4 Sep 2018
Children of the neelakurinji
Barefoot, these kids are climbing a very special mountainside behind their Ooty village. For the first time in their lives the hill has become purple with…
4 Sep 2018
Neelakurinji (Strobilanthes kunthiana) bloom of 2018
Last time these flowers were seen was 12 years ago, and the next time will be in 12 years! During an entire century this species will bloom only 8 times – that…
4 Sep 2018
Neelakurinji (Strobilanthes kunthiana) bloom of 2018
A spectacular view of the Neelakurinji bloom in the Nilgiris! Last time these flowers were seen was 12 years ago, and the next time will be in 12 years!…
30 Nov 2011
Odontoglossum sp?
Altitude 2700 metres. Please help me identify it - leave a comment! Cayambe Coca Ecological Reserve, Ecuador-0.378333,-78.074167
30 Nov 2011
Oncidium sp?
Altitude 2700 metres. Please help me identify it - leave a comment! Cayambe Coca Ecological Reserve, Ecuador-0.378333,-78.074167
30 Nov 2011
Racinaea goudae
This is one of the less conspicuous of the bromeliads.
Altitude 2700 metres.
Native range is Ecuador.
30 Nov 2011
Cyrtochilum sp
Altitude 2700 metres. Please help me identify it - leave a comment! Cayambe Coca Ecological Reserve, Ecuador-0.378333,-78.074167
30 Nov 2011
Great Sapphirewing (Pterophanes cyanopterus)
A female. Altitude 2706 metres. It sounds like this: Cayambe Coca Ecological Reserve, Ecuador-0.378333,-78.074167
30 Nov 2011
Sword-billed Hummingbird (Ensifera ensifera)
This hummingbird simply defies logic and forces of nature! Despite the enormous length of the beak, it flies just like any other humming bird - except perhaps…