Slate-throated Redstart (Myioborus miniatus)

Slate-throated Redstart (Myioborus miniatus)

A brief encounter at the San Jorge Eco-lodge in Tandayapa. It sounds like this: Elevation: 1749 meters


Julia (Dryas iulia)

Julia (Dryas iulia)

This butterfly turned up as I was photographing flowers alongside one of the trails around SouthWild Pantanal.


Gulf fritillary (Dione vanillae)

Gulf fritillary (Dione vanillae)

During my visit I saw many species of butterflies on the many sandbanks. Capybaras and other mammals leave behind body fluids, feces and urine that attract…


Juno Longwing (Dione juno)

Juno Longwing (Dione juno)

During my journeys on the rivers I saw many species of butterflies on the sandbanks. Capybaras and other mammals leave behind body fluids, feces and urine that…


Headlight Beetle (Pyrophorus nyctophanus)

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…


Wallace’s Longwing (Heliconius wallacei)

Wallace’s Longwing (Heliconius wallacei)

Further up the Cristalino River, the first rapids and a small island with a great tree, Cristalino Jungle Lodge has a small farm and here I found several…


Heliconius sp

Heliconius sp

Further up the Cristalino River, the first rapids and a small island with a great tree, Cristalino Jungle Lodge has a small farm and here I found several…


Masked Yellowthroat (Geothlypis aequinoctialis velata)

Masked Yellowthroat (Geothlypis aequinoctialis velata)

The song is very similar to the Willow Warbler, and I was enjoying it every day of my stay here. When looking for sound recordings I haven't been able to find…


Headlight Beetle (Pyrophorus nyctophanus)

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…


Heliconius sp

Heliconius sp

This was my farwell to Chalalan, and even though it was raining some butterflies were out feeding on urine or naturally occuring salts. Please help me identify…