Cape Koko Tree (Maytenus lucida)

Cape Koko Tree (Maytenus lucida)

Elevation: 14 meters. Native range of cape koko tree (Maytenus lucida) is Western Cape


Rock Candlewood (Maytenus oleoides)

Rock Candlewood (Maytenus oleoides)

Elevation: 772 meters. Native range of rock candlewood (Maytenus oleoides) is Cape Provinces.


Parnassia nubicola

Parnassia nubicola

Parnassia nubicolais found in Sikkim's temperate to alpine biomes to 4600 meters elevation. Elevation: 3468 meters. Native range is East Afghanistan to China.


Little egret (Egretta garzetta)

Little egret (Egretta garzetta)

This is the second of just 3 bird species I encountered at this lagoon in the Shuab valley on the west coast of Socotra. Here a little egret (Egretta garzetta)…


Capped Heron (Pilherodius pileatus)

Capped Heron (Pilherodius pileatus)

The oxbow lake at Amazon Research and Conservation Center, deep in the Peruvian Amazon, was almost still as I watched this capped heron (Pilherodius pileatus)…