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…
9 Jul 2010
Lookout point to Tahiti from Moorea
Overlooking the coral reef and lagoon in the foreground and the deep ocean between Moorea and Tahiti in the distance. Tahiti has mountains more then 2000…
9 Jul 2010
Giant fern (Angiopteris evecta)
In the interior and higher elevations of Moorea this huge fern is common in the forest. Looking towards the sunlight from under the fronds is a different…
9 Jul 2010
Large Purple Orchid (Spathoglottis plicata)
Some will know this orchid from the florist, and it grows commonly here in the forest at mid elevations and upwards. The leaves resemble coconut sprouts or the…
9 Jul 2010
Moorea caldera
Moorea has dramatic and sharp peaks, and is as breathtking when viewed like here from inside the caldera as it is from the ocean. There are several hiking…
8 Jul 2010
Oponohu Bay, Moorea
Facing west by the river mouth. One of few places I did not see any houses or man made structures. Almost all of the seaside around the island is developed -…