15 Nov 2012
Crested Duck (Lophonetta specularioides)
Here at the Laguna Cañapa the ducks were not at all disturbed by humans, and I could get quite close to this individual busy cleaning itself. Altitude: 4136…
15 Nov 2012
Golden-spotted Ground Dove (Metriopelia aymara)
Due to the midday sun, the light is very hard, and the golden spots on the wing barely visible. The morning or evening sun would have revealed some brilliantly…
15 Nov 2012
Lobelia oligophylla
Grows alongside the springs, streams, rivers and some lagoons.
Altitude: 4131 metres.
Native range is Ecuador to southernmost South America.
15 Nov 2012
Calandrinia acaulis
Grows alongside the springs, streams, rivers and some lagoons.
Altitude: 4131 metres.
Native range is Venezuela to Argentina. Mexico Central America .
15 Nov 2012
Patosia clandestina
A common plant that makes huge, dense mats around the springs, streams, rivers and some areas of the lagoons. Everything about this plant is hard and pointy.…
15 Nov 2012
Laguna Cañapa
Only a tiny speck of snow is left on the mountain, but in the winter even this lagoon is sometimes covered with snow and ice. -21.502222,-68.009167……
15 Nov 2012
Laguna Cañapa
The color of the water in this lagoon looks so temptingly blue and fresh, but it is most likely undrinkable to humans. From afar though, this is an ever…
15 Nov 2012
Grey-breasted Seedsnipe (Thinocorus orbignyianus)
Not particularly disturbed by human presence, and Laguna Cañapa offered a close encounter, albeit not with both sexes. Thanks to Lou Salomon for…
