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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  • Passerini’s Tanager female
    Passerini’s Tanager female
    Ramphocelus passerinii
    Rancho Naturalista, Turrialba, Costa Rica, April 29, 2021
    2021-04-29#0217
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Four-lined Whiptail
    Four-lined Whiptail
    Ameiva quadrilineata
    Rancho Naturalista, Turrialba, Costa Rica, April 29, 2021
    2021-04-29#0223
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Green-breasted Mango male
    Green-breasted Mango male
    Anthracothorax prevostii - more photos at the hummingbird setup.
    Rancho Naturalista, Turrialba, Costa Rica, April 29, 2021
    2021-04-29#1139
    Larry L. Jackson
  • White-necked Jacobin male
    White-necked Jacobin male
    Florisuga mellivora
    Rancho Naturalista, Turrialba, Costa Rica, April 29, 2021
    2021-04-29#1188
    Larry L. Jackson
  • White-necked Jacobin male
    White-necked Jacobin male
    Florisuga mellivora
    Rancho Naturalista, Turrialba, Costa Rica, April 29, 2021
    2021-04-29#1279
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Imperial Beer
    Imperial Beer
    Another good Costa Rican beer.
    Rancho Naturalista, Turrialba, Costa Rica, April 29, 2021
    2021-04-29#2414
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Yellow-faced Grassquit male
    Yellow-faced Grassquit male
    Tiaris olivaceus
    Rancho Naturalista, Turrialba, Costa Rica, April 29, 2021
    2021-04-29#0246
    Larry L. Jackson
  • White-necked Jacobin female
    White-necked Jacobin female
    Florisuga mellivora
    Rancho Naturalista, Turrialba, Costa Rica, April 29, 2021
    2021-04-29#1304
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Green-breasted Mango & White-necked Jacobin females
    Green-breasted Mango & White-necked Jacobin females
    Anthracothorax prevostii & Florisuga mellivora females
    Rancho Naturalista, Turrialba, Costa Rica, April 29, 2021
    2021-04-29#1305
    Larry L. Jackson
  • White-necked Jacobin & Green-breasted Mango females
    White-necked Jacobin & Green-breasted Mango females
    Florisuga mellivora & Anthracothorax prevostii females
    Rancho Naturalista, Turrialba, Costa Rica, April 29, 2021
    2021-04-29#1311
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Green-breasted Mango female
    Green-breasted Mango female
    Anthracothorax prevostii
    Rancho Naturalista, Turrialba, Costa Rica, April 29, 2021
    2021-04-29#1312
    Larry L. Jackson
  • White-necked Jacobin male
    White-necked Jacobin male
    Florisuga mellivora
    Rancho Naturalista, Turrialba, Costa Rica, April 29, 2021
    2021-04-29#1316
    Larry L. Jackson
  • White-necked Jacobin female & male
    White-necked Jacobin female & male
    Florisuga mellivora
    2021-04-29#1341
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Hummingbird Photo Setup
    Hummingbird Photo Setup
    Four stands, three strobes, the background, and wireless transmitters, all brought by our guide Mark so that we could get great hummingbird photos.
    Rancho Naturalista, Turrialba, Costa Rica, April 29, 2021
    2021-04-29#1952
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Green-breasted Mango female
    Green-breasted Mango female
    Anthracothorax prevostii
    Rancho Naturalista, Turrialba, Costa Rica, April 29, 2021
    2021-04-29#1365
    Larry L. Jackson
  • White-necked Jacobin males
    White-necked Jacobin males
    Florisuga mellivora
    Rancho Naturalista, Turrialba, Costa Rica, April 29, 2021
    2021-04-29#1386
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Rain Arriving
    Rain Arriving
    Here it comes again.
    Rancho Naturalista, Turrialba, Costa Rica, April 29, 2021
    2021-04-29#0273
    Larry L. Jackson
  • White-necked Jacobin male
    White-necked Jacobin male
    Florisuga mellivora - seemed okay with the rain.
    Rancho Naturalista, Turrialba, Costa Rica, April 29, 2021
    2021-04-29#0280
    Larry L. Jackson
  • White-necked Jacobin males
    White-necked Jacobin males
    Florisuga mellivora - all lined up in the rain.
    Rancho Naturalista, Turrialba, Costa Rica, April 29, 2021
    2021-04-29#0285
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Crowned Woodnymph male
    Crowned Woodnymph male
    Thalurania colombica - I didn't ever see this one come to a feeder.
    ISO 6,400
    Rancho Naturalista, Turrialba, Costa Rica, April 29, 2021
    2021-04-29#0298
    Larry L. Jackson
  • White-necked Jacobin female in rain
    White-necked Jacobin female in rain
    Florisuga mellivora - something in the light affected the color.
    Rancho Naturalista, Turrialba, Costa Rica, April 29, 2021
    2021-04-29#0302
    Larry L. Jackson
  • White-necked Jacobin female & male
    White-necked Jacobin female & male
    Florisuga mellivora
    Rancho Naturalista, Turrialba, Costa Rica, April 29, 2021
    2021-04-29#1460
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Green-breasted Mango male
    Green-breasted Mango male
    Anthracothorax prevostii
    Rancho Naturalista, Turrialba, Costa Rica, April 29, 2021
    2021-04-29#1492
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Buff-throated Saltator
    Buff-throated Saltator
    Saltator maximus
    Rancho Naturalista, Turrialba, Costa Rica, April 29, 2021
    2021-04-29#0332
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Green-breasted Mango male
    Green-breasted Mango male
    Anthracothorax prevostii
    Rancho Naturalista, Turrialba, Costa Rica, April 29, 2021
    2021-04-29#1514
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Green-breasted Mango & White-necked Jacobins
    Green-breasted Mango & White-necked Jacobins
    Anthracothorax prevostii & Florisuga mellivora - a female Green-breasted Mango & two female and one male White-necked Jacobins.
    Rancho Naturalista, Turrialba, Costa Rica, April 29, 2021
    2021-04-29#1608
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Porch View, Room #10
    Porch View, Room #10
    The trail going up to the night bat photo area on the right side of the right side of the photo.
    Rancho Naturalista, Turrialba, Costa Rica, April 29, 2021
    2021-04-29#2830
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Orchid
    Orchid
    Brassia verrucosa - one of my favorites.
    Rancho Naturalista, Turrialba, Costa Rica, April 30, 2021
    2021-04-30#5842
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Bromeliad
    Bromeliad
    I can't find an id for this one.
    Rancho Naturalista, Turrialba, Costa Rica, April 30, 2021
    2021-04-30#2901
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Sloth Sign
    Sloth Sign
    A bit of humor, though Sloths are not found at these altitudes.
    Rancho Naturalista, Turrialba, Costa Rica, April 30, 2021
    2021-04-30#2946
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Green Shell Ginger
    Green Shell Ginger
    Alpinia zerumbet
    Rancho Naturalista, Turrialba, Costa Rica, April 30, 2021
    2021-04-30#3613
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Bromeliad
    Bromeliad
    Another specimen of this unidentified Bromeliad.
    Rancho Naturalista, Turrialba, Costa Rica, April 30, 2021
    2021-04-30#3624
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Snowy Angel's Trumpet
    Snowy Angel's Trumpet
    Brugmansia suaveolens
    Rancho Naturalista, Turrialba, Costa Rica, April 30, 2021
    2021-04-30#4424
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Unknown
    Unknown
    Flowers like we used for the Hummingbird setup.  The leaves are similar to the Zebra Plant but I can't find a name.
    Rancho Naturalista, Turrialba, Costa Rica, April 30, 2021
    2021-04-30#4448
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Departing
    Departing
    Some of the staff seeing us off.
    Rancho Naturalista, Turrialba, Costa Rica, April 30, 2021
    2021-04-30#1626
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Auto Salvage
    Auto Salvage
    Turrialba, Costa Rica, April 30, 2021
    2021-04-30#1631
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Bridge
    Bridge
    A typical type of construction over small creeks.
    Turrialba, Costa Rica, April 30, 2021
    2021-04-30#1633
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Wires
    Wires
    Turrialba, Costa Rica, April 30, 2021
    2021-04-30#1635
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Cloud Layer
    Cloud Layer
    We went downhill for a while before heading up to or Lodge at 8,700 feet.
    Turrialba, Costa Rica, April 30, 2021
    2021-04-30#1636
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Arabica Coffee
    Arabica Coffee
    Coffea arabica
    Turrialba, Costa Rica, April 30, 2021
    2021-04-30#1638
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Railroad Steam Shovel
    Railroad Steam Shovel
    Bucyrus Steam Shovel used to build the railroad in the early 1900s.
    Turrialba, Costa Rica, April 30, 2021
    2021-04-30#1640
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Cemetery
    Cemetery
    Above ground crypts seem the normal, maybe because it rains so much.
    Turrialba, Costa Rica, April 30, 2021
    2021-04-30#1641
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Grocery Store
    Grocery Store
    Turrialba, Costa Rica, April 30, 2021
    2021-04-30#1643
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Butcher Shop
    Butcher Shop
    Turrialba, Costa Rica, April 30, 2021
    2021-04-30#1644
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Protected Crops
    Protected Crops
    Plastic to keep away birds I think.
    Turrialba to Cartago, Costa Rica, April 30, 2021
    2021-04-30#1646
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Small Town
    Small Town
    Turrialba to Cartago, Costa Rica, April 30, 2021
    2021-04-30#1648
    Larry L. Jackson
  • McDonalds
    McDonalds
    Good or bad, there is considerable American cultural influence.
    Cartago, Costa Rica, April 30, 2021
    2021-04-30#1651
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Walmart
    Walmart
    Cartago, Costa Rica, April 30, 2021
    2021-04-30#1652
    Larry L. Jackson
  • KFC
    KFC
    Cartago, Costa Rica, April 30, 2021
    2021-04-30#1653
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Bicycles
    Bicycles
    Cartago, Costa Rica, April 30, 2021
    2021-04-30#1654
    Larry L. Jackson
  • El Tejano
    El Tejano
    The Texan.
    Cartago, Costa Rica, April 30, 2021
    2021-04-30#1655
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Gas Station
    Gas Station
    Bathroom and fuel stop, a place we visited again at the end of the trip on the return to San Jose.
    Cartago, Costa Rica, April 30, 2021
    2021-04-30#1656
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Wind Turbines
    Wind Turbines
    Cartago to San Gerardo de Dota, Costa Rica, April 30, 2021
    2021-04-30#1659
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Montbretia
    Montbretia
    Crocosmia × crocosmiiflora
    Cartago to San Gerardo de Dota, Costa Rica, April 30, 2021
    2021-04-30#1661
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Poor Man's Umbrella
    Poor Man's Umbrella
    Gunnera insignis
    Cartago to San Gerardo de Dota, Costa Rica, April 30, 2021
    2021-04-30#1662
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Hydrangea
    Hydrangea
    Hydrangea macrophylla - a very common landscape plant.
    Cartago to San Gerardo de Dota, Costa Rica, April 30, 2021
    2021-04-30#1663
    Larry L. Jackson