22 Nov 2016
Seychelles Paradise Flycatcher (Terpsiphone corvina)
This was my second day by this nest, and I was able to get even closer without disturbing her. This female Seychelles paradise flycatcher was in the final…
21 Nov 2016
Seychelles Paradise-Flycatcher (Terpsiphone corvina)
This female Seychelles paradise flycatcher is making certain the nest is top notch, with the best possible materials, so that her clutch of eggs will result in…
21 Nov 2016
Seychelles Paradise Flycatcher (Terpsiphone corvina)
This threatened and endemic male of the Seychelles paradise flycatcher is found on La Digue and a very few other islands in Seychelles, is naturally unaware of…
29 Nov 2012
Refugio Los Volcanes, Amboró National Park
This tiny building in the middle the small green lawn is the lodge! Altitude: 1397 metres.
29 Nov 2012
Refugio Los Volcanes, Amboró National Park
I was lucky to see these incredibly beautiful and unique mountains on my way in and out of the reserve! In the rainy season you might not see anything but…
29 Nov 2012
Green-cheeked Parakeet (Pyrrhura molinae)
The green-cheeked parakeet (Pyrrhura molinae) was quite hard to see up close, as it was usually in the dense canopy when in the valleys. Not in dead trees,…
29 Nov 2012
Tillandsia samaipatensis
Tillandsia samaipatensis species can grow to huge specimens with enormous inflorescences that dangles in the wind from the sheer cliffs of Refugio Los…
29 Nov 2012
Mitred Parakeet (Aratinga mitrata)
Mitred parakeet (Aratinga mitrata) is perhaps the most numerous of the parakeet species here, and I saw many flocks of them escaping the various birds of……
29 Nov 2012
Streaked Flycatcher (Myiodynastes maculatus)
If you know of a dead tree, or a tree with a dead branch nearby - just wait there for a while and you're bound to find flycatchers or other birds with a need…
29 Nov 2012
Cleistocactus samaipatanus
Finding cacti on the sheer cliffs of Refugio Los Volcanes was a surprise to me! I saw their red flowers from afar, but assumed totally different species.…