28 Sep 2015
2015 lunar eclipse
What an amazing night!! Perfect conditions due to a high pressure system. No wind, and no significant clouds during totality. After totality and towards…
20 Mar 2015
2015 total solar eclipse
This total eclipse of the sun was very hard to see from land as only the islands of Svalbard and Faroe was in the path of totality. Just 3 days before the…
2 Dec 2014
Green Iguana (Iguana iguana)
This one was sitting in branches overhanging the river, and if you're not really looking it's almost impossible to locate it!
27 Nov 2011
Green Iguana (Iguana iguana)
A beautiful and large reptile that is very difficult to see - despite its size! Alongside the Rio Palenque in Rio Palenque Biological Centre I found quite a…
24 Nov 2011
Bomarea hieronymi
Bomarea is unmistakable and eye-catching. In a gloomy forest of green, the hanging inflorescence is one of few wonders of blossom accessible to us humans - as…
23 Nov 2011
Bomarea multiflora
It not only resembles a lily, but is a lily. It's a strong and vital plant, no wonder it's popular as a cut flower.
Native range is Colombia and Ecuador.