14 Dec 2014
Bignonia aequinoctialis
The oxbow lake just a few meters from the buildings of the Amazon Research and Conservation Center (ARCC) is an excellent way to get close to flowers on trees…
14 Dec 2014
Bignonia aequinoctialis
The oxbow lake just a few meters from the buildings of the Amazon Research and Conservation Center (ARCC) is an excellent way to get close to flowers on trees…
11 Dec 2014
Giant Otter (Pteronura brasiliensis)
Deep in the Peruvian Amazon at Amazon Research and Conservation Center (ARCC) I visited this oxbow lake where a tiny family of giant otters have managed to…
7 Dec 2014
Adenocalymma peregrinum UV
How dramatically different it looks in UV! In visible light (for us humans) it looks all yellow! Native range is Brazil to Paraguay.…
6 Dec 2014
Jacaranda rufa
I've also encountered jacaranda rufa in Noel Kempff Mercado National Park in Bolivia - on the plateau there. Native range is Bolivia and Brazil.
6 Dec 2014
Ouratea spectabilis
A very strange shape I think, and I wonder what has driven it to these shapes, and in particular the color inside! If you squeeze the fruit, or simply pass a…