We saw this Smooth-Billed Ani (Crotophaga ani) while driving along the southern coast of Osa Peninsula. Taken on my recent holiday to Costa Rica over Christmas 2022.

We saw several of these pale-billed woodpeckers (Campephilus guatemalensis) while on Osa Peninsula. This one was seemingly posing for the camera! Taken on my recent holiday to Costa Rica over Christmas 2022.

Christmas in Costa Rica was very different to in the UK; certainly far less showy and commercialised. It did feel very weird seeing Christmas lights while it was warm enough to walk around in just a t-shirt at night. Taken on my recent holiday to Costa Rica over Christmas 2022.

I was amazed at the detail I could capture in these macro photos of these Owl Butterflies. You can see the individual components of its eye! Taken on my recent holiday to Costa Rica over Christmas 2022.

I saw this spikey Miconia paleacea when walking near Arenal volcano. Taken on my recent holiday to Costa Rica over Christmas 2022.

I adore the bright reds and oranges of these incredible Centropogon flowers near Arenal. Taken on my recent holiday to Costa Rica over Christmas 2022.

I love the vibrant reds and greens on the receptacle and fruit of this Pacaya palm (Chamaedorea costaricana). Taken on my recent holiday to Costa Rica over Christmas 2022.

One of the simplest yet most amazing things I saw in the rainforest near Arenal volcano was how the water droplets on the plants would focus the light to create an in-focus image of the canopy behind. Taken on my recent holiday to Costa Rica over Christmas 2022.

Watching the birds being fed a breakfast of ripe fruit while we ate our own Costa Rican-style breakfast was a real treat! We saw several species of birds, including these Buff-throated saltators (Saltator maximus) as well as Orange-chinned Parakeets (Brotogeris jugularis) and Green Honeycreepers (Chlorophanes spiza). Taken on my recent holiday to Costa Rica over Christmas 2022.

Watching the birds being fed a breakfast of ripe fruit while we ate our own Costa Rican-style breakfast was a real treat! We saw several species of birds, including these Orange-chinned Parakeets (Brotogeris jugularis) as well as Green Honeycreepers (Chlorophanes spiza) and Buff-throated saltators (Saltator maximus). Taken on my recent holiday to Costa Rica over Christmas 2022.