I’m so excited to share some photos from my recent trip to Costa Rica. These are a few of the best.

The Squirrel Monkey above is highly endangered. They are so cute and docile, they’ve been very popular as pets and are almost gone in the wild.

The Scarlet Macaw is another endangered animal, again taken as pets and their beautiful plumage for decoration.

The White-faced Capuchin is a smart primate, crafty even. Tourists are warned not to leave anything on the beach when they go swimming because these little guys like to run off with shiny trinkets.

The Emerald Toucanet, a bird I had not yet seen. I was thrilled to capture this portrait. Isn’t he a spectacular bird!

The Northern Tamandua, an anteater, is nocturnal. We got lucky enough to find one snoozing on a palm tree.

The Red-eyed Leaf Frog is the iconic critter of Costa Rica. He was absolutely stunning.

One can’t talk of the wildlife of Costa Rica without including the iguana.

You hope to see a sloth (you’d think they wouldn’t be that hard to find, but you’d be surprised) so when Amber and I came across this little cutie and photographed him for almost two hours as he stretched and posed for us, we couldn’t believe it. We named him Hollywood!

I’m sure my fellow photographers will appreciate this photo. I’ve always dreamed of catching a shot like this. Wow! You fire away, click, click, click, then in editing this pops up. Mind blown!

All these and more are in my new book, Costa Rica Wildlife: A Photographic Collection, available in just a few days. I’ll post when it’s official.  Also, Costa Rica Birds: A Photographic Collection and Costa Rica Hummingbirds: A Photographic Collection are in the works, so stay tuned.