Costa Rica day 11

Last full day. All the trips are in small boats among the mangroves. Tomorrow we travel back to San Jose.

wpid-img_6242.jpgThis allows you to get really close to birds. This is a Sungrebe.

wpid-img_6032.jpgThis is an Agami heron. Even our local guide was amazed at the views we got.

wpid-img_6138.jpgMale anhinga have a blue eye.

wpid-img_6221.jpgAlways look up for Magnificent Frigatebird.

wpid-img_6085.jpgThese are Spectacled Caiman and Owl Butterfly.

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Costa Rica day 11

We left Salva Verde after an early breakfast on the last leg of the trip.

We did have time for a few stops.

2 toed sloth

2 toed sloth

Tortuguero us reached by an hour long boat ride. Not sure who is photographing whom here.

wpid-img_5878.jpgAlso stops for the wildlife

wpid-img_5881.jpgThe strip of land on which the hotel is built takes 3 mins to cross on foot. This is the Caribbean and a Whimbrel.

wpid-img_5902.jpgwpid-img_5894.jpgAfter lunch we went for a boat ride slong the river and creeks. It was great and the birds allowed the boat to get really close.

Green heron

Green heron

Osprey

Osprey

The capuchins eat from trees overhanging the water. Precarious!

 

wpid-img_5983.jpgMore boat trips tomorrow. No cars here at all.