Hummingbirds Galore!

male green thorntail


rufous tailed (I think)

male violet sabrewing


male coppery headed emerald (smallest hummer in Costa Rica)


immature green-crowned brilliant (the most prevalent species, and most pugnacious too)


male green-crowned brilliant on heliconia


immature green-crowned brilliant on ginger

female green-crowned brilliant


male purple-throated mountain gem


rufous tailed


brown violet-ear


female purple-throated mountain gem

male green hermit


male black bellied


female purple-throated mountain gem


male green-crowned brilliant


male thorntail

male green hermit

rufous tailed

male magenta-throated woodstar


brown violet-ear


a bird on the hand (the birds actually sat on my finger)


two at a time


flying off

Frogs!

I held a "Blue Jeans" poison dart frog (and lived to tell the tale...).

I believe this is called a flying leaf frog. He flew onto the guide's arm.

This red-eyed tree frog knew exactly what pose was expected of him.

Other birds at La Paz Waterfall Gardens

male resplendent quetzel (seen on the way to Poas volcano, actually)

silver throated tanager

silver throated tanager

emerald toucanet

amazons cowering from a blue and gold macaw in a large aviary

Extravagant hotel room at La Paz Waterfall Gardens

stained glass in the bathroom

more stained glass, and waterfall shower in the bathroom

fireplace

canopy bed

stained glass in a common area - they had lots of nice stained glass

Poas Volcano and Waterfall Gardens

the lagoon above Poas Volcano (the volcano crater itself was fogged in so I never saw it - a common occurance I hear)

traditional painted ox cart

coati stealing bananas meant for birds at La Paz Waterfall Gardens

waterfall 1 of 5 at Waterfall Gardens
waterfall 5 of 5 at Waterfall Gardens