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!…
5 Dec 2014
Ridge Beggarticks (Bidens gardner)
My final plant encounter on my way out of Pantanal - a really beautiful color and my first of the species.
Native range is Bolivia, Brazil to Paraguay.
5 Dec 2014
Ridge Beggarticks (Bidens gardner)
My final plant encounter on my way out of Pantanal. Native range is Bolivia, Brazil to Paraguay.
5 Dec 2014
Senna rugosa
Wherever you go in Pantanal you'll see wonderful species of plants, and thus I stop to photograph even as was on my way out of Pantanal. This is one I've not…
5 Dec 2014
Green-barred Woodpecker (Colaptes melanochloros)
This was a brief encounter with the species as I was about to leave SouthWild Pantanal and go to Chapada dos Guimarães - the rainmaker and the source of…
5 Dec 2014
Pontederia reflexa
These plants grow in a pond right outside the buildings of SouthWild Pantanal. I find the long leaves quite decorative and a plant worthy of any natural…
4 Dec 2014
Physalaemus sp
It looks much like Whistling frog (Physalaemus albonotatus), but I'm not certain, as I don't recorded whether this one had the miauing sound or not. So any ID…
4 Dec 2014
Ringed Kingfisher (Megaceryle torquata)
In this moment in time it really could look like it's touching its head with the wing like we humans would when we think D'OH after we have done something…