30 Jan 2020
Japanese Macaque (Macaca fuscata)
As the name implies the Japanese macaque (Macaca fuscata) is endemic to Japan and exists nowhere else on earth. Just like most oft he other macaque species,…
30 Jan 2020
Japanese Macaque (Macaca fuscata)
As the name implies the Japanese macaque (Macaca fuscata) is endemic to Japan and exists nowhere else on earth. Just like most oft he other macaque species,…
14 Nov 2012
Andean Goose (Chloephaga melanoptera)
The large Andean goose (Chloephaga melanoptera) is unmistakable and very conspicuous, and I saw several of them here at River Alota. A haven in the middle of…
14 Nov 2012
Andean Flamingo (Phoenicoparrus andinus)
The huge, dry Altiplano is not without water. Several springs feed lagoons and rivers - even in the deepest of the dry season. This is River Alota, shallow…
14 Nov 2012
Black-crowned Night Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax hoactli)
This shallow river is teaming with life and fish - in the middle of the desert. I wonder how the fish could end up here - are they remnants of the time when…
14 Nov 2012
Altiplano butterfly 01
One of very few butterflies I saw on the Altiplano. In the Amazon there's a lack of salt and they sometimes swarm aound sweat or urine stains in the landscape.…