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Animals Of, Hermosa Beach

A Great Egret Strolled The Surf
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The morning we first arrived found a great egret calmly walking along the surf's edge.


Animals Of Hermosa Beach   •  Just outside San Juan Del Sur, Nicaragua   •  (Photo posted Saturday 24 March 2012)   •  (Photo taken 09:16:37 Monday 21 November 2011)   •  © 2012 Terry Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #TC1_0876
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A Cow With Large Droopy Ears
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A cow with large droopy ears, whose number ended in 33, looked directly into the camera's lens.


Animals Of Hermosa Beach   •  Just outside San Juan Del Sur, Nicaragua   •  (Photo posted Saturday 24 March 2012)   •  (Photo taken 09:58:58 Monday 21 November 2011)   •  © 2012 Terry Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #TC1_0879
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Newly Hatched Sea Turtles
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Newly hatched sea turles swam in the shallow water of an old horizonal freezer with the lid taken off and the interior drain plugged.


Animals Of Hermosa Beach   •  Just outside San Juan Del Sur, Nicaragua   •  (Photo posted Saturday 24 March 2012)   •  (Photo taken 10:00:57 Monday 21 November 2011)   •  © 2012 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #B12_2386
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Sea Turtle Hatchery
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Down the beach, about a dozen meters north of the surf area, we found this sea turtle hatchery.


Animals Of Hermosa Beach   •  Just outside San Juan Del Sur, Nicaragua   •  (Photo posted Saturday 24 March 2012)   •  (Photo taken 12:41:47 Monday 21 November 2011)   •  © 2012 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #B12_2502
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An Osprey Flew Directly Overhead
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An osprey was soaring around that afternoon and, after a while, flew directly over the camera.


Animals Of Hermosa Beach   •  Just outside San Juan Del Sur, Nicaragua   •  (Photo posted Saturday 24 March 2012)   •  (Photo taken 13:44:59 Monday 21 November 2011)   •  © 2012 Terry Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #TC1_1061
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A Sand-Colored Crab Emerged
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A sand-colored crab emerged from a hole in the sand. Its coloration doubtless aided it in blending in with the sand's surface.


Animals Of Hermosa Beach   •  Just outside San Juan Del Sur, Nicaragua   •  (Photo posted Saturday 24 March 2012)   •  (Photo taken 14:58:28 Monday 21 November 2011)   •  © 2012 Terry Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #TC1_1112
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Grasshopper On Pant Leg
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A bright green grasshopper with long antennae landed on a man's pant leg. It turned toward the camera and remained still for just long enough for its photograph to be taken.


Animals Of Hermosa Beach   •  Just outside San Juan Del Sur, Nicaragua   •  (Photo posted Saturday 24 March 2012)   •  (Photo taken 09:04:52 Tuesday 22 November 2011)   •  © 2012 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #B12_2641
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Turkeys On The Second Morning
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On the second morning, a small flock of turkeys wandered the side of the roadway that led into the beach.


Animals Of Hermosa Beach   •  Just outside San Juan Del Sur, Nicaragua   •  (Photo posted Saturday 24 March 2012)   •  (Photo taken 09:08:16 Tuesday 22 November 2011)   •  © 2012 Terry Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #TC1_1259
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