Santa Rosa National Park- October 2007
Santa Rosa National Park (
http://www.infocostarica.com/places/santa.html )
Finding the park off the Pan-American Highway was straightforward. We only visited the southern section where the park headquarters are situated. This national park consists of “dry” (not while we were there!) coastal forest with a few small grassy areas near the entrance. The entrance fee is $5 per person but there is no gate and is unmanned before 08.00. The track that goes off the road at a sharp angle about 400m beyond the entrance was quite good. It was too wet to drive along so we walked as far as the rusting military vehicles. Beyond that it was too wet to walk without wellies, which we didn’t have. It was also good along the trail near the park headquarters. But much of the entrance road was very quiet.
Finding the park off the Pan-American Highway was straightforward. We only visited the southern section where the park headquarters are situated. This national park consists of “dry” (not while we were there!) coastal forest with a few small grassy areas near the entrance. The entrance fee is $5 per person but there is no gate and is unmanned before 08.00. The track that goes off the road at a sharp angle about 400m beyond the entrance was quite good. It was too wet to drive along so we walked as far as the rusting military vehicles. Beyond that it was too wet to walk without wellies, which we didn’t have. It was also good along the trail near the park headquarters. But much of the entrance road was very quiet.
 The Mirador at Santa Rosa
The only view across
the tree tops that we came across
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 White-fronted Parrots
Photographed in the
gloom as they gathered to roost
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 Dusky-capped or Nutting's Flycatcher (we think!!!)
Trying to identifying
these birds could drive you insane!
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 Pale-billed Woodpecker
The only one of the
trip
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 White-tipped Dove
Hard to photograph on
the dark forest floor
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 Orange-chinned_Parakeet One of many birds going to roost adjacent to the Egret roost |
 Including 200 Cattle Egrets, 15 Great Egrets, 6 Snowy Egrets, 3 Little Blue Herons, 1 Tricolored Heron and 2 Neotropic Cormorants, plus a huge Green Iguana |
 Howler Monkey
Showing his prize assets!
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