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Costa Rica Rainforest

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Classic view of Laguna Botos and the crater of Volcan Poas, Costa Rica.
Classic view of Laguna Botos and the crater of Volcan Poas, Costa Rica.
Classic view of Laguna Botos and the crater of Volcan Poas, Costa Rica.
Classic view of Laguna Botos and the crater of Volcan Poas, Costa Rica.
Rufus-collared sparrow (Zonotrichia capensis) CR SP – Chingolo, on the summit of Volcan Poas, Costa Rica
Rufus-collared sparrow (Zonotrichia capensis) CR SP – Chingolo, on the summit of Volcan Poas, Costa Rica
Bell flowers in the forests on the summit of Volcan Poas, Costa Rica.
Bell flowers in the forests on the summit of Volcan Poas, Costa Rica.
A fairytale scene in the beautiful cloud forests on the summit of Volcan Poas, Costa Rica.
A fairytale scene in the beautiful cloud forests on the summit of Volcan Poas, Costa Rica.
Macro view of sap dripping from a branch on a palm tree in the cloud forests of Volcan Poaz, Costa Rica.
Macro view of sap dripping from a branch on a palm tree in the cloud forests of Volcan Poaz, Costa Rica.
Sap dripping from a branch on a palm tree in the cloud forests of Volcan Poas, Costa Rica.
Sap dripping from a branch on a palm tree in the cloud forests of Volcan Poas, Costa Rica.
Unusual red lichen on a rainforest tree, Cerro de la Muerte, Costa Rica.
Unusual red lichen on a rainforest tree, Cerro de la Muerte, Costa Rica.
Wild rainforest berries, unknown plant sp. Cerro de la Muerte, Costa Rica.
Wild rainforest berries, unknown plant sp. Cerro de la Muerte, Costa Rica.
Large unidentified spider in the Las Nubes Reserve, Costa Rica.
Large unidentified spider in the Las Nubes Reserve, Costa Rica.
Unidentified rainforest tree with spectacular large flowers, Caribbean slope, Costa Rica.
Unidentified rainforest tree with spectacular large flowers, Caribbean slope, Costa Rica.
Large rainforest plants form a dramatic ceiling in the Kelady Reserve, Caribbean Slope near Saripiqui, Costa Rica.
Large rainforest plants form a dramatic ceiling in the Kelady Reserve, Caribbean Slope near Saripiqui, Costa Rica.
Large rainforest plants form a dramatic ceiling in the Kelady Reserve, Caribbean Slope near Saripiqui, Costa Rica.
Large rainforest plants form a dramatic ceiling in the Kelady Reserve, Caribbean Slope near Saripiqui, Costa Rica.
Female slaty-tailed trogon (Trogon massena), Kelady, Costa Rica
Female slaty-tailed trogon (Trogon massena), Kelady, Costa Rica
Male slaty-tailed trogon (Trogon massena), Kelady, Costa Rica
Male slaty-tailed trogon (Trogon massena), Kelady, Costa Rica
The dramatic muddy brown waters of the Rio Susio (Dirty River) flowing through Braulio Carillo National Park, Costa Rica.
The dramatic muddy brown waters of the Rio Susio (Dirty River) flowing through Braulio Carillo National Park, Costa Rica.
The dramatic muddy brown waters of the Rio Susio (Dirty River) flowing through Braulio Carillo National Park, Costa Rica.
The dramatic muddy brown waters of the Rio Susio (Dirty River) flowing through Braulio Carillo National Park, Costa Rica.
Rainforest tree backlight at sunrise in the Las Nubes Reserve, Costa Rica
Rainforest tree backlight at sunrise in the Las Nubes Reserve, Costa Rica
Bay-headed Tanager, Santa Elena, Costa Rica (Tangara gyrola) CR SP - Tangara Cabecicastana
Bay-headed Tanager, Santa Elena, Costa Rica (Tangara gyrola) CR SP - Tangara Cabecicastana
Mono Cariblanco (Cebus Capucinus) in the Los Cusingos Reserve, Costa Rica
Mono Cariblanco (Cebus Capucinus) in the Los Cusingos Reserve, Costa Rica
Mono Cariblanco (Cebus Capucinus) in the Los Cusingos Reserve, Costa Rica
Mono Cariblanco (Cebus Capucinus) in the Los Cusingos Reserve, Costa Rica
Forests of the Las Nubes Reserve at sunrise, near San Isidro, Costa Rica.
Forests of the Las Nubes Reserve at sunrise, near San Isidro, Costa Rica.
Classic rainforest creek scene deep in the Las Nubes Reserve, near San Isidro, Costa Rica.
Classic rainforest creek scene deep in the Las Nubes Reserve, near San Isidro, Costa Rica.
Late light at dusk at the football (soccer) field in Santa Elena, Costa Rica.
Late light at dusk at the football (soccer) field in Santa Elena, Costa Rica.
Early morning light on lands in the Alexander Skutch Biological Corridor, near the Las Nubes Reserve, Costa Rica.
Early morning light on lands in the Alexander Skutch Biological Corridor, near the Las Nubes Reserve, Costa Rica.
Early morning light on partially deforested lands in the Alexander Skutch Biological Corridor, near the Las Nubes Reserve, Co...
Early morning light on partially deforested lands in the Alexander Skutch Biological Corridor, near the Las Nubes Reserve, Costa Rica.
Early morning silhouette of foggy rainforest with a hint of blue sky. Las Nubes Reserve, Costa Rica.
Early morning silhouette of foggy rainforest with a hint of blue sky. Las Nubes Reserve, Costa Rica.
Backlit cacao leaves, the plant used to make chocolate, on the Los Cusingos Reserve, Costa Rica.
Backlit cacao leaves, the plant used to make chocolate, on the Los Cusingos Reserve, Costa Rica.
Tiny caterpillar, carrying either larvae or a parasite, in the Las Nubes Reserve, Costa Rica.
Tiny caterpillar, carrying either larvae or a parasite, in the Las Nubes Reserve, Costa Rica.
Distant rocky bluff covered in cloud forest, high in the Las Nubes Reserve, Costa Rica.
Distant rocky bluff covered in cloud forest, high in the Las Nubes Reserve, Costa Rica.
A rare clear day reveals the splendor of the Las Nubes Rainforest Reserve, Costa Rica. Just over the ridge is Chirripo, the t...
A rare clear day reveals the splendor of the Las Nubes Rainforest Reserve, Costa Rica. Just over the ridge is Chirripo, the tallest mountain in the country.
Male green honeycreeper (Chlorophanes spiza), CR SP Mielero Verde, Rey de Trepadores, Skutch Biological Corridor, near San Is...
Male green honeycreeper (Chlorophanes spiza), CR SP Mielero Verde, Rey de Trepadores, Skutch Biological Corridor, near San Isidro, Costa Rica
Detail of a backlit leaf in the Los Cusingos Reserve, Costa Rica.
Detail of a backlit leaf in the Los Cusingos Reserve, Costa Rica.
The large leaves of the Guaruno Tree, a familiar sight to Costa Ricans and the favorite of sloths. Los Cusingos Reserve, Cost...
The large leaves of the Guaruno Tree, a familiar sight to Costa Ricans and the favorite of sloths. Los Cusingos Reserve, Costa Rica.
Yellows and greens reflect in a quiet creek in the farming community of Quizarra, Costa Rica, near the Los Cusingos Reserve.
Yellows and greens reflect in a quiet creek in the farming community of Quizarra, Costa Rica, near the Los Cusingos Reserve.
Rocks along the Rio Penas Blancas in the Las Nubes Reserve, Costa Rica.
Rocks along the Rio Penas Blancas in the Las Nubes Reserve, Costa Rica.
Rainforest at the edge of the Las Nubes Reserve, Costa Rica.
Rainforest at the edge of the Las Nubes Reserve, Costa Rica.
Two eggs in an unidentified birds nest, decorated with strands of moss and red flowers. Las Nubes Reserve, Costa Rica. (1)
Two eggs in an unidentified birds nest, decorated with strands of moss and red flowers. Las Nubes Reserve, Costa Rica. (1)
Roadside hawk (Buteo magnirostris) drying its feathers, CR SP Gavilan Chapulinero, Los Cusingos Reserve, Costa Rica
Roadside hawk (Buteo magnirostris) drying its feathers, CR SP Gavilan Chapulinero, Los Cusingos Reserve, Costa Rica
Large bromeliad growing on a branch in the Las Nubes Reserve, Costa Rica.
Large bromeliad growing on a branch in the Las Nubes Reserve, Costa Rica.
Macro view of an Esperanza (grasshopper) in the Las Nubes Reserve, Costa Rica.
Macro view of an Esperanza (grasshopper) in the Las Nubes Reserve, Costa Rica.
The red backside of the magnificent Velvet-leaved Philadendron, a hallmark plant of the transition zone between rainforest an...
The red backside of the magnificent Velvet-leaved Philadendron, a hallmark plant of the transition zone between rainforest and cloud forest in Costa Rica.
Rainforest in the Las Nubes Reserve, Costa Rica.
Rainforest in the Las Nubes Reserve, Costa Rica.
Cacao (the source of chocolate) growing near San Isidro del General, Costa Rica. This photo shows a fruit on the tree.
Cacao (the source of chocolate) growing near San Isidro del General, Costa Rica. This photo shows a fruit on the tree.
Cacao (the source of chocolate) growing near San Isidro del General, Costa Rica. This photo shows a fruit on the tree.
Cacao (the source of chocolate) growing near San Isidro del General, Costa Rica. This photo shows a fruit on the tree.
Cacao (the source of chocolate) growing near San Isidro del General, Costa Rica. This photo shows a fruit on the tree.
Cacao (the source of chocolate) growing near San Isidro del General, Costa Rica. This photo shows a fruit on the tree.
Macro view of water drops on leaves in the Las Nubes Reserve, Costa Rica.
Macro view of water drops on leaves in the Las Nubes Reserve, Costa Rica.
Male green honeycreeper (Chlorophanes spiza), CR SP Mielero Verde, Rey de Trepadores, Skutch Biological Corridor, near San Is...
Male green honeycreeper (Chlorophanes spiza), CR SP Mielero Verde, Rey de Trepadores, Skutch Biological Corridor, near San Isidro, Costa Rica
Golden-naped woodpecker (Melanerpes chrysauchen), CR SP Carpintero Nuquidorado, La Escondita, Quizarra, Costa Rica
Golden-naped woodpecker (Melanerpes chrysauchen), CR SP Carpintero Nuquidorado, La Escondita, Quizarra, Costa Rica
View from the farm La Escondita in Quizarra, Costa Rica, looking towards the Los Cusingos Reserve.
View from the farm La Escondita in Quizarra, Costa Rica, looking towards the Los Cusingos Reserve.
Wildflower (sp.) in the Las Nubes Reserve, near San Isidro, Costa Rica.
Wildflower (sp.) in the Las Nubes Reserve, near San Isidro, Costa Rica.
Wildflower (sp.) in the Las Nubes Reserve, near San Isidro, Costa Rica.
Wildflower (sp.) in the Las Nubes Reserve, near San Isidro, Costa Rica.
A bromeliad (pineapple family) on the banks of the Rio Penas Blancas, Costa Rica
A bromeliad (pineapple family) on the banks of the Rio Penas Blancas, Costa Rica
Shafts of sunlight break through the forest at sunrise in the Los Cusingos Reserve, Costa Rica.
Shafts of sunlight break through the forest at sunrise in the Los Cusingos Reserve, Costa Rica.
Eye to eye with grazing cows, with the rain forests of the Las Nubes Reserve in the background. Near San Isidro, Costa Rica.
Eye to eye with grazing cows, with the rain forests of the Las Nubes Reserve in the background. Near San Isidro, Costa Rica.
Rainbow over the Alexander Skutch Biological Corridor, Costa Rica.
Rainbow over the Alexander Skutch Biological Corridor, Costa Rica.
Mono Cariblanco (Cebus Capucinus) in the Los Cusingos Reserve, Costa Rica
Mono Cariblanco (Cebus Capucinus) in the Los Cusingos Reserve, Costa Rica
Rainbow over the Alexander Skutch Biological Corridor, Costa Rica.
Rainbow over the Alexander Skutch Biological Corridor, Costa Rica.
The Rio Penas Blancas flowing through the Alexander Skutch Biological Corridor, near San Isidro, Costa Rica.
The Rio Penas Blancas flowing through the Alexander Skutch Biological Corridor, near San Isidro, Costa Rica.
Speckled tanager (Tangara guttata), CR SP Zebra, Tanagra Moteada, Los Cusingos Reserve, Costa Rica
Speckled tanager (Tangara guttata), CR SP Zebra, Tanagra Moteada, Los Cusingos Reserve, Costa Rica
Male shining honeycreeper (Cyanerpes lucidus), CR SP Milelero Luciente, Paitamarillo, Los Cusingos Reserve, Costa Rica
Male shining honeycreeper (Cyanerpes lucidus), CR SP Milelero Luciente, Paitamarillo, Los Cusingos Reserve, Costa Rica
Insect-chewed leaf in the forest at the Los Cusingos Reserve, Costa Rica.
Insect-chewed leaf in the forest at the Los Cusingos Reserve, Costa Rica.
Ornate red-tipped insect along the Rio Penas Blancas in the Los Cusingos Reserve, Costa Rica.
Ornate red-tipped insect along the Rio Penas Blancas in the Los Cusingos Reserve, Costa Rica.
View of the Skutch Biological Corridor and the Talamanca Mountain Range from the Los Cusingos Reserve, Costa Rica.
View of the Skutch Biological Corridor and the Talamanca Mountain Range from the Los Cusingos Reserve, Costa Rica.
Morpho Butterfly, Los Cusingos Reserve, Costa Rica
Morpho Butterfly, Los Cusingos Reserve, Costa Rica
A rainbow over the towns of Quizarra and Santa Elena, in the Alexander Skutch Biological Corridor, near San Isidro, Costa Rica.
A rainbow over the towns of Quizarra and Santa Elena, in the Alexander Skutch Biological Corridor, near San Isidro, Costa Rica.
Fog rolls through the forests of the Las Nubes Rain Forest Reserve, near San Isidro, Costa Rica.
Fog rolls through the forests of the Las Nubes Rain Forest Reserve, near San Isidro, Costa Rica.
Fog rolls through the forests of the Las Nubes Rain Forest Reserve, near San Isidro, Costa Rica.
Fog rolls through the forests of the Las Nubes Rain Forest Reserve, near San Isidro, Costa Rica.
Detail view of lands in the Alexander Skutch Biological Corridor, near San Isidro, Costa Rica.
Detail view of lands in the Alexander Skutch Biological Corridor, near San Isidro, Costa Rica.
Telephoto view of layers in the landscape of the Alexander Skutch Biological Corridor, in between the Las Nubes and Los Cusin...
Telephoto view of layers in the landscape of the Alexander Skutch Biological Corridor, in between the Las Nubes and Los Cusingos Reserves, near San Isidro, Costa Rica.
Black-Faced Soltaire (Myadestes melanops), with worm for hatchlings - SP Solitario Carinegro (col. Jilguero), Monteverde Clou...
Black-Faced Soltaire (Myadestes melanops), with worm for hatchlings - SP Solitario Carinegro (col. Jilguero), Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve, Costa Rica
Bioluminescent (glow-in-the-dark) mushrooms (Mycanae sp.) Natural light using 60-second exposure, Monteverde Cloud Forest Res...
Bioluminescent (glow-in-the-dark) mushrooms (Mycanae sp.) Natural light using 60-second exposure, Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve, Costa Rica
Three large Velvet-Leaved Philadendron leaves, showing striking colors and venation. (Araceae Philodendron sp.), Monteverde C...
Three large Velvet-Leaved Philadendron leaves, showing striking colors and venation. (Araceae Philodendron sp.), Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve, Costa Rica
Male golden-browed chlorifonia (Chloropinaia callophrys), SP Rualdo, Monteverde Cloud Forest, Costa Rica
Male golden-browed chlorifonia (Chloropinaia callophrys), SP Rualdo, Monteverde Cloud Forest, Costa Rica
Epiphyte covered branch showing bromeliads, ferns, orchids, mosses, and vascular plants, Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve, Cos...
Epiphyte covered branch showing bromeliads, ferns, orchids, mosses, and vascular plants, Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve, Costa Rica
Baby Bare-Shanked Screech Owl (Otus clarkii) - SP Lechucita Serranera, Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve, Costa Rica
Baby Bare-Shanked Screech Owl (Otus clarkii) - SP Lechucita Serranera, Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve, Costa Rica
Macro view of tiny (Stelis sp.) orchids, with raindrops.tugging on each flower, Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve, Costa Rica
Macro view of tiny (Stelis sp.) orchids, with raindrops.tugging on each flower, Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve, Costa Rica
(Guzmania nicaragunuensis) bromeliad, Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve, Costa Rica
(Guzmania nicaragunuensis) bromeliad, Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve, Costa Rica
Unidentified small cricket or grasshopper, with bold black, green, and red coloration, Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve, Costa...
Unidentified small cricket or grasshopper, with bold black, green, and red coloration, Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve, Costa Rica
Classic view of cloud forest slope enveloped in fog, Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve, Costa Rica
Classic view of cloud forest slope enveloped in fog, Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve, Costa Rica
Bat in mid-flight at night, Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve, Costa Rica
Bat in mid-flight at night, Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve, Costa Rica
Detail of (Malvaviscus arboreus) plant with red flower, Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve, Costa Rica
Detail of (Malvaviscus arboreus) plant with red flower, Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve, Costa Rica
Detail of banana leaf with the silhouette of a damselfly, Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve, Costa Rica
Detail of banana leaf with the silhouette of a damselfly, Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve, Costa Rica
Butterfly specimens from the Skutch Laboratory, including two Blue Morphos, Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve, Costa Rica
Butterfly specimens from the Skutch Laboratory, including two Blue Morphos, Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve, Costa Rica
Unidentified orchid with beautiful, elegant form, Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve, Costa Rica
Unidentified orchid with beautiful, elegant form, Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve, Costa Rica
Jelly Mushrooms (Calostoma cinnabarina) and Puffball, Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve, Costa Rica
Jelly Mushrooms (Calostoma cinnabarina) and Puffball, Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve, Costa Rica
Small leaf silhouette behind large banana leaf, Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve, Costa Rica
Small leaf silhouette behind large banana leaf, Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve, Costa Rica
A newly discovered orchid species found in May 2003. It has no scientific name yet. Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve, Costa Rica
A newly discovered orchid species found in May 2003. It has no scientific name yet. Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve, Costa Rica
Raindrops in a spider web, Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve, Costa Rica
Raindrops in a spider web, Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve, Costa Rica
Collection of small beetles in Skutch Laboratory. Shows a small slice of the tremendous beetle diversity in a typical cloud f...
Collection of small beetles in Skutch Laboratory. Shows a small slice of the tremendous beetle diversity in a typical cloud forest, Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve, Costa Rica
Moth specimens from the Skutch Laboratory, Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve, Costa Rica
Moth specimens from the Skutch Laboratory, Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve, Costa Rica
Tiny rain frog (Eleutherodactylus sp.) with translucent webbed toes, Monteverde Cloud Forest, Costa Rica
Tiny rain frog (Eleutherodactylus sp.) with translucent webbed toes, Monteverde Cloud Forest, Costa Rica
The wilderness of the Penas Blancas Valley under golden light, Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve, Costa Rica
The wilderness of the Penas Blancas Valley under golden light, Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve, Costa Rica
Butterfly specimens from Skutch Laboratory including two  Blue Morphos, Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve, Costa Rica
Butterfly specimens from Skutch Laboratory including two Blue Morphos, Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve, Costa Rica
(Papilio garamas syedra) or Swallowtail butterfly, Monteverde Cloud Forest, Costa Rica.
(Papilio garamas syedra) or Swallowtail butterfly, Monteverde Cloud Forest, Costa Rica.
Wild gray fox (Urocyon cinereoargenteus), SP. Zorro Gris, Monteverde Cloud Forest, Costa Rica
Wild gray fox (Urocyon cinereoargenteus), SP. Zorro Gris, Monteverde Cloud Forest, Costa Rica
Wild gray fox (Urocyon cinereoargenteus), SP. Zorro Gris, Monteverde Cloud Forest, Costa Rica
Wild gray fox (Urocyon cinereoargenteus), SP. Zorro Gris, Monteverde Cloud Forest, Costa Rica
View of the Gulf of Nicoya from the Continental Divide, Monteverde Cloud Forest, Costa Rica.
View of the Gulf of Nicoya from the Continental Divide, Monteverde Cloud Forest, Costa Rica.
Male resplendant quetzal (Pharomachrus moccino), Monteverde, Costa Rica
Male resplendant quetzal (Pharomachrus moccino), Monteverde, Costa Rica
Male resplendant quetzal (Pharomachrus moccino) eating a katydid, Monteverde, Costa Rica
Male resplendant quetzal (Pharomachrus moccino) eating a katydid, Monteverde, Costa Rica
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