Roraima montane forest
Close to the walls of Roraima the montane forest is dense, moist and very steep. Roraima is causing constant cloud…
Double rainbow and Roraima
This is the path to and from from Roraima, and this was photographed on my way from Roraima. Once out of the forest…
Monnina cacumina
This bush grows in the montane forest close to the Roraima walls.
Native range is the Guyana Shield.
Vellosiella spathacea
This plant reminds me of a cucumber or melon, but I found none with fruit. It grows in the montane forest by the…
Symbolanthus elisabethae
A large flower that is like a beacon of color in the greens of the montane forest, right next to the Roraima wall. It's…
Celiantha imthurniana
This plant grows close to the plateu of Roraima in the montane forest. It was raining on my way up, so photography was…
Crepuscular ray between Kukenan and Roraima
About one our before sunset. Most prefer to be in constant movement to forget about the unanswered questions of…
Epidendrum imthurnii
One of just a few of this particular species in bloom.
Native range is the Guyana Shield.
Epidendrum montigenum
This was one of very few I found in bloom. If I only had more time on Roraima I would have been able to look for and…
Ello Sphinx (Erinnyis ello)
Most of the daytime (diurnal) butterflies were either hard to get close to, were restlessly fluttering around never to…