Sandwich Tern (Thalasseus sandvicensis)

Sandwich Tern (Thalasseus sandvicensis)

There are many hotels very close to the nature reserve in Paracas, and here you will see many birds close to the hotels. As there are no trees here, many like…


Royal Tern (Thalasseus maximus)

Royal Tern (Thalasseus maximus)

The entire coastline of Peru is a desert, but the cold and nutrient rich ocean is rich with fish due to the cold Humbolt Current. Thus the coast was once…


Inca Tern (Larosterna inca)

Inca Tern (Larosterna inca)

In the harbor and waters around the fishing village of Pucusana in Peru I found lots of inca terns, and some places they were so tame that I could walk among…


Wolf Apple (Solanum lycocarpum)

Solanum gomphodes

Solanum gomphodes is similar to the Wolf Apple (Solanum lycocarpum), but Solanum gomphodes is distinguished by the sessile leaves (leaves that lack a…


Solanum gomphodes UV

Solanum gomphodes UV

Darker in UV compared to visible light. Native range is Bolivia and Brazil. -15.2997,-55.8406


Wolf Apple (Solanum lycocarpum)

Solanum gomphodes

Solanum gomphodes is similar to the Wolf Apple (Solanum lycocarpum), but Solanum gomphodes is distinguished by the sessile leaves (leaves that lack a…


Red Buffalo-Bur (Solanum sisymbriifolium)

Red Buffalo-Bur (Solanum sisymbriifolium)

This red buffalo-bur (Solanum sisymbriifolium) was growing on the side of Cuiaba river – very close to the water, and will likely be submerge in the coming…


Red Buffalo-Bur (Solanum sisymbriifolium)

Red Buffalo-Bur (Solanum sisymbriifolium)

This red buffalo-bur (Solanum sisymbriifolium) was growing on the side of Cuiaba river – very close to the water, and will likely be submerge in the coming…


Red Buffalo-Bur (Solanum sisymbriifolium)

The fruits of the red buffalo-bur (Solanum sisymbriifolium) looks edible and tempting - supposedly tasting like cherry. This plant was growing on the side of…


Scaled Dove (Columbina squammata)

Scaled Dove (Columbina squammata)

As I was waiting for the toucan parents to return with food to a nest I could also observe all the other species moving in and out of my area, and this scaled…