Silhouette Island, Seychelles

Silhouette Island, Seychelles

During my stay on Silhouette Island I experienced many amazing dawns and dusks, with dramatic cloudscapes and beautiful colors. But just days before, the…


Silhouette Island, Seychelles

Silhouette Island, Seychelles

More than 90% of this island is protected, and only a small slice of land on the eastern shores is developed. Walk the trails or alongside the shores and you…


Tridax daisy (Tridax procumbens)

Tridax daisy (Tridax procumbens)

Native range of tridax daisy (Tridax procumbens) is Mexico to southern South America.


Tridax daisy (Tridax procumbens)

Tridax daisy (Tridax procumbens)

Native range of tridax daisy (Tridax procumbens) is Mexico to southern South America.


Campo Flicker (Colaptes campestris)

Campo Flicker (Colaptes campestris)

Campo flicker (Colaptes campestris) is the only species of woodpecker I encountered while at Pousada Xaraés. This was the second and last, and being the last…


Rufous Hornero (Furnarius rufus)

Rufous Hornero (Furnarius rufus)

As I was photographing plants I noticed the constant return of and foraging of this rufous hornero (Furnarius rufus) on the ground around me. Not at all timid,…


Pantanal plant 33

Pantanal plant 33

My last day at Pousada Xaraés, and finally some rain! Not torrential, but at least sufficient to get the ground wet and muddy in some places. As I'm soon to…


Long-flower Tobacco (Nicotiana longiflora)

Long-flower Tobacco (Nicotiana longiflora)

My last day at Pousada Xaraés, and finally some rain! Not torrential, but at least sufficient to get the ground wet and muddy in some places. As I'm soon to…