GOLDEN ORB WEAVER SPIDER, SELVA VERDE LODGE, CHILAMATE, SARAPIQUI, COSTA RICA

   This is a large spider, approximately 3" long.  It looks like it has caught a caterpillar in its web.

PEREGRINE FALCON, FROM ROAD IN SARAPIQUI, COSTA RICA

   The Peregrine Falcon is a new species to our Life List, which now stands at 211.

FACEOFF: BLACK GUAN VS. AGOUTI, BOSQUE DE PAZ BIOLOGICAL RESERVE, SAN PEDRO, COSTA RICA

   I thought this was an interesting photo.  Both the Black Guan and Agouti wanted the food (corn) in the depression, which you can't see.  In the end the Agouti backed off.

BLACK GUAN, BOSQUE DE PAZ BIOLOGICAL RESERVE, SAN PEDRO, COSTA RICA

    The Black Guan is a new species to our Life List, which now stands at 210.

CHESTNUT-CAPPED BRUSH-FINCH, BOSQUE DE PAZ BIOLOGICAL RESERVE, SAN PEDRO, COSTA RICA

   The Chestnut-capped Brush-Finch is a new species to our Life List, which now stands at 209.

MALE VIOLET SABREWING, BOSQUE DE PAZ BIOLOGICAL RESERVE, SAN PEDRO, COSTA RICA

   The Violet Sabrewing hummingbird is a new species to our Life List, which now stands at 208.

GOLDEN SHOWER OR RAIN ORCHID, BOSQUE DE PAZ BIOLOGICAL RESERVE, SAN PEDRO, COSTA RICS