ARA Project – Manzanillo, Costa Rica

Hoffmans Two Toed Sloth - Manzanillo, Costa Rica

Baby Chestnut Mandibled Toucan - Manzanillo, Costa Rica

This guy is about the size of a large peanut lol ... so freaking adorable. Unidentified Hummingbird - Manzanillo, Costa Rica

Super chill! Mantled Howler Monkey - Manzanillo, Costa Rica

Hoffmans Two Toed Sloth - Manzanillo, Costa Rica

Baby Great Green Macaw - Manzanillo, Costa Rica

Chestnut Mandibled Toucan - Talamanca, Costa Rica

Collared Aracari - Talamanca, Costa Rica

Great Green Macaw - Manzanillo, Costa Rica

Great Green Macaw - Manzanillo, Costa Rica

Common Black Hawk - Talamanca, Costa Rica

Collecting beach almonds and the petals from the mountain almonds are dropping everywhere. Just had to play with the combination. - Punta Uva, Talamanca, Costa Rica

Fun fact - Two Toed Sloths actually have three toes and two fingers ... misnamed much? This one is hiding from the rain. Hoffmans Two Toed Sloth - Manzanillo, Costa Rica

Chestnut Mandibled Toucan - Talamanca, Costa Rica

I am so in love with these birds and the little ones are wildly entertaining as they try to figure out the world around them. Great Green Macaw - Manzanillo, Costa Rica

They fledge at about 17 weeks so that is the rough age of this fellow! Great Green Macaw - Manzanillo, Costa Rica

I am so in love! Great Green Macaw - Manzanillo, Costa Rica

I told you there would be lots of parrot photos! Great Green Macaw - Manzanillo, Costa Rica

First flights with mom and dad! Great Green Macaw - Manzanillo, Costa Rica

A pair of young ones! Some uncertainty on the age of the one who is really red in the face. The Great Green's face gets quite red as they age, but also gets red when they are emotional (happy, scared, excited, angry - did I mention angry?). We are observing to see if this little guy with the red face is from this weeks fledging or possibly a little older. Great Green Macaw - Manzanillo, Costa Rica

This is affectionately known as the road to hell lol. The access to the site is very very steep. No photo really conveys this one. We walk this hill about every other day to collect beach almonds. So glad I am not smoking lol. Manzanillo, Costa Rica

Mealy Parrot - Manzanillo, Costa Rica

Beautiful Sunset at the ARA Project Site - Manzanillo, Costa Rica

Capuchin leaping through the trees. White Faced Capuchin - Manzanillo, Costa Rica

White Faced Capuchin - Manzanillo, Costa Rica

White Faced Capuchin - Manzanillo, Costa Rica

White Faced Capuchin - Manzanillo, Costa Rica

White Hawk - Manzanillo, Costa Rica

The Mountain Almond is a truly majestic tree. The soil base is not incredibly deep here so the large trees develop these huge "legs" to ensure stability. Mountain Almond - Manzanillo Costa Rica

Afternoons are spent grazing and napping! Great Green Macaw - Manzanillo, Costa Rica

Dusk - Manzanillo, Costa Rica

Dusk at the ARA Project Site. Manzanillo, Costa Rica

Dusk at the ARA Project Site. Manzanillo, Costa Rica

The beautiful flowers of the mountain almond tree. Manzanillo, Costa Rica

Not sure if this one is cooling down or showing us "sexy wing". Great Green Macaw - Manzanillo, Costa Rica

Chestnut Mandibled Toucan - Manzanillo, Costa Rica

Such amazingly beautiful animals .. so blessed to be a part of this. Manzanillo, Costa Rica

A little grooming/loving before sleep time. Manzanillo, Costa Rica

This young guy has not fledged yet and is just starting to poke his head out of the nest box every so often. I should be able to see him fledge while I am here!!! Great Green Macaw - Manzanillo, Costa Rica

I am immersed in dense jungle here. Extremely limited housing around us on this mountain side. Manzanillo, Costa Rica

My life parrots and monkeys. Manzanillo, Costa Rica

Dick Pic - Jungle style. Male Howler Monkey - Manzanillo, Costa Rica

These little guys are all over the place here! Green-and-Black Poison Dart Frog (Dendrobates auratus) - Manzanillo, Costa Rica

These little guys are all over the place here! Green-and-Black Poison Dart Frog (Dendrobates auratus) - Manzanillo, Costa Rica

Poison dart frogs get their toxicity from their diet (primarily all the ants they eat) Strawberry Poison Dart Frog (Oophaga pumilio)

The poison from some of these frogs was used to dip the tips of darts by indigenous people in order to hunt birds and mammals. Strawberry Poison Dart Frog (Oophaga pumilio)

We have a little window to the ocean from where we are living.

The Mountain Almond tree is the tree of preference for the Great Green Macaw for both nesting and food source for 6 months of the year. These hard wood species can live for about 600 years and they tower above the rest of the jungle canopy. Manzanillo, Costa Rica

Parrots in the mist - Manzanillo, Costa Rica

We hike down to the beach to collect Beach Almonds. These nuts are similar in size and shape to the Mountain Almond. They are excellent "training" nuts for the Macaws as they are readily available for us to gather AND they are easier to open for the Macaws. This way the young ones can learn as as their beaks are getting stronger. Beach Almond (Terminalia catappa) - Talamanca, Costa Rica

This is the Beach Almond tree and they are prolific along the coast lines throughout this country. Beach Almond (Terminalia catappa) - Talamanca, Costa Rica

This is what my Roxi girl was ... so much better to see them in the wild. These guys were pretty far away, here's hoping for better pictures soon! White Capped Pionus (Pionus senil)

This guys has his wings spread slightly to cool down! Great Green Macaw - Manzanillo, Costa Rica

We had an early morning rain that broke just as the sun came up, leaving a heavy mist in the jungle.ARA Project - Manzanillo

Munching on some monkey fruit! Great Green Macaw - Manzanillo, Costa Rica

Great Green Macaw - Manzanillo, Costa Rica

Great Green Macaw - Manzanillo, Costa Rica

Great Green Macaw - Manzanillo, Costa Rica