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Scarlet Macaws in Drake Bay

At only 1 kilogram (2.2 pounds) and with an impressive wingspan of 1 meter (3 feet), Scarlet Macaws are the largest parrot in the world and can live to 40-50 years of age, and sometimes until 80 years.

The birds have strong beaks and claws, and in the wild can be very aggressive during mating season. (October to April).

Habitat loss and illegal trapping are the reasons that the bird has landed on the endangered list. Look but don’t touch!

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Drake Bay Greenleaf - Aerial View of the property

Jaw dropping view of the Drake Bay Greenleaf hotel in Bahia Drake and the ocean view.

 A two week visit to Costa Rica allows you to see most parts of this beautiful country, and you should try to visit Drake Bay for 3 or 4 days.

 Explore the Osa Peninsula, and Corcovado National Park for an unforgettable vacation experience. Hike untouched primary rain forests and spot sloths, coati, tapirs, leaf cutter ants, snakes, black billed toucans, green parrots, squirrel, white faced capuchin, mantled howler, and Geoffroy’s spider monkeys, and possibly even jaguars. Snorkel or scuba dive at Caño Island Biological Reserve with opportunities to see hammer head sharks, manta rays, moray eels, octopus, reef sharks, sea turtles, angel fish, parrot fish, bottle nose, roughtooth, spotted, common and spinner dolphins, and humpback, pilot, killer, sei, and beaked whales.

 Every day look out to stunning views of the Pacific Ocean and every night view the breathtaking sunsets from your private villa at Drake Bay Greenleaf.  With 20 hectares of property and only an 8 minute walk to the beach, this all-inclusive meals and fruit drink resort will be the highlight of your vacation to this Eco-friendly country.

 Drone video footage shows the Drake Bay Greenleaf villas and the stunning ocean view.

 Come visit the land of Pura Vida!

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What To Expect On the Night Tour in Drake Bay

Many of the residents of Drake Bay are nocturnal, so it only makes sense that Drake Bay Greenleaf would offer a night tour! This new Costa Rica jungle tour hotel has set up the perfect after dinner outing that may leave guests feeling a little squeamish before crawling into their beds.

Departing the hotel at 7:30, our group, led by our fearless guide ‘Tico’, sauntered off into the night. As with all wildlife tours, you never know what you might encounter, so we kept our eyes peeled for movement.

Our guests were hoping to see a sloth on their first tour, but at night it is hard to see them but we did find a sloth high up in the tree, however too far for any good pictures.

We soon found a Blunthead Tree Snake or Imantodes cenchoa, which is not venomous, yet can certainly raise the hairs on the back of your neck as it stretches out to catch dinner. This night hunter is able to stealthily capture their sleeping prey, usually lizards, without climbing the vegetation and waking them.

Our guide then found a tailless whip scorpion, or Amblypygi. These harmless creatures look fierce but lack the sting of a true scorpion, and in fact are neither scorpion nor spider, but they are arachnids. They can emit an acidic vinegar-like substance if threatened, but for the most part are pretty chill to humans. That does not mean that they are so nice to prey. THe barbed palps on their mouth ensure that nothing gets

We were fortunate to find a real scorpion, a bark scorpion (Centruroides margaritatus), and our guide wisely did not pick it up. It was climbing a tree so we had a perfect eye-level view!

Want to find out what other things you might see with a Costa Rica jungle tour hotel? Go to drakebaygreenleaf.com to browse the list of tours available to guests.

 Leave your comments below with the animals, snakes, or bugs that you hope to see on your Costa Rica jungle tour.

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Bird Watching in Drake Bay, Costa Rica

Birding or bird watching is a really big thing in Drake Bay, Cost Rica, and even without a pair of binoculars visitors will be able to spot a variety of bird species.

Whether you venture into the Corcovado National Park, or stay at the Drake Bay Greenleaf's hectares of property, you are sure to find some spectacular shots!

It's easy to spot the toucancillo, which no one believes is his real name. but it really is! The Fiery-billed Aracari (Toucancillo Piquianaranjado) reminds us of the toucan, and in Costa Rica adding illo to the end of something means that it is small, or a small toucan.

The yellow-bellied siskin (Spinus xanthogastrus) can normally be found between Drake Bay and the Osa Peninsula, down to Ecuador and even Bolivia.

The beautiful toucan that everyone knows and loves is one of 6 toucans that you will find at Drake Bay Greenleaf, Costa Rica! You have already seen the toucancillo or Fiery-billed Aracari, and this famous face is the Black-mandibled toucan or Chestnut mandibled toucan or Swainson’s toucan (Ramphastos ambiguus swainsonii) while the rainbow-billed or Keel-billed Toucan (Ramphastos sulfuratus) has a green, red, and yellow beak.

The Red-capped Manakin (Ceratopipra mentalis) is common throughout Central America and western South America. This bright-headed bird has become famous in videos for ‘moon walking’ and with over 50 varieties of manakins, there is no shortage of courtship dances.

Enthusiastic birders have seen and documented an amazing 850 bird species – in Costa Rica, roughly 10 percent of all of the birds in the world! What other species do you think you will find when you visit Drake Bay Greenleaf? BTW If you would like to use any of our photos, please give photo credit to Drake Bay Greenleaf. Thanks! What birds are you hoping to see?

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