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  • Amazing animal sightings at MurciĂ©lago Waterfall

    Amazing animal sightings at Murciélago Waterfall

    Wow, Costa Rica never ceases to surprise… we had a pretty surprising experience this morning when we took a pleasant walk at the Murciélago (Bat!) Waterfall in Monteverde.

    I’m not sure why it’s called that, to be honest. It was a short but pretty hike. The first bit was pretty steep, but it leveled off. The main challenge was the wobbly rope bridges, of which there were two.

    Sophie wasn’t concerned about the wobbly bridge.
    Wobble wobble…
    A child leans forward with both hands on a large boulder in a shallow forest stream, bracing one foot on a rock as if pushing it. A green-covered suspension bridge spans the rocky ravine above, surrounded by dense vegetation.
    Sophie crosses a raging river at risk of peril
    Sophie and Lynnette sit on a large rock at the edge of a small forest pool beneath a narrow waterfall. Sophie crouches forward using a stick to touch the water while Lynnette sits slightly behind her. Steep rock walls, exposed roots, and dense green vegetation surround the shaded waterfall scene
    Looking at the falls
    A person walks across a narrow suspension footbridge with green mesh sides over a rocky stream in a forested ravine; a small waterfall is visible beyond the bridge, surrounded by trees and exposed rock walls.
    Look at her go!
    You got this…
    Is this up to regulation?
    Imagine a jungle waterfall…
    The netting is there so you don’t… you know… die…
    splash splash
    Still more wobble!
    Ooh fancy.
    Fancy!

    It’s been windy lately, which means that I have been disappointed to not see many insects. But wouldn’t you know it, just when I thought we wouldn’t see any wildlife at all, we had several amazing sightings, all in a row.

    A brontosaurus-like dinosaur stands calmly in a forest pool beneath a small waterfall, its long neck raised above the water. Steep rock walls, exposed tree roots, and dense greenery surround the scene.
    Bronty was just chillin’.
    Three pterosaur-like dinosaurs perch at the top of a jungle waterfall, mouths open as they look downward. Water cascades into a rocky pool below, surrounded by dense green foliage and steep rock walls.
    Squawk squawk…
    He didn’t scare us. Look at those tiny arms.

    Sometimes I guess you just get lucky, eh?