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Capuchin monkey on the beach at Cahuita on the Caribbean coast. Interested in stealing my picnic.

Another capuchin waits patiently for any offerings from our beach picnic.

The spiders around here are pretty substantial.

Some of the amazing tree roots we saw in the rainforest.

A young member of the local raccoon species, watching nervously from the forest.

These exotic blossoms are a great favourite with hummingbirds, and the snakes that feed on them.

Attractive little lizard, only a couple of inches long, living under a stone bench in one of the parks.

Iguana basking in a tree.

Early morning exercise off Manuel Antonio

Traffic holdup on the High Street in Manuel Antonio.

A family of caimans watch our boat go by at Caño Negro.

A couple of passing squirrel monkeys give Jean the once-over.

Artistic shot of where the trees meet the sea, Playa Negro

Bats resting in the daytime on the underside of the stout branch of a tree

The eyelash palm pit viper. Highly venomous but rather beautiful. Preferred food: hummingbirds.

Large female iguana basking on the beach at Manuel Antonio.

Coatis are common and go around in huge family groups. They love picnic left-overs.

This little girl was the daughter of the hotel-owner at Tortuguero. She adopted us even though we didn't speak much of her language.

Flash photograph of a caimen out hunting at night.

A lake of concentrated sulphuric acid in the crater of the recently active Poás Volcano, near Sarchi.

The classic Costa Rican picture: the arrow-poison frog. This one is called a "blue jeans" arrow-poison frog. I wonder why?