Robert Harding May 2013 Update Premium

A grazing springbok, Pilaneesberg National Park, West of Pretoria, North West Province, South Africa, Africa

Hibiscus flower at popular Playa Guiones beach, Nosara, Nicoya Peninsula, 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

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

A Mantled Howler Monkey (Alouatta palliata), known for it's call, eating leaves in tree; Nosara, Guanacaste Province, Costa Rica, Central America

Long-billed Curlew (Numenius americanus) on Playa Guiones beach at Nosara, Nicoya Peninsula, Guanacaste Province, Costa Rica, Central America

Long-billed Curlew (Numenius americanus) on Playa Guiones beach at 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

View across the Nosara River mouth towards the Biological Reserve, Nosara, Nicoya Peninsula, 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

Intertidal sand reef made by the sandcastle worm, Playa Guiones beach, Nosara, Nicoya Peninsula, Guanacaste Province, Costa Rica, Central America

Intertidal sand reef made by the sandcastle worm, Playa Guiones beach, Nosara, Nicoya Peninsula, Guanacaste Province, Costa Rica, Central America

Sunset by the southern headland of beautiful Playa Pelada beach, Nosara, Nicoya Peninsula, Guanacaste Province, Costa Rica

Sunset by the southern headland of beautiful Playa Pelada beach, Nosara, Nicoya Peninsula, Guanacaste Province, Costa Rica

Surfer and palm trees at sunset on Playa Guiones surf beach at sunset, Nosara, Nicoya Peninsula, Guanacaste Province, Costa Rica

Sunset & sunlit clouds over Playa Guiones surf beach, Nosara, Nicoya Peninsula, Guanacaste Province, Costa Rica, Central America

Palm trees at sunset on Playa Guiones surfing beach, Nosara, Nicoya Peninsula, Guanacaste Province, Costa Rica, Central America

People with driftwood fire at sunset on Playa Guiones beach, Nosara, Nicoya Peninsula, Guanacaste Province, Costa Rica

Pelicans in V formation over Playa Guiones beach, Nosara, Nicoya Peninsula, Guanacaste Province, Costa Rica, Central America

Superbly camouflaged crab on Playa Guiones beach, Nosara, Nicoya Peninsula, Guanacaste Province, Costa Rica, Central America

The Yeni Camii (New Mosque), Istanbul, Turkey, Europe, Eurasia

The new mosque (Yeni Cami) and Galata Bridge, Istanbul, Turkey, Europe, Eurasia

The Sultans Topkapi Palace entrance, Istanbul, Turkey, Europe, Eurasia

Grand Bazaar (Great Bazaar) (Kapali Carsi), Istanbul, Turkey, Europe, Eurasia

Simit Turkish bagel, Grand Bazaar (Great Bazaar) (Kapali Carsi), Istanbul, Turkey, Europe, Eurasia

Grand Bazaar (Great Bazaar) (Kapali Carsi), Istanbul, Turkey, Europe, Eurasia

Salt cones, Salar de Uyuni, Potosi, Bolivia, South America

Salt cones, Salar de Uyuni, Potosi, Bolivia, South America

Arc du Carrousel, Place du Carrousel, Paris, France, Europe

St. Eustache Church in the Halles District, Paris, France, Europe

Karo people with body paintings participating in a tribal dance ceremony, Omo River Valley, Southern Ethiopia, Africa

Karo people with body paintings participating in a tribal dance ceremony, Omo River Valley, Southern Ethiopia, Africa

Helmeted Iguana or Forest Chameleon (Corytophanes cristatus), Arenal, Alajuela Province, Costa Rica, Central America

Poison Dart Frog, named due it excreting a poison that paralyses - used on native arrows; Arenal, Alajuela Province, Costa Rica

Mechanitis polymnia isthmia butterfly, a common species in Costa Rica; Arenal, Alajuela Province, Costa Rica, Central America

Tarantula spider, Arenal, Alajuela Province, Costa Rica, Central America

Jungle at Arenal Hanging Bridges where rainforest canopy is accessible via walkways, La Fortuna, Alajuela Province, Costa Rica, Central America

Waterfall at Arenal Hanging Bridges where the rainforest is accessible via walkways, La Fortuna, Alajuela Province, Costa Rica, Central America

Waterfall at Arenal Hanging Bridges where the rainforest is accessible via walkways, La Fortuna, Alajuela Province, Costa Rica, Central America

Jungle at Arenal Hanging Bridges where rainforest canopy is accessible via walkways, La Fortuna, Alajuela Province, Costa Rica, Central America

Visitor at Arenal Hanging Bridges where rainforest canopy is accessed via walkways, La Fortuna, Alajuela Province, Costa Rica, Central America

Centre of town and hub for tourist activities near hot springs and Arenal Volcano, La Fortuna, Alajuela Province, Costa Rica, Central America

Church and park in this tourist hub town near the hot springs and Arenal Volcano, La Fortuna, Alajuela Province, Costa Rica, Central America

Nyangatom (Bumi) tribal dance ceremony, Omo River Valley, Ethiopia, Africa

Nyangatom (Bumi) tribal dance ceremony, Omo River Valley, Ethiopia, Africa

Nyangatom (Bumi) tribal dance ceremony, Omo River Valley, Ethiopia, Africa

Playa Garza beach, south of Nosara en route to Samara; Garza, Nicoya Peninsula, Guanacaste Province, Costa Rica, Central America

Amistad Bridge on Rio Tempisque, connecting the Interamericana Highway to the Nicoya Peninsula, Guanacaste Province, Costa Rica

Some of the 55 20MW turbines at the Tilaran wind power farm in hills west of Arenal, Tilaran, Guanacaste Province, Costa Rica, Central America