3 Apr 2017
Blue-bearded bee-eater (Nyctyornis athertoni)
My first objective is to get a shot of a new (to me) bird species, then to get ever closer and thus better pictures. More often than not I experience a…
15 Dec 2014
Black-fronted Nunbird (Monasa nigrifrons)
If you don't see the nunbirds you definitely hear them, as they are very vocal. I found many of them in the forest aorund the Amazon Research and Conservation…
18 Nov 2013
Black-fronted Nunbird (Monasa nigrifrons)
Commonly seen and heard around the houses of Cristalino Jungle Lodge. Not so common to see three together like this, though.
26 Nov 2010
Orectanthe sceptrum
A most peculiar flower that both looks and feels like plastic! In any case, flowering and producing fruit in particular is the very last of the plant, as it…
26 Nov 2010
Orectanthe sceptrum
One of the most common plant species on Roraima. It resembles pineapple, and like pineapple it dies after blooming and setting fruit.
