2016 was a good year with three international trips. I went to Portugal and Spain in March, to Poland in May, and to Costa Rica in summer. During my international trips and some small trips near my house I made a lot of photographs.
I hope you can help me choosing my best photo of 2016 by telling me in the comment section below. The photos are in chronological order.
I will also tell you something about 2017.
Before I start I want to honor my grandfather who passed away in 2016. He meant a lot to me. His stories about countries far away with animals beyond imagination really inspired me as a kid. For the first time I had to miss his phone call with the sentence: “Will you be careful (because some snakes are very venomous)”. He just wanted to be sure. I miss him.
The photos
1. Southern Smooth Snake (Coronella girondica).
2. Stripeless Tree Frog (Hyla meridionalis).
3. Mediterranean Chameleon (Chamaeleo chamaeleon).
4. Sand Lizard (Lacerta agilis argus).
5. Sand Lizard (Lacerta agilis argus).
6. Eastern Tree Frog (Hyla orientalis).
7. European Bison (Bison bonasus).
8. Grass Snake (Natrix natrix).
9. Sand Lizard (Lacerta agilis).
10. European Tree Frog (Hyla arborea).
11. European Tree Frog (Hyla arborea).
12. Scorpion species from Monteverde, Costa Rica.
12. Anolis charlesmyersi. 
13. Orb-weaver spider (Gasteracantha cancriformis).
14. Tiger Rat Snake (Spilotes pullatus).
15. Tiger Rat Snake (Spilotes pullatus).
16. Helmeted Basilisk (Corytophanes cristatus).
17. Granular Poison Frog (Oophaga granulifera).
18. Eyelash Viper (Bothriechis schlegelii).
19. Green Iguana (Iguana iguana).
20. Red-eyed Leaf Frog (Agalychnis callidryas).
21. Reticulated Glass Frog (Hyalinobatrachium valerioi).
22. Resplendent Quetzal (Pharomachrus mocinno).
23. Blue-throated Toucanets (Aulacorhynchus caeruleogularis).
24. Magnificent Hummingbird (Eugenes fulgens).
25. Magnificent Frigatebirds (Fregata magnificens).
26. Eyelash Viper (Bothriechis schlegelii).
27. Eyelash Viper (Bothriechis schlegelii).
28. Eyelash Viper (Bothriechis schlegelii).
29. Eyelash Viper (Bothriechis schlegelii).
30. Brown Vine Snake (Oxybelis aeneus).
31. Red-eyed Leaf Frog (Agalychnis callidryas).
32. Ghost Glass Frog (Sachatamia ilex).
33. Ghost Glass Frog (Sachatamia ilex).
34. Anole sp.
35. Strawberry Poison-dart Frog (Oophaga pumilio).
36. Strawberry Poison-dart Frog (Oophaga pumilio).
37. Strawberry Poison-dart Frog (Oophaga pumilio).
38. Strawberry Poison-dart Frog (Oophaga pumilio).
39. Strawberry Poison-dart Frog (Oophaga pumilio).
Which one is your favorite? Please tell me in the comments section below.
2016 was a great photographical year, especially in Costa Rica. I will definitely visit Costa Rica again someday.
In 2017 I will visit Ecuador. I am already very excited!
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