4 Sep 2018
Children of the neelakurinji
Barefoot, these kids are climbing a very special mountainside behind their Ooty village. For the first time in their lives the hill has become purple with…
4 Sep 2018
Neelakurinji (Strobilanthes kunthiana) bloom of 2018
Last time these flowers were seen was 12 years ago, and the next time will be in 12 years! During an entire century this species will bloom only 8 times – that…
4 Sep 2018
Neelakurinji (Strobilanthes kunthiana) bloom of 2018
A spectacular view of the Neelakurinji bloom in the Nilgiris! Last time these flowers were seen was 12 years ago, and the next time will be in 12 years!…
15 Nov 2012
Laguna Hedionda
This lagoon was by far the most abundant with flamingos. Altitude: 4126 metres. -21.573056,-68.038611
15 Nov 2012
James’s Flamingo (Phoenicoparrus jamesi)
When their food, algae, is getting scarce on the shallows, they venture out as deep as needed to get to where the algae is. Here they seem to be floating as…
15 Nov 2012
Andean Gull (Chroicocephalus serranus)
The only Andean gull I saw nesting, and this one has done what many have done before - steal the nest from a Flamingo. Apparently the flamingos will abort…
15 Nov 2012
James’s Flamingo (Phoenicoparrus jamesi)
Even at these muddy sections of the lagoon, the flamingos find food that seemingly outweighs the energy spent ovecoming the suction of the mud. A few flaps of…
24 Nov 2011
Tandayapa Lepidoptera 40
Please help me classify it - leave a comment :-) 0.002500, -78.677500
24 Nov 2011
Tandayapa Lepidoptera 39
Please help me classify it - leave a comment :-) 0.002500, -78.677500
24 Nov 2011
Tandayapa Lepidoptera 38
Please help me classify it - leave a comment :-) 0.002500, -78.677500