Sea horses

This beauty was found here on the beach, just a few weeks ago

Once in a blue moon a sea horse will be found here on the beach in Esterillos Este.

Here in Costa Rica, the people believe that it is a sign of good luck to find a sea horse.

Sea horses are found in shallow tropical waters, such as estuaries and mangroves, and are acutally a species of fish.

The female deposits her eggs in the males brood pouch and he carries them until they hatch as miniature sea horses.

They are poor swimmers and can usually be found clinging to sea grass with their tails.

They seem like amazing, and mysterious creatures.

Trees of Costa Rica

 This particular tree ranks very high on my list of favorite trees in the world. It lies smack dab in the center of an open field, and you can often see an assortment of animals gathered under it's broad shade.

I believe it is a Guanacaste tree, which apparently means "ear tree" named for it's ear shaped seed pods.

The Northern province of Costa Rica is also named Guanacaste, and the wood of this tree is highly valued as well.

I love it simply because of it's elegant and well designed shape.

This tree can be seen on the mountain side of the road as you head South to Encantada from Jaco, just after driving through Playa Hermosa.