19 Nov 2013
Headlight Beetle (Pyrophorus nyctophanus)
This is such a little known annual display in Oct/Nov in some of the forests bordering the Cerrado in Brazil and Bolivia. Each light is a beetle larva…
28 Nov 2012
Common Potoo (Nyctibius griseus)
This bird is so well camouflaged that even though you know what to look for you will easily miss it. As a visitor you'll need help from the locals, as their…
26 Nov 2012
Headlight Beetle (Pyrophorus nyctophanus)
What an amazing sight! In the middle of the jungle in absolute darkness - a towering structure more than 2 metres tall - is dotted with countless tiny green…
15 Nov 2012
Vicuña (Vicugna vicugna)
My first sight of this group was a couple lying in the dirt road! Completely chilled and did not bother to get up before the car was quite close. Even then…
13 Nov 2012
Vicuña (Vicugna vicugna)
Leaving the Sajama National Park, I had the first sighting of the northern Vicuna. They were grazing on the top of this hill, and was not particularily…