Polygala brasiliensis

Polygala brasiliensis

Native range of polygala brasiliensis is south and southeastern Brazil. Altitude: 2460 metres.


Polygala brasiliensis

Polygala brasiliensis

Native range of polygala brasiliensis is south and southeastern Brazil. Altitude: 2460 metres.


Polygala brasiliensis

Polygala brasiliensis

Native range of polygala brasiliensis is south and southeastern Brazil. Altitude: 2460 metres.


Polygala sp

Polygala sp

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…


Polygala campestris

Polygala campestris

Native range of polygala campestris is southeastern Brazil and Uruguay. Altitude: 2460 metres.


Polygala campestris

Polygala campestris

Native range of polygala campestris is southeastern Brazil and Uruguay. Altitude: 2460 metres.


Picazuro Pigeon (Patagioenas picazuro)

Picazuro Pigeon (Patagioenas picazuro)

I noticed this picazuro pigeon (Patagioenas picazuro) sitting on the cecropia branch, but it was just the first of a wave of birds. There's quite a large group…


Headlight Beetle (Pyrophorus nyctophanus)

Headlight Beetle (Pyrophorus nyctophanus)

The glowing larvas of the headlight beetle (Pyrophorus nyctophanus) is such a little known annual display in Oct/Nov in some of the forests bordering the…


Southern Screamer (Chauna torquata)

Southern Screamer (Chauna torquata)

Southern screamer (Chauna torquata) is a large and somewhat peculiar bird that seems to enjoy life in the trees as well as in the water.