17 Dec 2014
Peru Pacific Iguana (Microlophus peruvianus)
The coast of Peru is a desert, and fresh water is only available from springs or rivers fed by the Andes. This Peru Pacific iguana (Microlophus peruvianus) was…
17 Dec 2014
Whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus)
A few places rock of unusual colors come up to the surface on the beaches of Peru, and here an entire beach is red by this rock. It has become so popular with…
17 Dec 2014
Guanay Cormorant (Phalacrocorax bougainvilliorum)
Guanay cormorant (Phalacrocorax bougainvilliorum) has become a more uncommon species, and even here around havens like the Ballestas Islands in Peru I saw only…
20 Nov 2013
Silver-beaked Tanager (Ramphocelus carbo)
My room was in what could best compare with a cul-de-sac - at the very end of the new complex of Cristalino Jungle Lodge, and from my room I could watch all…
20 Nov 2013
Short-billed Honeycreeper (Cyanerpes nitidus)
My room was in what could best compare with a cul-de-sac - at the very end of the new complex of Cristalino Jungle Lodge, and from my room I could watch all…
19 Nov 2013
Headlight Beetle (Pyrophorus nyctophanus)
The glowing larvas of the headlight beetle (Pyrophorus nyctophanus) is such a little known annual display in Oct/Nov in some of the forests bordering the…