3 Feb 2023
Christ’s Thorn Jujube (Ziziphus spina-christi)
A very popular fruit with Socotris. I have yet to taste one, as these lovely fruits were out of reach for me to pick. Native range is Africa, Arabia to…
3 Feb 2023
Christ’s Thorn Jujube (Ziziphus spina-christi)
This tree is not bearing flowers or fruits, but when in fruit the Socotris will collect what they can as this is a popular fruit. Unfortunately I have yet to…
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…
2 Feb 2015
Little egret (Egretta garzetta)
This is the second of just 3 bird species I encountered at this lagoon in the Shuab valley on the west coast of Socotra. Here it's resting in the warm light of…
14 Dec 2014
Capped Heron (Pilherodius pileatus)
The oxbow lake at Amazon Research and Conservation Center, deep in the Peruvian Amazon, was almost still as I watched this heron stand perfectly still and then…
3 Dec 2014
Boat-billed Heron (Cochlearius cochlearius)
It's the end of the dry season in the Pantanal, and the torrential downpour of last night is now flowing towards the permanent rivers and lakes. In this photo…
30 Nov 2014
Striated Heron (Butorides striata)
This is a very skittish species, perhaps one of the most nervous of all. When I drive up any river these are the birds that first take to the wings to escape.…
30 Nov 2014
Toco Toucan (Ramphastos toco)
It's a rare opportunity when you find toucan's nest, and even more so when you can follow their food delivery to the chicks. Here it's coming with a large…
27 Nov 2014
Rufescent Tiger Heron (Tigrisoma lineatum)
This immature rufescent tiger heron is quite hard to see when it's standing still among the branches seen here.
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…