Narrow Stargrass (Hypoxis angustifolia)

Narrow Stargrass (Hypoxis angustifolia)

Found in many places on the northeastern plateau of Socotra where it grows in holes and cracks in the limestone. The population on Socotra has 4 tepals opposed…


Narrow Stargrass (Hypoxis angustifolia)

Narrow Stargrass (Hypoxis angustifolia)

Found in many places on the northeastern plateau of Socotra where it grows in holes and cracks in the limestone. The population on Socotra has 4 tepals opposed…


Narrow Stargrass (Hypoxis angustifolia)

Narrow Stargrass (Hypoxis angustifolia)

Found in many places on the northeastern plateau of Socotra where it grows in holes and cracks in the limestone. The population on Socotra has 4 tepals opposed…


Narrow Stargrass (Hypoxis angustifolia)

Narrow Stargrass (Hypoxis angustifolia)

The population on Socotra has 4 tepals opposed to 6 in Africa. Native range is Tropical & South Africa, West Indian Ocean, Southwest Arabian Peninsula.…


Ornate Flycatcher (Myiotriccus ornatus)

Ornate Flycatcher (Myiotriccus ornatus)

Capturing birds in the wild is hard as they rarely get close enough, especially for the smaller of the species like this one. A brief encounter at the San…


Bignonia aequinoctialis

Bignonia aequinoctialis

The oxbow lake just a few meters from the buildings of the Amazon Research and Conservation Center is an excellent way to get close to flowers on trees and…


Bignonia aequinoctialis

Bignonia aequinoctialis

The oxbow lake just a few meters from the buildings of the Amazon Research and Conservation Center (ARCC) is an excellent way to get close to flowers on trees…


Adenocalymma peregrinum UV

Adenocalymma peregrinum UV

How dramatically different it looks in UV! In visible light (for us humans) it looks all yellow! -15.2997,-55.8406