MALE PASSERINI'S TANAGER, ARENAL PARAISO RESORT, LA FORTUNA, SAN CARLOS, COSTA RICA

   The Passerini's Tanager is a new species to our Life List, which now stands at 175.

SOOTY-FACED FINCH, LA PAZ WATERFALL GARDENS, VARA BLANCA, ALAJUELA, COSTA RICA

   Just managed to get a photo of the finch as it was moving fast out of range, so the bird is just at the edge of the photo. The Sooty-faced Finch is a new species to our Life List, which now stands at 174.

WHITE HAWK, ARENAL PARAISO RESORT, LA FORTUNA, SAN CARLOS, COSTA RICA

      This hawk was very far off and is enlarged, so the photo is somewhat fuzzy.  Our tour guide, Eric was able to identify it as a White Hawk.  This is a new species to our Life List, which now stands at 173.

GREY HAWK, ARENAL PARAISO RESORT, LA FORTUNA, SAN CARLOS, COSTA RICA

   The Grey Hawk is a new species to our Life List, which now stands at 172.

BLACK-CHEEKED WOODPECKER, ARENAL PARAISO RESORT, LA FORTUNA, SAN CARLOS, COSTA RICA

   The Black-cheeked Woodpecker is a new species to our Life List, which now stands at 171.

CICADA SHEDDED EXOSKELETON, MYSTICO HANGING BRIDGES PARK, LA FORTUNA, SAN CARLOS, COSTA RICA

   The cicadas are a superfamily of insects.  There are about 2,500 species of cicadas.  Immature cicadas periodically shed their outer skin or exoskeleton, as canbe secn in the photo.

HOWLER MONKEY, MYSTICO HANGING BRIDGES PARK, LA FORTUNA, SAN CARLOS, COSTA RICA