In one relatively short stretch of the road on the plateau of Itatiaia National Park there’s a dense population of this species. Unfortunately somebody had dug trenches to drain the water, thus destroying much of the population. I was shocked to see the ignorance of people behind this. This is after all a national park, […]
In one relatively short stretch of the road on the plateau of Itatiaia National Park there’s a dense population of this species. Unfortunately somebody had dug trenches to drain the water, thus destroying much of the population. I was shocked to see the ignorance of people behind this. This is after all a national park, […]
Altitude: 2460 meters.
The leaves are large and very healthy, so this location must be particularly rich in insects. This is a carnivorous plant after all! Altitude: 2460 metres. Native range is southeastern Brazil.
This is the second species of galium I encountered on the plateau of Itatiaia National Park. Altitude: 2460 metres. Native range is southeastern South America.
This is the second species of galium I encountered on the plateau of Itatiaia National Park and it was also in fruit, opposed to the other species. Altitude: 2460 metres. Native range is southeastern South America.
This is the second species of galium I encountered on the plateau of Itatiaia National Park, and is densely haired compared to the other species. Altitude: 2460 metres. Native range is southeastern South America.
The previous day I found one individual high up on a ledge. An unnecessary climb, as there is a veritable garden here – you just have to walk a little further. On one stretch of the road – past the dam – there is a very dense population of this species! I’ve never seen so […]
The very last couple of kilometres of road to the plateau of Itatiaia National Park is blocked by the park entrance, and even though you can drive to the camping site by the small dam, it’s not worth it! You’ll miss all the magnificent flora and fauna along the dirt road. In the rainy season […]
I heard the song of this species during both my days on the plateau of Itatiaia National Park, but it’s really hard to see as it prefers to stay well hidden in the vegetation. I was in luck as this one was observing me out in the open from this lichen-clad berberis. Altitude: 2460 metres. […]
On the way to the Itatiaia park entrance, towards Agulhas Negras, you’ll find the only sturdy man-made construction – a bridge painted in white. From here you have great views of the montane forest, the land below and the shrubs and small trees in the gully below in particular. However, there is yet another location […]
On the way to the Itatiaia park entrance, towards Agulhas Negras, you’ll find the only sturdy man-made construction – a bridge painted in white. From here you have great views of the montane forest, the land below and the shrubs and small trees in the gully below in particular. However, there is yet another location […]
On the way to the Itatiaia park entrance, towards Agulhas Negras, you’ll find the only sturdy man-made construction – a bridge painted in white. From here you have great views of the montane forest, the land below and the shrubs and small trees in the gully below in particular. However, there is yet another location […]
Altitude: 2460 metres. Native range is southeastern Brazil.
The second of many species of Gecko in the park. Altitude: 1021 metres. Please help me identify it – leave a comment 🙂
During my 4 nights at Hotel do Ype, this night stood out as a particularly busy in regard to number of insects. It was very humid – the clouds were low – and this seemed attractive to the insects. Add the large windows in the restaurant, and you have a perfect insect trap! Altitude: 1021 […]
During my 4 nights at Hotel do Ype, this night stood out as a particularly busy in regard to number of insects. It was very humid – the clouds were low – and this seemed attractive to the insects. Add the large windows in the restaurant, and you have a perfect insect trap! Altitude: 1021 […]
During my 4 nights at Hotel do Ype, this night stood out as a particularly busy in regard to number of insects. It was very humid – the clouds were low – and this seemed attractive to the insects. Add the large windows in the restaurant, and you have a perfect insect trap! Altitude: 1021 […]
During my 4 nights at Hotel do Ype, this night stood out as a particularly busy in regard to number of insects. It was very humid – the clouds were low – and this seemed attractive to the insects. Add the large windows in the restaurant, and you have a perfect insect trap! Altitude: 1021 […]
During my 4 nights at Hotel do Ype, this night stood out as a particularly busy in regard to number of insects. It was very humid – the clouds were low – and this seemed attractive to the insects. Add the large windows in the restaurant, and you have a perfect insect trap! Altitude: 1021 […]
During my 4 nights at Hotel do Ype, this night stood out as a particularly busy in regard to number of insects. It was very humid – the clouds were low – and this seemed attractive to the insects. Add the large windows in the restaurant, and you have a perfect insect trap! Altitude: 1021 […]
During my 4 nights at Hotel do Ype, this night stood out as a particularly busy in regard to number of insects. It was very humid – the clouds were low – and this seemed attractive to the insects. Add the large windows in the restaurant, and you have a perfect insect trap! Altitude: 1021 […]
During my 4 nights at Hotel do Ype, this night stood out as a particularly busy in regard to number of insects. It was very humid – the clouds were low – and this seemed attractive to the insects. Add the large windows in the restaurant, and you have a perfect insect trap! Altitude: 1021 […]
As with buildings in Pantanal and the Amazon rainforest, there are geckos here in the buildings of Hotel do Ype. This night was particularly rich in insects attracted to the lights coming through the large windows of the restaurant – a feast for a gecko! Altitude: 1021 metres. Please help me identify it – leave […]
During my 4 nights at Hotel do Ype, this night stood out as a particularly busy in regard to number of insects. It was very humid – the clouds were low – and this seemed attractive to the insects. Add the large windows in the restaurant, and you have a perfect insect trap! Altitude: 1021 […]
During my 4 nights at Hotel do Ype, this night stood out as a particularly busy in regard to number of insects. It was very humid – the clouds were low – and this seemed attractive to the insects. Add the large windows in the restaurant, and you have a perfect insect trap! Altitude: 1021 […]
During my 4 nights at Hotel do Ype, this night stood out as a particularly busy in regard to number of insects. It was very humid – the clouds were low – and this seemed attractive to the insects. Add the large windows in the restaurant, and you have a perfect insect trap! Altitude: 1021 […]
During my 4 nights at Hotel do Ype, this night stood out as a particularly busy in regard to number of insects. It was very humid – the clouds were low – and this seemed attractive to the insects. Add the large windows in the restaurant, and you have a perfect insect trap! Altitude: 1021 […]
During my 4 nights at Hotel do Ype, this night stood out as a particularly busy in regard to number of insects. It was very humid – the clouds were low – and this seemed attractive to the insects. Add the large windows in the restaurant, and you have a perfect insect trap! Altitude: 1021 […]
During my 4 nights at Hotel do Ype, this night stood out as a particularly busy in regard to number of insects. It was very humid – the clouds were low – and this seemed attractive to the insects. Add the large windows in the restaurant, and you have a perfect insect trap! Altitude: 1021 […]
During my 4 nights at Hotel do Ype, this night stood out as a particularly busy in regard to number of insects. It was very humid – the clouds were low – and this seemed attractive to the insects. Add the large windows in the restaurant, and you have a perfect insect trap! Altitude: 1021 […]
During my 4 nights at Hotel do Ype, this night stood out as a particularly busy in regard to number of insects. It was very humid – the clouds were low – and this seemed attractive to the insects. Add the large windows in the restaurant, and you have a perfect insect trap! Altitude: 1021 […]
During my 4 nights at Hotel do Ype, this night stood out as a particularly busy in regard to number of insects. It was very humid – the clouds were low – and this seemed attractive to the insects. Add the large windows in the restaurant, and you have a perfect insect trap! Altitude: 1021 […]
During my 4 nights at Hotel do Ype, this night stood out as a particularly busy in regard to number of insects. It was very humid – the clouds were low – and this seemed attractive to the insects. Add the large windows in the restaurant, and you have a perfect insect trap! Altitude: 1021 […]
During my 4 nights at Hotel do Ype, this night stood out as a particularly busy in regard to number of insects. It was very humid – the clouds were low – and this seemed attractive to the insects. Add the large windows in the restaurant, and you have a perfect insect trap! Altitude: 1021 […]
During my 4 nights at Hotel do Ype, this night stood out as a particularly busy in regard to number of insects. It was very humid – the clouds were low – and this seemed attractive to the insects. Add the large windows in the restaurant, and you have a perfect insect trap! Altitude: 1021 […]
During my 4 nights at Hotel do Ype, this night stood out as a particularly busy in regard to number of insects. It was very humid – the clouds were low – and this seemed attractive to the insects. Add the large windows in the restaurant, and you have a perfect insect trap! Altitude: 1021 […]
Wherever there’s a crack in the rock plants grow, albeit stunted and bonsai-like as seen here. Do you see the Caracara? Altitude: 2460 metres.
This species grows in the inaccessible and more rocky terrain, so you’ll see it in steep slopes and outcrops and cracks in the rocks above the road. It is endemic to the higher elevations of Itatiaia and in the Serra Fina mountain range. Altitude: 2460 metres.
This species grows in the inaccessible and more rocky terrain, so you’ll see it in steep slopes and outcrops and cracks in the rocks above the road. It is endemic to the higher elevations of Itatiaia and in the Serra Fina mountain range. Altitude: 2460 metres.
The plateau is at around 2400 metres altitude and is very wet, soggy and bog-like, as you can see from this picture there is lot’s of water during the rainy season, and also quite moist in the dry season due to all the moss and vegetation that act like a sponge. During my two days […]
The very last couple of kilometres of road to the plateau of Itatiaia National Park is blocked by the park entrance, and even though you can drive to the camping site by the small dam, it’s not worth it! You’ll miss all the magnificent flora and fauna along the dirt road. In the rainy season […]
The very last couple of kilometres of road to the plateau of Itatiaia National Park is blocked by the park entrance, and even though you can drive to the camping site by the small dam, it’s not worth it! You’ll miss all the magnificent flora and fauna along the dirt road. In the rainy season […]
Even though I never got a full view of the peak I was not disappointed as the clouds gave it an even more dramatic look than with a blue sky!
An omnivore that knows how to harvest left overs from tourists, and this one was definitely accustomed to people as it was keeping a close eye on my lunch. It quickly turned its attention to a huge earthworm, and I wondered why and what it could possibly do with such a huge slippery tube of […]
Native range is southeastern Brazil. Altitude: 2460 metres.
Native range is southeastern Brazil. Altitude: 2460 metres.
Altitude: 2460 metres.
Native range is Brazil. Altitude: 2460 metres.
Native range is Brazil. Altitude: 2460 metres.
It’s eating on a heather plant – Agarista hispidula. Altitude: 2460 metres. Please help me identify it – leave a comment.
Altitude: 2460 metres. Native range is southern Brazil to Argentina.
Altitude: 2460 metres. Native range is southern Brazil to Argentina.
Altitude: 2460 metres. Native range is southeastern Brazil.
It’s impossible to miss this species in bloom! Its size, color and beauty is irresistible – you just have to take a closer look! It prefers shallow soil with good water drainage, so you’ll see it on the slopes alongside the road. Altitude: 2460 metres. Native range is southeastern Brazil.
Altitude: 2460 metres. Native range is North and South America.
Altitude: 2460 metres. Native range is North and South America.
The very last couple of kilometres of road to the plateau of Itatiaia National Park is blocked by the park entrance, and even though you can drive to the camping site by the small dam, it’s not worth it! You’ll miss all the magnificent flora and fauna along the dirt road. In the rainy season […]
The very last couple of kilometres of road to the plateau of Itatiaia National Park is blocked by the park entrance, and even though you can drive to the camping site by the small dam, it’s not worth it! You’ll miss all the magnificent flora and fauna along the dirt road. In the rainy season […]
The very last couple of kilometres of road to the plateau of Itatiaia National Park is blocked by the park entrance, and even though you can drive to the camping site by the small dam, it’s not worth it! You’ll miss all the magnificent flora and fauna along the dirt road. In the rainy season […]
Altitude: 2460 metres. Native range is southeastern Brazil.
Altitude: 2460 metres. Native range is southeastern Brazil.
This species of grass is more than 2 meters tall, and when they grow close like this, it’s like walking in a forest of grass! Altitude: 2418 meters.
Native range is Bolivia and Argentina. Altitude: 2460 metres.
Native range is Bolivia and Argentina. Altitude: 2460 metres.
The very last couple of kilometres of road to the plateau of Itatiaia National Park is blocked by the park entrance, and even though you can drive to the camping site by the small dam, it’s not worth it! You’ll miss all the magnificent flora and fauna along the dirt road. In the rainy season […]
Altitude: 2460 metres. Native range is Brazil to Uruguay.
Altitude: 2460 metres. Native range is Brazil to Uruguay.
Altitude: 2460 metres. Native range is Brazil to Uruguay.
This caterpillar is sitting on a Senecio icoglossus. Altitude: 2460 metres. Please help me identify it – leave a comment.
Altitude: 2460 metres. Native range is Brazil to Uruguay.
Altitude: 2460 metres. Native range is southeastern Brazil.
The very last couple of kilometres of road to the plateau of Itatiaia National Park is blocked by the park entrance, and even though you can drive to the camping site by the small dam, it’s not worth it! You’ll miss all the magnificent flora and fauna along the dirt road. In the rainy season […]
Altitude: 2460 metres. Native range is southeastern Brazil.
Altitude: 2460 metres. Native range is southeastern Brazil.
Altitude: 2460 metres.
Altitude: 2460 metres. Please help me identify it – leave a comment.
The very last couple of kilometres of road to the plateau of Itatiaia National Park is blocked by the park entrance, and even though you can drive to the camping site by the small dam, it’s not worth it! You’ll miss all the magnificent flora and fauna along the dirt road. In the rainy season […]
Altitude: 2460 metres. Native range is Mexico to southern South America.
Altitude: 2460 metres. Native range is south and southeastern Brazil.
Altitude: 2460 metres. Native range is south and southeastern Brazil.
Altitude: 2460 metres. Native range is south and southeastern Brazil.
Altitude: 2460 metres. Native range is northeast to southeast Brazil.
Altitude: 2460 metres. Native range is northeast to southeast Brazil.
Altitude: 2460 metres. Native range is southern Brazil to Argentina.
The very last couple of kilometres of road to the plateau of Itatiaia National Park is blocked by the park entrance, and even though you can drive to the camping site by the small dam, it’s not worth it! You’ll miss all the magnificent flora and fauna along the dirt road. In the rainy season […]
Altitude: 2460 metres.
Altitude: 2460 metres. Native range is world-wide.
Native range is world-wide.
Altitude: 2460 metres. Please help me identify it – leave a comment.
Please help me identify it – leave a comment. Altitude: 2460 metres. Native range of this genus is north central and eastern USA South America.
Altitude: 2460 metres. Native range of this genus is north central and eastern USA South America. Please help me identify it – leave a comment.
The very last couple of kilometres of road to the plateau of Itatiaia National Park is blocked by the park entrance, and even though you can drive to the camping site by the small dam, it’s not worth it! You’ll miss all the magnificent flora and fauna along the dirt road. In the rainy season […]
Altitude: 2433 meters. Native range is southeastern Brazil.
Altitude: 2449 meters. Native range is southeastern Brazil.
This species is endemic to the park, and as far as I know is not found anywhere else on the planet! Altitude: 2433 meters. Native range is southeastern Brazil.