14 Oct 2018
Secretary bird (Sagittarius serpentarius)
A truly spectacular bird with a popular name I have never understood. This is an endangered species, and I encountered very few of them and treasured every…
14 Feb 2015
Cocculus balfourii
On my way down from my 2 nights in the Haghier mountains I encountered many incredible plant species, many only found here. As it was my last day time was in…
27 Nov 2010
Roraima heather (Ledothamnus sessiliflorus)
An endemic plant. I only found a couple with one flower each on my 2 day stay on Roraima tepui. The flower is huge compared to the European heather, which…
27 Nov 2010
Roraima heather (Ledothamnus sessiliflorus)
This psecimen grew underneath an outcrop, and in contrast to the guyanensis it was a big and dense specimen competing with other plants. This one very much…