White-tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus)

White-tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus)

After an amazing experience with a spectacled bear I was on my way to the main road when I noticed this deer feeding not far from the road. So well camouflaged…


Black-winged stilt (Himantopus himantopus)

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…


White-backed Stilt (Himantopus melanurus)

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…


Pampas deer (Ozotoceros bezoarticus)

Pampas deer (Ozotoceros bezoarticus)

This was my first steps on top of the Huanchaca Plateau (Caparú Meseta), and what a welcome! The deer just looked at me and went on chewing for some time, and…


Roraima plant 018

Roraima plant 018

I didn't recognize this as a fern at the time of my encounter. One of countless unusual shapes and forms of plants on the Roraima tepui. Help me identify it -…