30 Apr 2018
Dark-breasted rosefinch (Procarduelis nipalensis)
A beautiful high-elevation dweller, seen here around the Tungnath temple during the full moon of April 2018. The winters are harsh here, but on the last day of…
30 Apr 2018
Himalayan Pika (Ochotona roylei)
This little cutie was in full swing eating the delicious primula flowers and other species now in bloom, but I just missed it having a mountful of flowers.…
30 Apr 2018
Himalayan Pika (Ochotona roylei)
This little cutie was in full swing eating the delicious primula flowers and other species now in bloom, and here it had a very short break on an outcrop to…
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 parakeets were quite hard to see up close, as they were usually in the dense canopy when in the valleys. Not in dead trees, like the mitred…
29 Nov 2012
Tillandsia samaipatensis
This species can grow to huge specimens with enormous inflorescences that dangles in the wind from the sheer cliffs of Refugio Los Volcanes. The specialised…
29 Nov 2012
Mitred Parakeet (Aratinga mitrata)
This is perhaps the most numerous of the parakeet species here, and I saw many flocks of them escaping the various birds of prey. They nest in cracks and holes…
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.