Red-headed Barbet (Eubucco bourcierii)

Red-headed Barbet (Eubucco bourcierii)

There’s no mistake when you see the brightly red head of the male red-headed barbet (Eubucco bourcierii), which stands out in the green of the forest. Barbets…


Red-headed Barbet (Eubucco bourcierii)

Red-headed Barbet (Eubucco bourcierii)

Barbets of both the New and Old World have amazing songs, some with rhythms so precise they might be thought of as machines. Red-headed barbet (Eubucco…


Red-headed Barbet (Eubucco bourcierii)

Red-headed Barbet (Eubucco bourcierii)

Barbets of both the New and Old World have amazing songs, some with rhythms so precise they might be thought of as machines. Red-headed barbet (Eubucco…


Red-headed Barbet (Eubucco bourcierii)

Red-headed Barbet (Eubucco bourcierii)

There's no mistake when you see the brightly red head of the male red-headed barbet (Eubucco bourcierii). Barbets of both the New and Old World have amazing…


Barnadesia arborea

Barnadesia arborea

The leaves of barnadesia arborea leathery, pointy, thick and shiny. Native range is Ecuador and Peru. Altitude 3450 metres. Here you see the long spines.…


Barnadesia arborea

Barnadesia arborea

This barnadesia arborea was growing close to the dirt road leading deeper into Cayambe Coca and was growing on private grounds where cows were grazing.…