Orange-bellied Euphonia (Euphonia xanthogaster)

Orange-bellied Euphonia (Euphonia xanthogaster)

With the same color combination as the thick-billed euphonia (Euphonia laniirostris) it might be difficult to separate it from the orange-bellied euphonia…


Orange-chinned Parakeet (Brotogeris jugularis)

Orange-chinned Parakeet (Brotogeris jugularis)

A curious individual looking for food at a feeding station at private home that has understood that wild animals should always be wild. As such this individual…


Scarlet Macaw (Ara macao)

Scarlet Macaw (Ara macao)

Tender love between a pair of Scarlet macaws in Costa Rica where they should be - in the wild. Watching these magnificent birds in the wild is amazing, even…


Spot-crowned Euphonia (Euphonia imitans)

Spot-crowned Euphonia (Euphonia imitans)

A female foraging for fruits. Its plumage ensures it blends perfectly with the foliage, and is best seen if you offer fruits or have a preferred fruiting tree…


Olive-backed euphonia (Euphonia gouldi)

Olive-backed euphonia (Euphonia gouldi)

A small bird blending perfectly with the foliage of the canopy where it forages for fruits. The best way to get up close is to offer a selection of fruits in…


Dark-breasted rosefinch (Procarduelis nipalensis)

Dark-breasted rosefinch (Procarduelis nipalensis)

Dark-breasted rosefinch (Procarduelis nipalensis) is a beautiful high-elevation dweller, seen here around the Tungnath temple during the full moon of April…


Grey parrot (Psittacus erithacus)

Grey parrot (Psittacus erithacus)

This grey parrot (Psittacus erithacus) is an endangered widow on Principe. This amazing species is yet another example of how selfish human desires to keep…


Commelina forskalaei

Commelina forskalaei

My first thought when I saw commelina forskalaei was that how did it come all the way here from South America. In Pantanal I found lots of Commelina erecta,…


White-bellied Parrot (Pionites leucogaster)

White-bellied Parrot (Pionites leucogaster)

These wonderful and uncommon white-bellied parrots just flew into the garden of the Amazon Research and Conservation Center (ARCC) and started eating from the…


Red-and-green Macaw (Ara chloroptera)

Red-and-green Macaw (Ara chloropterus)

This clay-lick is about one our boat drive downstream from the Amazon Research and Conservation Center (ARCC) in the Peruvian Amazon. This lick was dominated…