11 Dec 2014
Hoatzin (Opisthocomus hoazin)
The iconic Hoatzin is a strange looking bird as well as in behaviour, but it's also beautiful I think. It's like no other bird! It raises the head plume as…
11 Dec 2014
Hoatzin (Opisthocomus hoazin)
I'm fascinated by these prehistoric-like birds of the Amazon rainforest - they are like no other bird! They can hardly fly, they sound like a magpie stuck on…
23 Nov 2012
Hoatzin (Opisthocomus hoazin)
It was perched in such a nice position and light, as if it wanted me to take a picture. Usually they prefer some distance, and if the comfort zone is about to…
22 Nov 2012
Hoatzin (Opisthocomus hoazin)
The sun has set and the Hoatzin is prepping for the nocturnal activities. The moon is bright, and that sometimes brings out sounds never heard during the day.…
15 Nov 2012
Lobelia oligophylla
Grows alongside the springs, streams, rivers and some lagoons.
Altitude: 4131 metres.
Native range is Ecuador to southernmost South America.
9 Dec 2011
Hoatzin (Opisthocomus hoazin)
The unmistakable profile of the Hoatzin - even close to darkness you know immediately what bird it is. Yasuni National Park-0.526667, -76.434167…
8 Dec 2011
Hoatzin (Opisthocomus hoazin)
What a peculiar bird. For one its song repertoire is stuck on one note - the intro of the Magpie which it will repeat over and over again. Then there is the…
29 Nov 2011
Siphocampylus lucidus
It's endemic to Ecuador and endangered due to habitat loss. Altitude 3374 metres. Ecuador-0.355556,-78.151111
29 Nov 2011
Siphocampylus lucidus
It's endemic to Ecuador and endangered due to habitat loss. Altitude 3374 metres. Ecuador-0.355556,-78.151111