2 Feb 2015
Black-winged stilt (Himantopus himantopus)
It's amazing how birds can navigate vast distances and find tiny plates of food like this small lagoon in the middle of the Shuab valley on the west coast of…
15 Nov 2013
White-backed Stilt (Himantopus melanurus)
It's almost dark, and hard to see, and most of the birds are quiet now. This individual was standing by itself in the middle of the pond, while all the other…
12 Nov 2013
Osprey (Pandion haliaetus)
This osprey was carefully eating off its catch while I was slowly moving down the river. It seemed more focused on other species than me, even though I…
1 Dec 2010
Cheiradenia cuspidata
The forest below Angel Falls is dense, moist and dark and this was the only orchid of this species I found in bloom. It's epiphytic. Native range is Trinidad…