Hermosa Lizards

Above: A giant lizard on the beach at Playa Hermosa (not our photo).

One thing we didn’t plan on for our beach trip last weekend was the abundance of jungle wildlife. We encountered crabs (on the beach and in the pool), frogs, birds, a cat, a dog, bugs, hundreds of cutter ants, and geckos; but most of all lizards!

When we arrived at the beach, we checked in and headed next door to eat a much needed lunch. As we waited for our meal, I heard this loud scratching behind Lindsey. We turned around and not five feet away was a lizard (like the one above) climbing up the side of the wooden canopy! He clambered his way up onto the roof where he sunbathed for the rest of our lunch.

That afternoon, as we were hanging out by the pool, we heard some more scratching and clawing and saw this lizard climbing up a tree.

We managed to get this picture from far away. If you can’t tell, he has a red head and a bright green body.

The next day, after we avoided some small, sun-bathing lizards as we walked to the local tienda, we arrived back to our room to spot this little fella on Lindsey’s pillow.

We quickly caught him and released him back into the wild. That night, we spotted 3 or 4 geckos hanging around the porch light eating bugs!

What a trip to the Costa Rican jungles.