Esther's photos with the keyword: Sarapiqui

The interior roof at the Sarapiqui Rainforest Lodge ODT: Radiating lines AxMG_1915

View from a dry spot at the Sarapiqui Rainforest Lodge. ODT: Wet AxMG_1919

Photographed in the gardens at the Sarapiqui Rainforest Lodge in Costa Rica. ODT: Purple AxMG_1914

Ginger lily at Sarapiqui AxMG_1667

Sarapiqui River in Costa Rica AxMG_1717

Bromeliad at Sarapiqui AxMG_1677

Male Dobsonfly at Sarapiqui in Costa Rica. Both male and female dobsonflies possess sharp mandibles. The mandibles of an adult male dobsonfly are generally so large and have such poor leverage that they are incapable of breaking human skin During mating males show them off and use them to grab the females during copulation. Female dobsonflies, have short, powerful pincers and can inflict painful bites on humans. As larva, they have gills which allow them to live under water.. AxMG_1671

Why hang in a cave when you can enjoy a fine roof with a view? These bats nest on the inside of the roof at Sarapiqui Rainforest Lodge AxMG_1679

Zip lining over the Sarapiqui River in Costa Rica. ODT: Adventure AxMG_1694

Bromeliads cover a coconut palm tree at the Sarapiqui Rainforest Lodge. Epiphytic species, such as those int he photograph can be found growing on other plants or anything in which their roots can get a foothold to hang on. Their ability to obtainnutrition and moisture from the atmosphere has earned these species of bromeliads the name, "Air Plants". The leaves are in a spiral arrangement known as a "rosette." The baseof the leaves in the rosette overlaps to form a water reservoir. This reservoir collects leaf detris and insects which nourish the plant. AxMG_1720

Wild berries seen near the Sarapiqui River in Costa Rica AxMG_1696

Ginger Lily at Sarapiqui. Ginger lilies grow in tropical and subtropical climates. They are native to Asia and the Pacific but are frequently planted as ornamentals because of their colorful, showy flowers. They grow from large rhizomes. The flowers grown on long racemes and the structure of the stem consists of closely folded blades. AxMG_1683

Rufous-tailed Hummingbird (Amazilia tzacatl) AxMG_1708

Seen at the Sarapiqui Rainforest Lodge in Costa Rica AxMG_1730

Dense palms curve and form a ceiling in the Sarapiqui Rainforest AxMG_1789

The Sarapiqui rainforest in Costa Rica hosts a variety of plants from palms to tropical vines. AxMG_1818

Bouganvilleas were named after the famous French explorer, Admiral Louis de Bougainville, who "discovered" them in 1768 when he and his crew became the first Frenchmen to circumnavigate the globe. The salmon pink "blooms" are not true flowers, but instead are papery bracts that encircle the small, white, tubular flower. This Bougainvillea was found at Sarapiqui, Costa Rica. AxMG_1816

Ginger Lily at the Sarapiqui Rainforest Lodge in Costa Rica. Ginger lilies grow in tropical and subtropical climates. They are native to Asia and the Pacific but are frequently planted as ornamentals because of their colorful, showy flowers. They grow from large rhizomes. The flowers grown on long racemes and the structure of the stem consists of closely folded blades. AxMG_1823