22 Oct 2017
Principe sunbird (Anabathmis hartlaubii)
An encounter with the endemic Principe sunbird (Anabathmis hartlaubii). I arrived in Principe just in time to enjoy the Principe sunbirds building nests or…
15 Apr 2017
Black-throated sunbird (Aethopyga saturata)
Sunbirds are strikingly colorful, and you definitely get associations to the hummingbirds of the New World. Depending on the angle of the light the colors…
7 Apr 2017
Fire-tailed sunbird (Aethopyga ignicauda)
Driving ever higher, seeing more and more frost from last night, together with larger and larger patches of snow, one might not expect to see such lavishly…
10 Nov 2016
Seychelles Sunbird (Cinnyris dussumieri)
As the name implies this is a species endemic to Seychelles, but fortunately it is so common it is not threatened. You will see it on many of the larger…
8 Nov 2016
Seychelles Sunbird (Cinnyris dussumieri)
As the name implies this is a species endemic to Seychelles, but fortunately it is so common it is not threatened. You will see it on many of the larger…
3 Feb 2015
Socotra Sunbird (Chalcomitra balfouri)
A Socotra sunbird (Chalcomitra balfouri) drinking nektar from the flowers of the endemic Trichocalyx orbiculatus. These two species are likely locked…
3 Feb 2015
Socotra Sunbird (Chalcomitra balfouri)
A Socotra sunbird (Chalcomitra balfouri) sitting on a flowering cucumber tree (Dendrosicyos socotranus).
14 Dec 2014
Catasetum orchid
How incredibly lucky I was that this orchid was in bloom when I came by! These flowers are in pristine condition, and I was totally amazed by their incredible…
14 Dec 2014
Catasetum orchid
This is the second species of this incredibly strange genus I found here at the Amazon Research and Conservation Center (ARCC). Strange, not just by looks, but…
14 Dec 2014
Catasetum schunkei
Catasetum schunkei is a very unusual species of orchid in that it has male and female flowers. Here yous see what appears as two different species - the…