species that sport a bright red rump, yet quite lovely hooded in a dusky gray-brown, with a rust-orange throat and amber breast.

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Black River Turtle

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Black River Turtle

Black River Turtles (Rhinochlemmys funerea) are often seen basking on fallen logs along the banks of rivers during the day. At night the web-footed retiles are known to travel on land to forage for food. This turtle was photographed along the Tortuguero River.

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Young Green Heron

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Young Green Heron

A youthful Green Heron (Butorides striatus) perches on the wood of a dock along the Tortuguero River. It’s just beginning to lose its stripes, and to show the rusty red neck and shoulder feathers that distinguish adults of the species. A few mature green feathers are growing in on its wings too.

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Hungry Northern Tamandua

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Northern Tamandua

On the prowl in search of ants and termites, a furry Northern Tamandua (Tamandua mexicana) uses its long snout to explore what appears to be the dried husk of a large coconut (below). These photographs of the anteater were taken on a hike from Serena to Carate in 2010, not far from the beach that lines the Pacific shore of the Corcovado National Park. Northern Tamanduas consume an average of 9,000 insects each day.

Northern Tamandua Eating Insects

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Squirrel Monkey

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Squirrel Monkey

Squirrel Monkeys (Saimiri oerstedii) are the smallest of the four primates that can be found in Costa Rica. They live exclusively in the southwest Pacific region. Often seen in a troop, the tiny monkeys travel quickly in a single file line, following the same route from branch to branch and tree to tree. This one, about to leap after the monkey before it, paused long enough to get its picture near the road leading into Carate.

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Neotropical River Otter

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Neotropical River Otter

This Neotropical River Otter (Lutra longicaudis) is eating an eel alive. The writhing creature didn’t stand a chance against the otter’s dexterous paws and sharp teeth, but it made a terrific holiday feast on a muddy bank of the Sarapiqui River. This photograph was taken on Christmas Day in 2010.

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Common Pauraque

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Common Pauraque

Common Pauraques (Nyctidromus albicollis) prefer to stay close to the ground, and make their nests on the earth or dead leaves in open, but shady places. This well-camouflaged Pauraque was photographed in March 2010, while it was nesting in some sparse brush just off of the beach near Serena. As their large eyes suggest, Common Pauraques rest by day, and hunt for beetles, moths, and other insects at night.

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Female Great Curassows

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Female Great Curassows

Although Great Curassows (Crax rubra) once lived in both the Caribbean and Pacific lowlands of Costa Rica, populations are now predominately in a few of the country’s most protected wildlife areas. These females of the species were photographed near Bosque del Cabo on the Osa Peninsula. I have also seen these large birds at Serena, in the heart of the Corcovado National Park. Male Great Curassows are almost entirely black.

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Banded Peacock Butterfly

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Banded Peacock Butterfly

The Banded Peacock (Anartia fatima) is one of the most common butterflies in Costa Rica, and likes fluttering in sunny open areas like pastures and riverbanks. The males of the species are territorial, so if a Banded Peacock seems to be chasing you, it probably is. But not because it likes you!

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