Selliguea lehmannii

Selliguea lehmannii

Elevation: 2711 meters. Native range of selliguea lehmannii is Himalaya to Taiwan and Indo-China.


Microsorum membranaceum

Microsorum membranaceum

Microsorum membranaceum is found in Sikkim's tropical to subtropical biomes. Elevation: 1890 meters. Native range is Tropical & Subtropical Asia.


Nepal to South China and Indo-China, Borneo

Selliguea griffithiana

Elevation: 2775 meters. Native range of Selliguea griffithiana is Nepal to South China and Indo-China, Borneo.


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)…


Boat-billed Heron (Cochlearius cochlearius)

Boat-billed Heron (Cochlearius cochlearius)

It's the end of the dry season in the Pantanal, and the torrential downpour of last night is now flowing towards the permanent rivers and lakes. In this photo…