While birds were the focus of this trip, Costa Rica offered plenty of other wildlife along the way. From butterflies to monkeys to reptiles, these were some of the memorable “non-bird” encounters I was able to capture.

Butterflies

White-Faced Capuchin Monkeys

Frogs

Red-eyed tree frog

Strawberry Poison-dart Frog

Frog

Reptiles & Other Creatures

Eyelash-viper snake

White Bats

Chameleon

Green Iguana

Red-eared slider turtle

Lizard

Unidentified water critter

Other Wildlife Encounters

Crocodile

Agouti

Water Buffalo and Egrets – best of friends

White-nosed Coati

Sloth


These were the moments between the bird sightings – unexpected, and just as memorable in their own way.