Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos)

Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos)

I found quite a few of the common sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos) in the small mangrove lagoon in the Shuab valley of western Socotra. They are migrants and…


Whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus)

Whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus)

A few places rock of unusual colors come up to the surface on the beaches of Peru, and here an entire beach is red by this rock. It has become so popular with…


Bignonia aequinoctialis

Bignonia aequinoctialis

The oxbow lake just a few meters from the buildings of the Amazon Research and Conservation Center (ARCC) is an excellent way to get close to flowers on trees…


Bignonia aequinoctialis

Bignonia aequinoctialis

The oxbow lake just a few meters from the buildings of the Amazon Research and Conservation Center (ARCC) is an excellent way to get close to flowers on trees…


Adenocalymma peregrinum

Adenocalymma peregrinum

Native range of adenocalymma peregrinum is Brazil to Paraguay. -15.2997,-55.8406


Adenocalymma peregrinum UV

Adenocalymma peregrinum UV

How dramatically different it looks in UV! In visible light (for us humans) it looks all yellow! Native range is Brazil to Paraguay.…


Adenocalymma peregrinum

Adenocalymma peregrinum

Native range of adenocalymma peregrinum is Brazil to Paraguay. -15.2997,-55.8406


Jacaranda rufa

Jacaranda rufa

Native range of jacaranda rufa is Bolivia and Brazil. -15.2997,-55.8406


Jacaranda rufa

Jacaranda rufa

I've also encountered jacaranda rufa in Noel Kempff Mercado National Park in Bolivia - on the plateau there. Native range is Bolivia and Brazil.…