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1 0 Crocodile

Crocodile

by Mel11Tarcoles, Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica

American crocodiles

1 0 Spotting

Spotting

by sagittariidaeSan José, Costa Rica

Unknown skipper found in Tárcoles, Costa ...

3 2 American Crocodile

American Crocodile

by JanBechlerTárcoles, Puntarenas, Costa Rica

0 0 Fiery-billed Aracari

Fiery-billed Aracari

by JosePabloCastilloTárcoles, Provincia Puntarenas, Costa Rica

2 0 Neotropical bark mantis

Neotropical bark mantis

by bfridie5Tárcoles, Provincia Puntarenas, Costa Rica

Found on twig

6 3 Crab

Crab

by JoshuaSantanaTárcoles, Provincia Puntarenas, Costa Rica

Little and funny red crab

0 0 Ringed Kingfisher

Ringed Kingfisher

by sagittariidaeSan José, Costa Rica

Ringed kingfisher with prey, perched near mangroves along the beach.

1 0 Metalmark

Metalmark

by sagittariidaeSan José, Costa Rica

Very small butterfly found in Tárcoles, ...

0 0 Purple Gallinule

Purple Gallinule

by sagittariidaeSan José, Costa Rica

Spotted from a bridge over the Tárcoles ...

0 0 Boat-billed Heron

Boat-billed Heron

by sagittariidaeSan José, Costa Rica

Roosting in a mangrove along the Tárcoles ...

1 0 Bare-throated Tiger Heron

Bare-throated Tiger Heron

by sagittariidaeCosta Rica

Great encounter with this beautiful bird.

0 0 Roseate Spoonbill

Roseate Spoonbill

by sagittariidaeSan José, Costa Rica

Foraging along the river banks.

2 1 Hongo rojo

Hongo rojo

by Jonathan SequeiraTárcoles, Provincia Puntarenas, Costa Rica

Muy pequeño, de escasos 8 mm de alto

1 0 Wood Stork and American Crocodile

Wood Stork and American Crocodile

by Kymberlee RickeSan José, Costa Rica

between these large American Crocodiles in the

1 0 Great Egret

Great Egret

by Jack SettlePuntarenas, Costa Rica

A great egret wading in the Tárcoles River ...

0 0 Mangrove Black-Hawk or Common Black-Hawk

Mangrove Black-Hawk or Common Black-Hawk

by sagittariidaeCosta Rica

Molting individual, perching along the river.

0 0 Crocodile

Crocodile

by rafikipontigoPuntarenas, Costa Rica

Very big crocodiles

3 1 American Crocodiles

American Crocodiles

by Jack SettlePuntarenas, Costa Rica

Many American crocodiles can be seen while looking down from a bridge over the ...

3 5 American crocodile

American crocodile

by RicardoJPuntarenas, Costa Rica

Big crocodiles on the Tárcoles River ...

3 0 Bat Falcon

Bat Falcon

by Jonathan SequeiraTárcoles, Puntarenas, Costa Rica

Small falcon, usually perch in high branches to search for prey(bats, birds or ...

2 0 American Crocodile

American Crocodile

by Yaniv and Sarit WainerPuntarenas, Costa Rica

3-5 meter adult crocodiles, resembling modern-day dinosaurs. They weren't too ...

0 0 Variegated Squirrel

Variegated Squirrel

by sagittariidaeSan José, Costa Rica

Common in Tárcoles, Costa Rica. Love to eat ...

1 1 Crested Caracara

Crested Caracara

by AlejandroGarcíaLozanoPuntarenas, Costa Rica

Juvenile and adult Crested Caracara.

2 2 Green Iguana

Green Iguana

by Jack SettlePuntarenas, Costa Rica

Pretty sure this is either a female or juvenile green iguana. The second photo ...

1 0 Brown Pelican

Brown Pelican

by AdrianLeathersTárcoles, Puntarenas, Costa Rica

Very large seabird with huge, pouched bill and broad wings. Brownish gray body ...

5 0 White-whiskered Puffbird

White-whiskered Puffbird

by Jonathan SequeiraTárcoles, Provincia Puntarenas, Costa Rica

This large-headed,member of the Bucconidae is about 18 cm long and which ...

1 0 Boat-billed Heron

Boat-billed Heron

by KimFgrTárcoles, Provincia Puntarenas, Costa Rica

The boat-billed heron is found in Mexico down through Central and South ...

0 3 Turquoise-browed Motmot

Turquoise-browed Motmot

by Jonathan SequeiraGuanacaste, Costa Rica

Tárcoles y existe un registro de su ...

2 0 American crocodile

American crocodile

by KarenSaxtonPuerto Limon, Cartago, Costa Rica

A large crocodilian of the americas. Can get up up to 20 feet or 6.1 meters. ...

10 10 derbid Hopper

derbid Hopper

by KarenSaxtonPuntarenas, Costa Rica

We were on the River Tarcoles when this ...

1 0 Black Ctenosaur

Black Ctenosaur

by Yaniv and Sarit WainerPuntarenas, Costa Rica

This black ctenosaur was about 80cm long, probably a female. It had spikes ...

7 3 White-whiskered Puffbird

White-whiskered Puffbird

by Jonathan SequeiraTárcoles, Provincia San José, Costa Rica

This kind of puffbird is about 18 cm long and weight approx. 42 gr. it likes ...

2 0 Great blue heron

Great blue heron

by Mel11Provincia de Puntarenas, Costa Rica

Large wading bird, with long legs, a sinuous neck, and thick, daggerlike bill. ...

0 0 Spectacled caiman

Spectacled caiman

by KarenSaxtonPuerto Limon, Cartago, Costa Rica

Common crocodilian of central America. It differs from the crocodile with it's ...

1 3 Spiny-Tailed Iguana

Spiny-Tailed Iguana

by Jack SettlePuntarenas, Costa Rica

This iguana and others liked to rest in or on top of this tourist shop next to ...

0 0 Black Vulture

Black Vulture

by glbnoah109Tárcoles, Puntarenas, Costa Rica

Heavy body black bird with rather short tail. Head is featherless and dark gray.

1 0 Gulls

Gulls

by natural.joshTárcoles, Provincia Puntarenas, Costa Rica

Gulls—the larger species in particular—are resourceful, inquisitive and ...

8 2 Mangrove Warbler (Bryant's), Bryant's Golden Warbler

Mangrove Warbler (Bryant's), Bryant's Golden Warbler

by Jonathan SequeiraTárcoles, Provincia Puntarenas, Costa Rica

So far this is considered a subspecies of the yellow warbler, but the ...

1 0 Blue-crowned Manakin

Blue-crowned Manakin

by Jonathan SequeiraTárcoles, Provincia Puntarenas, Costa Rica

Small member of the Pipridae family, about 9 cm, the males are black with a ...

1 0 Roseate Spoonbill

Roseate Spoonbill

by Jonathan SequeiraTárcoles, Provincia Puntarenas, Costa Rica

The Roseate Spoonbill is a large bird that measures about 71 cm. The beak of ...

11 6 Roseate spoonbill

Roseate spoonbill

by Daniel-CRPuntarenas, Costa Rica

Roseate spoonbills are resident from Nicoya gulf to

3 0 Rufous-Naped Wren

Rufous-Naped Wren

by Chris79Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica

Tarcoles. It is a large wren that breeds ...

2 1 Lapa Roja

Lapa Roja

by AlejandroRodriguezPuntarenas, Costa Rica

Una pareja de lapas rojas cerca de la desembocadura del Rió

3 0 Royal Tern

Royal Tern

by mario.campos.sandovalAlajuela, Costa Rica

. Tárcoles. Costa Rica. The royal tern ...

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