Obviously a Toucan. The man who did these creations had taken pieces of wood and made his creatures based on the original shapes of the pieces of wood. I
This one is a tortuga. I just hit some wrong button and eliminated a scorpion that I thought Arizonans would appreciate. I don't know how to get it back other than eliminate the whole post and start over. So pretend there is a picture of a large wooden scorpion here!
Camellos
This one has to be an elephant.
And this one is a monkey.
I am not sure what this one is.
This is the man who did the carvings and kept the collection.
Laurie in front of one of the carvings. Notice the new binoculars. They work pretty well. One of the carvings behind him is a quetzal bird with the long tail. I noticed that in my Book of Mormon yesterday where there are copies of some of the Arnold Frieburg paintings, the one of King Noah, his priests and Abinadi. The head piece King Noah is wearing has a plume made out of long green feathers, they must have been quetzal tail feathers.
This is an interesting cupboard complete with hinged door and decoratively carved shelves.
This is a carving of a quetzal bird. We didn't see any quetzals here, but there are supposed to be some as this is a cloud forest like Monte Verde. We heard a lot of birds but didn't get many pictures. We did find some with Laurie's new binoculars, but most didn't stay still long enough for photos.
This is a little carving of a Costa Rican farm cart and the oxen that pull it.
Obviously a Toucan. The man who did these creations had taken pieces of wood and made his creatures based on the original shapes of the pieces of wood. I 
This one is a tortuga. I just hit some wrong button and eliminated a scorpion that I thought Arizonans would appreciate. I don't know how to get it back other than eliminate the whole post and start over. So pretend there is a picture of a large wooden scorpion here!
Camellos
This one has to be an elephant.
And this one is a monkey.
I am not sure what this one is.
This is the man who did the carvings and kept the collection.
Laurie in front of one of the carvings. Notice the new binoculars. They work pretty well. One of the carvings behind him is a quetzal bird with the long tail. I noticed that in my Book of Mormon yesterday where there are copies of some of the Arnold Frieburg paintings, the one of King Noah, his priests and Abinadi. The head piece King Noah is wearing has a plume made out of long green feathers, they must have been quetzal tail feathers.
This is an interesting cupboard complete with hinged door and decoratively carved shelves.
This is a carving of a quetzal bird. We didn't see any quetzals here, but there are supposed to be some as this is a cloud forest like Monte Verde. We heard a lot of birds but didn't get many pictures. We did find some with Laurie's new binoculars, but most didn't stay still long enough for photos.
This is a little carving of a Costa Rican farm cart and the oxen that pull it.
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