Post tour NASBR/IBRC 2013

day one of the tour after the bat conference.

the wonderful heliconia plant - many more photos of these.

bananas!!

poison red dart frog. yes, the tiny dot on that rock in the middle.

katydid!

another poison dart frog!

heliconia plant! it traps water - and some bugs lay their eggs here and the larva live and grow in the water. these are also often pollinated by plants! and bats will sometimes use their leaves to make tents!

lichee fruit: a new monoculture they are growing. sold along roadsides everywhere.

arenal volcano!

vultures rule the sky here.

THIS WAS SO COOL. there is a group of coatis, these beautiful creatures from the raccoon family. this group is made up of females and babies. oh dear. too cute. you'll have to make click the photo to see them!

 the tree roots. what are they doing? so cool.

 moth - when it's flying it looks like a very tiny hummingbird. too cool!

their bird feeders. cut up fruit stuck to old trees. with a cone on the bottom to stop the coatis from eating the fruit.

 and back at the lodge:

 my first time swimming in hot springs!

 dink frog! loud but tiny!

 went out for dinner after a night of trapping where we didn't catch any bats... and at the restaurants, dogs are sitting under the tables. i tried to feed them - but apparently they are picky eaters.

 beautiful sunrise. i woke up around 5 or 6am everyday in costa rica, it was too beautiful to miss any of it.

 kiskadee!

the second day of the tour involved a tour of a cacao plantation - to be updated tomorrow!