24 Nov 2013
Itatiaia National Park
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.
24 Nov 2013
Pico das Agulhas Negras
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…
24 Nov 2013
Pico das Agulhas Negras
Even though I never got a full view of the Pico das Agulhas Negras I was not disappointed as the clouds gave it an even more dramatic look than with a blue…
23 Nov 2013
Chestnut-bellied Euphonia (Euphonia pectoralis)
Chestnut-bellied euphonia (Euphonia pectoralis) is one of many species of birds seen in the garden of Hotel do Ype.
19 Nov 2013
Wallace’s Longwing (Heliconius wallacei)
Further up the Cristalino River, the first rapids and a small island with a great tree, Cristalino Jungle Lodge has a small farm, and here I found several…
19 Nov 2013
Heliconius sp
Further up the Cristalino River, the first rapids and a small island with a great tree, Cristalino Jungle Lodge has a small farm and here I found several…
19 Nov 2013
Cristalino Jungle Lodge Lepidoptera 03
Further up the Cristalino River, the first rapids and a small island with a great tree, Cristalino Jungle Lodge has a small farm and here I found several…
19 Nov 2013
Orcus Checkered-Skipper (Pyrgus orcus)
Further up the Cristalino River, the first rapids and a small island with a great tree, Cristalino Jungle Lodge has a small farm and here I found several…
19 Nov 2013
Annulata Beauty (Colobura annulata)
Further up the Cristalino River, the first rapids and a small island with a great tree, Cristalino Jungle Lodge has a small farm and here I found several…
19 Nov 2013
Caricae Nymphidium (Nymphidium caricae)
On the path close to the new rooms at Cristalino Jungle Logde there was a large asteraceae bush in bloom, and naturally I found many wonderful species there.…