7 May 2019
Green Rosella (Platycercus caledonicus)
The green rosella (Platycercus caledonicus) is a Tasmanian endemic, which means it lives nowhere else on Earth.
3 Apr 2017
Black-tailed crake (Amaurornis bicolor)
It’s quite amazing to hear this loud and striking sound and not being able to see where it's coming from. In this case, all I saw was a waterlogged landscape…
17 Nov 2016
Common Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus)
Constance Lemuria is one of many hotels in Seychelles that follow conservation best-practices, and what follow is a unique experience with nature and creature…
15 Nov 2016
Seychelles Parrot (Coracopsis barklyi)
The Seychelles parrot is as its name implies endemic to the archipelago, which means it's a vulnerable species. In fact it's only found on one island, Praslin.…
15 Mar 2016
Rainbow Lorikeet (Trichoglossus haematodus)
This wonderfully colored rainbow lorikeet (Trichoglossus haematodus) is definitely into a balanced diet, as it will gladly take handouts like apples from us…
12 Dec 2014
Ladder-tailed nightjar (Hydropsalis climacocerca)
Here in the Peruvian Amazon I found many nightjars around an oxbow lake at Amazon Research and Conservation Center (ARCC), and this ladder-tailed nightjar…
11 Dec 2014
Azure Gallinule (Porphyrio flavirostris)
Usually well hidden inside dense vegetation where the vocalization is the only sign it's there. The oxbow lake at the Amazon Research and conservation Center…
2 Dec 2014
Caetangil paraguariensis
Caetangil paraguariensis is one of many species in the fabaceae family growing around SouthWild Pantanal. This one I found by the trail along the river, in…
22 Nov 2013
Slaty-breasted Wood Rail (Aramides saracura)
This slaty-breasted wood rail (Aramides saracura) had a rather peculiar behavior. It was seemingly oblivious to my presence and it preferred the open areas of…
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…