http://www.lightstalkers.org/galleries/contact_sheet/20539 Arribada in Costa Rica http://www.lightstalkers.org en-us http://images.lightstalkers.org/avatars/30492/Perso2_small.jpg http://www.lightstalkers.org/Olivier Blaise <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/850054/Arribada_01_small.jpg' /><br />With the rising tide, at twilight, the ridley turtles (lepidochelys olivacea) arrive. They are the smallest marine turtles with a carapace 55 to 75 cm long.<br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/850054'>view full-size image</a> http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/850054 Fri, 24 Apr 2009 09:18:54 +0000 http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/850054 <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/850054/Arribada_01_small.jpg' /><br />With the rising tide, at twilight, the ridley turtles (lepidochelys olivacea) arrive. They are the smallest marine turtles with a carapace 55 to 75 cm long.<br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/850054'>view full-size image</a> Olivier Blaise <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/850060/Arribada_04_small.jpg' /><br />Arribada in Costa Rica<br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/850060'>view full-size image</a> http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/850060 Fri, 24 Apr 2009 09:20:09 +0000 http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/850060 <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/850060/Arribada_04_small.jpg' /><br />Arribada in Costa Rica<br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/850060'>view full-size image</a> Olivier Blaise <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/850063/Arribada_05_small.jpg' /><br />Arribada in Costa Rica<br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/850063'>view full-size image</a> http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/850063 Fri, 24 Apr 2009 09:21:04 +0000 http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/850063 <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/850063/Arribada_05_small.jpg' /><br />Arribada in Costa Rica<br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/850063'>view full-size image</a> Olivier Blaise <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/850066/Arribada_06_small.jpg' /><br />Arribada in Costa Rica<br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/850066'>view full-size image</a> http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/850066 Fri, 24 Apr 2009 09:21:21 +0000 http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/850066 <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/850066/Arribada_06_small.jpg' /><br />Arribada in Costa Rica<br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/850066'>view full-size image</a> Olivier Blaise <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/850069/Arribada_07_small.jpg' /><br />Arribada in Costa Rica<br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/850069'>view full-size image</a> http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/850069 Fri, 24 Apr 2009 09:22:10 +0000 http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/850069 <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/850069/Arribada_07_small.jpg' /><br />Arribada in Costa Rica<br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/850069'>view full-size image</a> Olivier Blaise <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/850072/Arribada_08_small.jpg' /><br />Arribada in Costa Rica<br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/850072'>view full-size image</a> http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/850072 Fri, 24 Apr 2009 09:22:49 +0000 http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/850072 <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/850072/Arribada_08_small.jpg' /><br />Arribada in Costa Rica<br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/850072'>view full-size image</a> Olivier Blaise <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/850075/Arribada_09_small.jpg' /><br />Arribada in Costa Rica<br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/850075'>view full-size image</a> http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/850075 Fri, 24 Apr 2009 09:23:17 +0000 http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/850075 <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/850075/Arribada_09_small.jpg' /><br />Arribada in Costa Rica<br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/850075'>view full-size image</a> Olivier Blaise <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/850078/Arribada_10_small.jpg' /><br />Arribada in Costa Rica<br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/850078'>view full-size image</a> http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/850078 Fri, 24 Apr 2009 09:23:32 +0000 http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/850078 <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/850078/Arribada_10_small.jpg' /><br />Arribada in Costa Rica<br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/850078'>view full-size image</a> Olivier Blaise <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/850081/Arribada_12_small.jpg' /><br />Arribada in Costa Rica<br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/850081'>view full-size image</a> http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/850081 Fri, 24 Apr 2009 09:23:50 +0000 http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/850081 <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/850081/Arribada_12_small.jpg' /><br />Arribada in Costa Rica<br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/850081'>view full-size image</a> Olivier Blaise <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/850084/Arribada_13_small.jpg' /><br />Arribada in Costa Rica<br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/850084'>view full-size image</a> http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/850084 Fri, 24 Apr 2009 09:24:16 +0000 http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/850084 <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/850084/Arribada_13_small.jpg' /><br />Arribada in Costa Rica<br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/850084'>view full-size image</a> Olivier Blaise <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/850087/Arribada_15_small.jpg' /><br />Arribada in Costa Rica<br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/850087'>view full-size image</a> http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/850087 Fri, 24 Apr 2009 09:24:33 +0000 http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/850087 <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/850087/Arribada_15_small.jpg' /><br />Arribada in Costa Rica<br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/850087'>view full-size image</a> Olivier Blaise <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/850090/Arribada_16_small.jpg' /><br />Arribada in Costa Rica<br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/850090'>view full-size image</a> http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/850090 Fri, 24 Apr 2009 09:24:51 +0000 http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/850090 <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/850090/Arribada_16_small.jpg' /><br />Arribada in Costa Rica<br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/850090'>view full-size image</a> Olivier Blaise <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/850093/Arribada_18_small.jpg' /><br />Arribada in Costa Rica<br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/850093'>view full-size image</a> http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/850093 Fri, 24 Apr 2009 09:25:07 +0000 http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/850093 <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/850093/Arribada_18_small.jpg' /><br />Arribada in Costa Rica<br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/850093'>view full-size image</a> Olivier Blaise <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/850096/Arribada_20_small.jpg' /><br />Arribada in Costa Rica<br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/850096'>view full-size image</a> http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/850096 Fri, 24 Apr 2009 09:25:24 +0000 http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/850096 <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/850096/Arribada_20_small.jpg' /><br />Arribada in Costa Rica<br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/850096'>view full-size image</a> Olivier Blaise <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/850099/Arribada_22_small.jpg' /><br />Arribada in Costa Rica<br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/850099'>view full-size image</a> http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/850099 Fri, 24 Apr 2009 09:25:40 +0000 http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/850099 <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/850099/Arribada_22_small.jpg' /><br />Arribada in Costa Rica<br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/850099'>view full-size image</a> Olivier Blaise <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/850102/Arribada_23_small.jpg' /><br />Arribada in Costa Rica<br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/850102'>view full-size image</a> http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/850102 Fri, 24 Apr 2009 09:25:57 +0000 http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/850102 <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/850102/Arribada_23_small.jpg' /><br />Arribada in Costa Rica<br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/850102'>view full-size image</a> Olivier Blaise <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/850105/Arribada_24_small.jpg' /><br />Arribada in Costa Rica<br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/850105'>view full-size image</a> http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/850105 Fri, 24 Apr 2009 09:26:13 +0000 http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/850105 <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/850105/Arribada_24_small.jpg' /><br />Arribada in Costa Rica<br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/850105'>view full-size image</a> Olivier Blaise <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/850108/Arribada_26_small.jpg' /><br />Arribada in Costa Rica<br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/850108'>view full-size image</a> http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/850108 Fri, 24 Apr 2009 09:26:29 +0000 http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/850108 <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/850108/Arribada_26_small.jpg' /><br />Arribada in Costa Rica<br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/850108'>view full-size image</a> Olivier Blaise <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/850111/Arribada_27_small.jpg' /><br />Arribada in Costa Rica<br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/850111'>view full-size image</a> http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/850111 Fri, 24 Apr 2009 09:26:54 +0000 http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/850111 <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/850111/Arribada_27_small.jpg' /><br />Arribada in Costa Rica<br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/850111'>view full-size image</a> Olivier Blaise <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/850114/Arribada_28_small.jpg' /><br />Arribada in Costa Rica<br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/850114'>view full-size image</a> http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/850114 Fri, 24 Apr 2009 09:27:10 +0000 http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/850114 <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/850114/Arribada_28_small.jpg' /><br />Arribada in Costa Rica<br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/850114'>view full-size image</a> Olivier Blaise <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/850117/Arribada_30_small.jpg' /><br />Arribada in Costa Rica<br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/850117'>view full-size image</a> http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/850117 Fri, 24 Apr 2009 09:27:29 +0000 http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/850117 <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/850117/Arribada_30_small.jpg' /><br />Arribada in Costa Rica<br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/850117'>view full-size image</a> Olivier Blaise <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/850120/Arribada_33_small.jpg' /><br />Arribada in Costa Rica<br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/850120'>view full-size image</a> http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/850120 Fri, 24 Apr 2009 09:27:55 +0000 http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/850120 <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/850120/Arribada_33_small.jpg' /><br />Arribada in Costa Rica<br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/850120'>view full-size image</a> Olivier Blaise <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/850123/Arribada_34_small.jpg' /><br />Arribada in Costa Rica<br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/850123'>view full-size image</a> http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/850123 Fri, 24 Apr 2009 09:28:13 +0000 http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/850123 <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/850123/Arribada_34_small.jpg' /><br />Arribada in Costa Rica<br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/850123'>view full-size image</a> Olivier Blaise <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/850126/Arribada_35_small.jpg' /><br />Arribada in Costa Rica<br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/850126'>view full-size image</a> http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/850126 Fri, 24 Apr 2009 09:29:07 +0000 http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/850126 <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/850126/Arribada_35_small.jpg' /><br />Arribada in Costa Rica<br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/850126'>view full-size image</a> Olivier Blaise <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/850129/Arribada_37_small.jpg' /><br />Arribada in Costa Rica<br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/850129'>view full-size image</a> http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/850129 Fri, 24 Apr 2009 09:29:30 +0000 http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/850129 <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/850129/Arribada_37_small.jpg' /><br />Arribada in Costa Rica<br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/850129'>view full-size image</a> Olivier Blaise <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/850135/Arribada_39_small.jpg' /><br />Arribada in Costa Rica<br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/850135'>view full-size image</a> http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/850135 Fri, 24 Apr 2009 09:30:06 +0000 http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/850135 <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/850135/Arribada_39_small.jpg' /><br />Arribada in Costa Rica<br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/850135'>view full-size image</a> Olivier Blaise <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/850138/Arribada_40_small.jpg' /><br />Arribada in Costa Rica<br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/850138'>view full-size image</a> http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/850138 Fri, 24 Apr 2009 09:30:44 +0000 http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/850138 <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/850138/Arribada_40_small.jpg' /><br />Arribada in Costa Rica<br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/850138'>view full-size image</a> Olivier Blaise <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/850141/Arribada_41_small.jpg' /><br />Arribada in Costa Rica<br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/850141'>view full-size image</a> http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/850141 Fri, 24 Apr 2009 09:31:02 +0000 http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/850141 <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/850141/Arribada_41_small.jpg' /><br />Arribada in Costa Rica<br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/850141'>view full-size image</a> Olivier Blaise <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/850144/Arribada_42_small.jpg' /><br />Arribada in Costa Rica<br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/850144'>view full-size image</a> http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/850144 Fri, 24 Apr 2009 09:31:20 +0000 http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/850144 <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/850144/Arribada_42_small.jpg' /><br />Arribada in Costa Rica<br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/850144'>view full-size image</a> Olivier Blaise <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/850147/Arribada_43_small.jpg' /><br />Arribada in Costa Rica<br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/850147'>view full-size image</a> http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/850147 Fri, 24 Apr 2009 09:31:35 +0000 http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/850147 <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/850147/Arribada_43_small.jpg' /><br />Arribada in Costa Rica<br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/850147'>view full-size image</a> Olivier Blaise <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/850150/Arribada_44_small.jpg' /><br />Arribada in Costa Rica<br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/850150'>view full-size image</a> http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/850150 Fri, 24 Apr 2009 09:31:59 +0000 http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/850150 <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/850150/Arribada_44_small.jpg' /><br />Arribada in Costa Rica<br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/850150'>view full-size image</a> Olivier Blaise <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/850153/Arribada_45_small.jpg' /><br />Arribada in Costa Rica<br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/850153'>view full-size image</a> http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/850153 Fri, 24 Apr 2009 09:32:16 +0000 http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/850153 <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/850153/Arribada_45_small.jpg' /><br />Arribada in Costa Rica<br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/850153'>view full-size image</a> Olivier Blaise <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/850156/Arribada_46_small.jpg' /><br />Arribada in Costa Rica Ana Chaves, one of the best specialist on the Ridley turtle, living in Ostional since several years, is assigned by the costarican government to study the cancer that hit more and more adult turtles. The disease appeared a five years ago. In order to understand the mystery of their migration, Ana puts a transmitter-receiver on a turtle. One of those equipment allowed her to follow a turtle during a journey of 4000 KM before she lost the signal.<br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/850156'>view full-size image</a> http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/850156 Fri, 24 Apr 2009 09:32:32 +0000 http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/850156 <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/850156/Arribada_46_small.jpg' /><br />Arribada in Costa Rica Ana Chaves, one of the best specialist on the Ridley turtle, living in Ostional since several years, is assigned by the costarican government to study the cancer that hit more and more adult turtles. The disease appeared a five years ago. In order to understand the mystery of their migration, Ana puts a transmitter-receiver on a turtle. One of those equipment allowed her to follow a turtle during a journey of 4000 KM before she lost the signal.<br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/850156'>view full-size image</a> Olivier Blaise <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/850159/Arribada_47_small.jpg' /><br />Arribada in Costa Rica<br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/850159'>view full-size image</a> http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/850159 Fri, 24 Apr 2009 09:32:49 +0000 http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/850159 <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/850159/Arribada_47_small.jpg' /><br />Arribada in Costa Rica<br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/850159'>view full-size image</a> Olivier Blaise <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/850162/Arribada_48_small.jpg' /><br />Arribada in Costa Rica<br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/850162'>view full-size image</a> http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/850162 Fri, 24 Apr 2009 09:33:05 +0000 http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/850162 <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/850162/Arribada_48_small.jpg' /><br />Arribada in Costa Rica<br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/850162'>view full-size image</a> Olivier Blaise <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/850165/Arribada_49_small.jpg' /><br />Arribada in Costa Rica<br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/850165'>view full-size image</a> http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/850165 Fri, 24 Apr 2009 09:33:21 +0000 http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/850165 <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/850165/Arribada_49_small.jpg' /><br />Arribada in Costa Rica<br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/850165'>view full-size image</a> Olivier Blaise <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/850168/Arribada_51_small.jpg' /><br />Arribada in Costa Rica Around 50 days after the laying, the baby turtles are born. One out of a hundred will make it and reach adulthood.<br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/850168'>view full-size image</a> http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/850168 Fri, 24 Apr 2009 09:33:37 +0000 http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/850168 <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/850168/Arribada_51_small.jpg' /><br />Arribada in Costa Rica Around 50 days after the laying, the baby turtles are born. One out of a hundred will make it and reach adulthood.<br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/850168'>view full-size image</a> Olivier Blaise <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/850171/Arribada_52_small.jpg' /><br />Arribada in Costa Rica<br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/850171'>view full-size image</a> http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/850171 Fri, 24 Apr 2009 09:33:51 +0000 http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/850171 <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/850171/Arribada_52_small.jpg' /><br />Arribada in Costa Rica<br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/850171'>view full-size image</a> Olivier Blaise