Anti-febrile Dichroa (Chinese Quinine) Hydrangea febrifuga

Anti-febrile Dichroa (Chinese Quinine) Hydrangea febrifuga

Anti-febrile Dichroa is found in Sikkim's temperate biome. Elevation: 1890 meters. Native range is Central & South China to Malesia and New Guinea.


Anti-febrile Dichroa (Chinese Quinine) Hydrangea febrifuga

Anti-febrile Dichroa (Chinese Quinine) Hydrangea febrifuga

Anti-febrile Dichroa is found in Sikkim's temperate biome. Elevation: 2223 meters. Native range is Central & South China to Malesia and New Guinea.


Yellow-headed Sideneck Turtle (Podocnemis unifilis)

Yellow-headed Sideneck Turtle (Podocnemis unifilis)

On every fallen tree in the oxbow lake at the Amazon Research and Conservation Center (ARCC) there was one or more turtle sunbathing and it seems this rather…


Sunbittern (Eurypyga helias)

Sunbittern (Eurypyga helias)

My first, brief encounter with this species in Pantanal. It took off right after this shot, so I was unable to get a shot in the clear at this location, which…


Hydrangea peruviana

Hydrangea peruviana

Altitude 2112 metres. Native range is Costa Rica to Bolivia. -0.589722,-77.880556


Hydrangea peruviana

Hydrangea peruviana

Finally a specimen not out of reach! I first encountered the infloresence of the Hydrangea peruviana high up towards the canopy in the jungle, but here it was…