Wednesday, February 1, 2012

Theme Day: Animals -- Howler Monkey

With the worldwide Daily Photo Theme Day for Feb. 1 being "animals," I thought i should post a typical Costa Rican animal.  Here is a photo of  a howler monkey on the roof of a  shade structure at the entrance to a condo building about a half block from our condo in Playa Langosta.  As this photo shows, at times howler monkeys come right into Tamarindo, although that is somewhat unusual.

Usually we see howler monkeys while driving in forested areas between towns, or on wildlife viewing excursions.  When we took these photos, we were simply walking from our condo to lunch on the main street in Lagosta, a residential area of Tamarindo.  I will show a series of photos of these monkeys during the coming week.

We are showing photos of Egypt this week on our Viva la Voyage travel photo site.

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28 comments:

  1. brattcatFebruary 1, 2012 at 3:50 AM

    very good choice for theme!

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  2. KateFebruary 1, 2012 at 4:26 AM

    You caught this guy on the run!

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  3. UnknownFebruary 1, 2012 at 4:30 AM

    Can't imagine seeing this wonderful animal just strolling to lunch!

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  4. Julie ScottsdaleDailyPhoto.comFebruary 1, 2012 at 5:22 AM

    very nice choice for theme day

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  5. SharonFebruary 1, 2012 at 5:33 AM

    I loved seeing these animals in so many different places while visiting there.

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  6. UnknownFebruary 1, 2012 at 5:46 AM

    Great capture, Dave! Howler Monkeys were my alarm clock in some places in Central America. :-)

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  7. JudyFebruary 1, 2012 at 6:56 AM

    What a beautiful creature! It would seem so strange to see a monkey in the neighborhood.

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  8. LowellFebruary 1, 2012 at 7:55 AM

    I howled when I saw this. Nice to know you're still down there monkeying around!

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  9. glendaFebruary 1, 2012 at 8:43 AM

    Loved spotting these monkeys on my visit. Sometimes I found them from the distinct sound they make. Great choice.

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  10. JillyFebruary 1, 2012 at 9:35 AM

    Fascinating. are they called Howler Monkeys cos they howl? Perhaps a silly question and the answer is yes...?

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  11. JackFebruary 1, 2012 at 10:30 AM

    Howler monkeys! I don't think I have ever seen one of these guys outside a zoo. Nice post for theme day.

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  12. Valladolid Daily PhotoFebruary 1, 2012 at 12:27 PM

    Magnificent colors. Very good picture for the day's topic.

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  13. cieldequimperFebruary 1, 2012 at 12:56 PM

    My first monkey today...

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  14. TashFebruary 1, 2012 at 5:09 PM

    What an extraordinary animal and photo both. Great to see an exotic-typical critter.

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    wonderful take on the theme

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