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| A short street in the village of Drake Bay called “Hibiscus Way” Drake Bay, Costa Rica |
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| Red Hibiscus Drake Bay, Costa Rica |
About Corcovado National Park (Wikipedia) and About Drake Bay (Wikipedia)
Just a tiny sample of the lush forests around Drake Bay & in the Park:
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| This massive root structure is on property of Hotel Aguila de Osa Drake Bay, Costa Rica |
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| Hotel Aguila de Osa Drake Bay, Costa Rica |
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| Mangoes on the ground for animals to eat or to rot Common all over Costa Rica this time of year – We can’t eat them all! Here on public trail through Aguila de Osa Hotel, Drake Bay, Costa Rica |
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| Mango Tree Along public trail Drake Bay, Costa Rica |
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| Public Trail Near Hotel Aguila de Osa Drake Bay, Costa Rica |
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| Park Trail, near Pedrillo Ranger Station Corcovado National Park, Costa Rica |
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| Bamboo at Aguila de Osa Lodge Drake Bay, Costa Rica |
See also my Photo Gallery called Flora & Forests
My TRIPS Photo Gallery on this Drake Bay Trip
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| Malachite Butterfly Drake Bay, Costa rica |
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| White-faced Capuchin Monkey Drake Bay, Costa rica |
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| Red-tailed Squirrel Corcovado National Park, Costa Rica |
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| White-nosed Coati Corcovado National Park, Costa Rica |
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| Agouti Corcovado National Park, Costa Rica |
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| White-lined Bat Mangrove Forest, Drake Bay, Costa rica |
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| Proboscis Bat (said guide) or Gray Sac-winged Bat Mangrove Forest, Drake Bay, Costa rica |
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| Land Crab Mangrove Forest, Drake Bay, Costa rica |
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| Spotted Dolphin Near Cañon Island, Drake Bay, Costa Rica |
My TRIPS Photo Gallery on this Drake Bay Trip
About Corcovado National Park (Wikipedia) and About Drake Bay (Wikipedia)
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| Tawny Tree Frog Corcovado National Park, Costa Rica |
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| Red-eyed Tree Frog Aguila de Osa Inn, Drake Bay, Costa Rica |
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| Common Rain Frog Aguila de Osa Inn, Drake Bay, Costa Rica |
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| American Crockodile Mangrove Forest, Drake Bay, Costa Rica |
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| Skink Aguila de Osa Inn, Drake Bay, Costa Rica |
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| Unknown Lizard Corcovado National Park, Costa Rica |
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| Unknown Lizard (on guide Tony) Corcovado National Park, Costa Rica |
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| Baby Boa Constrictor (On guide Carlos)
Aguila de Osa Inn, Drake Bay, Costa Rica |
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| Bare-throated Tiger Heron Corcovado National Park, Costa Rica |
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| Scarlet Macaw Corcovado National Park, Costa Rica |
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| Great Curassow Corcovado National Park, Costa Rica |
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| Black-headed Trogon female Corcovado National Park, Costa Rica |
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| Lineated Woodpecker Corcovado National Park, Costa Rica |
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| Boat-billed Heron Corcovado National Park, Costa Rica |
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| Yellow-crowned Night Heron juvenile (no crown yet) Mangrove Forest, Drake Bay, Costa Rica |
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| Cherrie’s Tanager male Aguila de Osa Inn, Drake Bay, Costa Rica |
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| Black Vultures waiting for fish above high tide rocks Aguila de Osa Inn, Drake Bay, Costa Rica |
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| Bananaquit Drake Bay, Costa Rica |
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| Bananaquit Drake Bay, Costa Rica |
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| Great-tailed Grackle male Aguila de Osa Inn, Drake Bay, Costa Rica |
We saw some other birds but no good photos because of distance, trees, etc. I did not get any photos of new species for my collection on this trip as hoped. We did see toucans, parrots and many other birds but unable to photograph. Tomorrow I will share photos of other animals seen at Corcovado & Drake Bay.
My TRIPS Photo Gallery on this Drake Bay Trip
See also my BIRDS photo gallery
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| About noon I take boat from here to “wet landing” (barefoot through surf) in the little village of Drake Bay. Then a taxi with a Canadian family who were in another hotel, going to the Drake Bay Airport (photos below). Then less than an hour flight to San Jose Airport in Alajuela and my personal taxi prescheduled to take me home where I ordered pizza delivered, started laundry and a few other chores before collapsing! |
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| Drake Bay Airport Terminal, Ticket Office & Gift Shop Drake Bay, Costa Rica |
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| Bording Gate, complete with attendant & fire extinguisher! Drake Bay, Costa Rica |
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| Drake Bay Airport Drake Bay, Costa Rica |
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| The Thrill of the Cockpit Drake Bay, Costa Rica |
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| Goodbye Drake Bay, a bay off the Pacific Ocean at Corcovado Park Drake Bay, Costa Rica |
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| Crossing the Mountains to San Jose in 45 minutes! (All day on bus) Talamanca Mountains, Costa Rica |
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| Main Terminal, San Jose Airport – But Sansa has its own little terminal. Alajuela, Costa Rica |
My TRIPS Photo Gallery on this Drake Bay Trip
TWO WEB ARTICLES ABOUT MY PHOTOGRAPHY HOBBY & LATEST BOOK:
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| Red-eyed Tree Frog In the gardens, Aguila Inn, Drake Bay, Costa Rica |
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| White-faced Capuchin Money Beach of Drake Bay Village, Costa Rica |
Good news this afternoon. I fooled with my camera again since drying it out was not helping, and found the problem which was that the lid on the disk chamber was loose. Ugh!
About Corcovado National Park (Wikipedia) and About Drake Bay (Wikipedia)
My TRIPS Photo Gallery on this Drake Bay Trip
See also my galleries on Other Animals
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| Sunrise from my cabin at Aguila Inn Drake Bay, Costa Rica |
My TRIPS Photo Gallery on this Drake Bay Trip
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| Juvenile Yellow-crowned Night Heron Mangroves off Drake Bay, Costa Rica |
Today’s boat trip was one of the best with Carlos leading and we seeing more animals and birds than seen in the National Park! I am physically exhausted and a tiny bit sunburned from a clear, sunny morning, but tomorrow I rest with only a little bird walk before breakfast and maybe some more exploring on my on. Then Saturday afternoon I return home. Its been a very good week! Great staff at Aguila Inn! It is kind of nice to be pampered a little every once in a while which so many of these lodges in Costa Rica do!
About the photo: Because his is juvenile, he does not have his “yellow crown” which may make you question if he is. He was standing straight which was okay, but then did this one-leg thing with his wing out that I thought made a more interesting photo. And yes, the heliconia flower is growing wild in this particular mangrove forest. Another cool place! And all my photos had to be made on my phone today because the good camera is not working. I have it in a bag of uncooked rice hoping it is just the humidity. Very humid on the coast! And mechanical things can be a pain sometimes!
¡Buenos noches!
My TRIPS Photo Gallery on this Drake Bay Trip
About Corcovado National Park (Wikipedia) and About Drake Bay (Wikipedia)
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| Adult Dolphin Drake Bay, Costa Rica |
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| Watching Dolphins from Snorkeling Boat Drake Bay, Costa Rica |
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| Then Snorkeling to See Smaller Fish! At Caño Island, Drake Bay, Costa Rica |
It was another nice trip today though we got heavy rain on the way back meaning no picnic lunch on the beach. The snorkle leader decided to take us to the little town of Drake Bay to eat the fruit and sandwich makings he had, so I had them drop me off at our Aguila Inn pier on the way and had a nice chicken salad lunch out of the rain. (And no wet landing of the boat!) Tomorrow I think I will get to do the Mangrove Float Trip for a lot of birds, having found two couples here who are interested. There is a minimum of 4 required to do the tour which is led by Aguila’s guide Carlos who welcomed me with a Boa Constrictor the first day.
The internet is slow still, but I decided to take time to post 3 photos above anyway. It is hard to tell a story with just one! And yesterday’s hike into Corcovado just showed the beach. But I need to give another Aguila guide, Tony, as much attention as I did Carlos with his Boa. So here he is with his “Living Ear Ring!” On the hike he grabbed this lizard and held it up to his ear. The lizard bit it and held on for 30 seconds or longer. Weird but entertaining!
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| Tony’s “Living Ear Ring” Aguila de Osa Lodge Hiking Guide Drake Bay, Costa Ricas |
About Corcovado National Park (Wikipedia) and About Drake Bay (Wikipedia)