Green kingfisher (Chloroceryle americana)

Green kingfisher (Chloroceryle americana)

The Oxbow lake at the Amazon Research and Conservation Center (ARCC) offers many excellent opportunities for those interested in photographing or observing…


Ouratea spectabilis

Ouratea spectabilis

The protected areas of Chapada dos Guimaraes National Park is a treasure trove of plant species! Native range is Bolivia and Brazil.


Ouratea spectabilis

Ouratea spectabilis

The protected areas of Chapada dos Guimaraes National Park is a treasure trove of plant species! A very strange shape I think, and I wonder what has driven it…


Ringed Kingfisher (Megaceryle torquata)

Ringed Kingfisher (Megaceryle torquata)

In this moment in time it really could look like it's touching its head with the wing like we humans would when we think D'OH after we have done something…


Ringed Kingfisher (Megaceryle torquata)

Ringed Kingfisher (Megaceryle torquata)

As I was enjoying my lunch in the shade of some large trees by the river this kingfisher swooped in and sat down on this branch right above me. Normally they…


Green Kingfisher (Chloroceryle americana)

Green Kingfisher (Chloroceryle americana)

A common species in Pantanal, but not so often confident enough around humans that you get a nice shot like this. I was eating lunch in the shade of some large…


Ringed Kingfisher (Megaceryle torquata)

Ringed Kingfisher (Megaceryle torquata)

During the dry season the water level is low and thus all remaining pools of water and rivers are packed with fish and other life forms. The river flowing…


Green Kingfisher (Chloroceryle americana)

Green Kingfisher (Chloroceryle americana)

Once this was a river (or part of Iguaçu), but debris and silt from a great flood closed it off to form this lake. The lake is just a few metres away from the…


Kattehale (Lythrum salicaria)

Kattehale (Lythrum salicaria)

Denne vokser mange plasser rundt Gjersjøen og Nydammen som denne er fra. En dekorativ plante som faktisk også er å finne på hagesentrene!


Poecilandra retusa

Poecilandra retusa

This small tree grows alongside the path to Roraima and is common all over the Gran Sabana. Native range is Colombia, Venezuela and Brazil.