5 Feb 2015
Socotra freshwater crab (Socotrapotamon socotrense)
I found a surprising number of freshwater crabs at this permanent pool of water. Some were under water others were preparing for a day hidden from the sun…
5 Feb 2015
Socotra freshwater crab (Socotrapotamon socotrense)
I found a surprising number of freshwater crabs at this permanent pool of water. Some were under water, some were wandering out in the open, others were…
13 Dec 2014
ARCC plant 04 (Calathea)
This plant grows in the shadows of the trees – on the forest floor at the Amazon Research and Conservation Center (ARCC) in Peru. Please help me identify it –…
13 Dec 2014
ARCC plant 04 (Calathea)
This plant grows in the shadows of the trees - on the forest floor at the Amazon Research and Conservation Center (ARCC) in Peru.
13 Dec 2014
Prayer Plants (Genus Calathea)
This plant grows in the shadows of the trees – on the forest floor at the Amazon Research and Conservation Center (ARCC) in Peru. Please help me identify it –…
13 Dec 2014
Prayer Plants (Genus Calathea)
This plant grows in the shadows of the trees - on the forest floor at the Amazon Research and Conservation Center (ARCC) in Peru. Please help me identify it -…
13 Dec 2014
ARCC plant 00
This plant grows in the shadows of the trees - on the forest floor at the Amazon Research and conservation Center (ARCC) in Peru. Please help me identify it -…
29 Nov 2014
Black Skimmer (Rynchops niger)
The breeding season is over, and only a few of the species remain. This couple had two juveniles practicing fishing and will likely leave this sandbank in the…
27 Nov 2014
Black Skimmer (Rynchops niger)
The dry season is overtaken by the water, and the rivers are swelling day by day. Slowly the many sandbanks will be submerged and with them many birds relying…
23 Nov 2012
Black Skimmer (Rynchops niger)
My only sighting of this peculiar species was along the Tuichi River, so I never saw it hunting. Its peculiar beak is used as a kind of fishing rod, and it…