Cyananthus incanus

Cyananthus incanus

Cyananthus incanus is found in Sikkim's temperate to alpine biomes to 5300 meters elevation. Elevation: 3721 meters. Native range is Central Himalaya to China…


Campanula aristata

Campanula aristata

Campanula aristata is found in Sikkim's temperate to alpine biomes to 5000 meters elevation. Elevation: 3721 meters. Native range is Afghanistan to Central…


Codonopsis ovata

Codonopsis ovata

Codonopsis ovata is found in Sikkim's subalpine biome. Elevation: 4831 meters. Native range is Central Asia to West Himalaya.


Codonopsis ovata

Codonopsis ovata

Codonopsis ovata is found in Sikkim's subalpine biome. Elevation: 4831 meters. Native range is Central Asia to West Himalaya.


Codonopsis ovata

Codonopsis ovata

Codonopsis ovata is found in Sikkim's subalpine biome. Elevation: 4483 meters. Native range is Central Asia to West Himalaya.


Red-eyed Reef Crab (Eriphia smithii)

Red-eyed Reef Crab (Eriphia smithii)

The marine life around Socotra is rich and diverse, but I am focusing on the flora and fauna on land. However, I had a short window of opportunity during low…


Great white pelican (Pelecanus onocrotalus)

Great white pelican (Pelecanus onocrotalus)

Namibia's Walvis Bay area is rich in wildlife, reliant on the abundance of marine life found in the cold and nutrient rich Atlantic waters, governed by the…


Little egret (Egretta garzetta)

Little egret (Egretta garzetta)

This is the second of just 3 bird species I encountered at this lagoon in the Shuab valley on the west coast of Socotra. Here a little egret (Egretta garzetta)…


Capped Heron (Pilherodius pileatus)

Capped Heron (Pilherodius pileatus)

The oxbow lake at Amazon Research and Conservation Center, deep in the Peruvian Amazon, was almost still as I watched this capped heron (Pilherodius pileatus)…


Kinkajou (Potos flavus)

Kinkajou (Potos flavus)

I wish I had more time here at the Amazon Research and Conservation Center (ARCC), as I would then had time to focus on nocturnal life in addition to the…