Peperomia Rotundifolia (Creeping Buttons) a creeping epiphyte on a tree, Nosara River, Nosara, Guanacaste Province, Costa Rica, Central America

Green Heron (Butorides virescens) by the Nosara River at the Biological Reserve, Nosara, Guanacaste Province, Costa Rica, Central America

Male Anhinga (aka Snakebird) a swimming bird of the Darter family, on the Nosara River, Nosara, Guanacaste Province, Costa Rica, Central America

Pair of Brown Pelicans (Pelecanus occidentalis) dive for fish at the Nosara River mouth, Nosara, Guanacaste Province, Costa Rica, Central America

Mangrove forest in the Biological Reserve near the Nosara River mouth; Nosara, Nicoya Peninsula, Guanacaste Province, Costa Rica, Central America

View across the Nosara River mouth towards the Biological Reserve, Nosara, Nicoya Peninsula, Guanacaste Province, Costa Rica, Central America

South American black vulture, a common scavenger, at a river mouth; Nosara, Nicoya Peninsula, Guanacaste Province, Costa Rica, Central America

Snowy Egret (Egretta thula) by the Nosara River mouth near the Biological Reserve, Nosara, Guanacaste Province, Costa Rica, Central America

Pair of Brown Pelicans (Pelecanus occidentalis) perched at the Nosara River mouth, Nosara, Guanacaste Province, Costa Rica, Central America

Beautifully situated Lagarto Lodge above the Nosara River mouth, Nosara, Nicoya Peninsula, Guanacaste Province, Costa Rica, Central America

Ostional Beach and the Reserva Biologica Nosara, a private nature reserve on the Nosara River, Nosara, Nicoya Peninsula, Guanacaste Province, Costa Rica, Central America

Local man handline fishing at the mangrove fringed Nosara Boca (river mouth) estuary at sunset, Nosara River, Boca Nosara, Guanacaste, Costa Rica

Spotted sandpiper (Actitis macularius) non-breeding plumage, common shorebird in the Americas, Nosara River, Nosara, Guanacaste, Costa Rica

Men with throw nets and freshly caught fish, Nosara Boca (river mouth), local fishing spot, Boca Nosara, Nosara Beach, Guanacaste, Costa Rica

Tourists on boat trip through mangrove fringed Nosara River estuary and Biological Reserve at sunset, Boca Nosara, Nosara, Guanacaste, Costa Rica

Tourists on boat trip through the mangrove fringed Nosara River estuary, with locals handline fishing, Boca Nosara, Nosara, Guanacaste, Costa Rica

Man casting a weighted throw net at Nosara Boca (river mouth), local fishing spot, Boca Nosara, Nosara Beach, Guanacaste, Costa Rica

Tourists canoe and paddle board on mangrove fringed Nosara River and Biological Reserve at sunset, Boca Nosara, Nosara, Guanacaste, Costa Rica

Great Egret (Ardea alba) on left and little egret (Egretta garzetta) at Nosara Beach and river mouth, Nosara, Guanacaste, Costa Rica, Central America

South American black vulture (Coragyps atratus brasiliensis), a common scavenger, river mouth near Nosara, Nicoya Peninsula, Guanacaste Province, Costa Rica, Central America

Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) looking for fish at Nosara Beach and river mouth, Nosara, Guanacaste Province, Costa Rica, Central America