Ornate Flycatcher (Myiotriccus ornatus)

Ornate Flycatcher (Myiotriccus ornatus)

Capturing birds in the wild is hard as they rarely get close enough, especially for the smaller of the species like this one. A brief encounter at the San…


Rød fluesopp | Fly agaric (Amanita muscaria)

Rød fluesopp | Fly agaric (Amanita muscaria)

The forest is full of this species now, and they grow in the open or in the densest of forests like these two. I found them in a very dense and dark conifer…


Rainbow Metalmark (Caria trochilus)

Rainbow Metalmark (Caria trochilus)

A large tree had fallen down, and under the root a small pond had formed. This together with a cone of light where the canopy of the fallen tree once was, I…


Lysippus Metalmark (Riodina lysippus)

Lysippus Metalmark (Riodina lysippus)

I visited Pantanal just as the rainy season was beginning, and the rivers still not covering the sandbanks. Thus I could enjoy all the different kinds of…


Blue-billed Black Tyrant (Knipolegus cyanirostris)

Blue-billed Black Tyrant (Knipolegus cyanirostris)

On the way to the Itatiaia park entrance, towards Agulhas Negras, you'll find the only sturdy man-made construction - a bridge painted in white. From here you…


Shear-tailed Grey Tyrant (Muscipipra vetula)

Shear-tailed Grey Tyrant (Muscipipra vetula)

On the way to the Itatiaia park entrance, towards Agulhas Negras, you'll find the only sturdy man-made construction - a bridge painted in white. From here you…


Short-crested Flycatcher (Myiarchus ferox)

Short-crested Flycatcher (Myiarchus ferox)

Resembles Swainson's flycatcher, but it has pinkish coloration on base of lower mandible (beak), this one is all black/dark.


Yellow-lored Tody-Flycatcher (Todirostrum poliocephalum)

Yellow-lored Tody-Flycatcher (Todirostrum poliocephalum)

This tiny bird is easier to hear than see, but in the garden of Hotel do Ype chances are much better than in the dense forest around.


Caricae Nymphidium (Nymphidium caricae)

Caricae Nymphidium (Nymphidium caricae)

On the path close to the new rooms at Cristalino Jungle Logde there was a large asteraceae bush in bloom, and naturally I found many wonderful species there.…


Derufata Nymphidium (Nymphidium derufata)

Derufata Nymphidium (Nymphidium derufata)

On the path close to the new rooms at Cristalino Jungle Logde there was a large asteraceae bush in bloom, and naturally I found many wonderful species there.…