Tyrshi Falls, Meghalaya

Tyrshi Falls, Meghalaya

Jaintia Hills, Meghalaya, India There are countless small and large waterfalls in Meghalaya. Some stunning beyond description and impossible to miss, except…


A waterfall in Lumwahnai, Meghalaya

A waterfall in Lumwahnai, Meghalaya

There are so many waterfalls in Meghalaya that I wondered if mega refers to numbers of rapids and waterfalls. Only the largest and most accessible waterfalls…


Kynrem falls, Meghalaya

Kynrem falls, Meghalaya

One might think it is a bad idea visiting the wettest place on earth during the monsoon, but this is the time when all the hidden waterfalls reveal themselves…


Odontoglossum sp?

Odontoglossum sp?

Altitude 2700 metres. Please help me identify it - leave a comment! Cayambe Coca Ecological Reserve, Ecuador-0.378333,-78.074167


Oncidium sp?

Oncidium sp?

Altitude 2700 metres. Please help me identify it - leave a comment! Cayambe Coca Ecological Reserve, Ecuador-0.378333,-78.074167


Racinaea goudae

Racinaea goudae

Racinaea goudae is one of the less conspicuous of the bromeliads. Altitude 2700 metres. Native range is Ecuador. Cayambe Coca Ecological Reserve,…


Cyrtochilum sp

Cyrtochilum sp

Altitude 2700 metres. Please help me identify it - leave a comment! Cayambe Coca Ecological Reserve, Ecuador-0.378333,-78.074167


Telipogon

Telipogon

Altitude 2700 metres. Please help me identify it - leave a comment! Cayambe Coca Ecological Reserve, Ecuador-0.378333,-78.074167


Great Sapphirewing (Pterophanes cyanopterus)

Great Sapphirewing (Pterophanes cyanopterus)

A female great sapphirewing (Pterophanes cyanopterus). Altitude 2706 metres. It sounds like this: Cayambe Coca Ecological Reserve,…


Sword-billed Hummingbird (Ensifera ensifera)

Sword-billed Hummingbird (Ensifera ensifera)

This sword-billed hummingbird (Ensifera ensifera) simply defies logic and forces of nature! Despite the enormous length of the beak, it flies just like any…