Gjøkesyre (Oxalis acetosella)

Gjøkesyre (Oxalis acetosella)

Gjøkesyre (Oxalis acetosella) er en hardfør plante som trives i lysfattige skogbunner og er lett å kjenne igjen. Her vokser den i et dalsøkk med dype torvmoser…


Great curassow (Crax rubra)

Great curassow (Crax rubra)

A beautiful male great curassow (Crax rubra), foraging on the lawn of La Laguna Del Lagarte Lodge with several other individuals, looking for fallen fruits or…


Gjøkesyre (Oxalis acetosella)

Gjøkesyre (Oxalis acetosella)

Om våren kan gjøkesyre (Oxalis acetosella) danne irrgrønne tepper på mørke skogbunner og der det er litt ekstra lys kan de være som matter av hvitveis,…


Red-legged Golden Orb-web Spider (Nephila sumptuosa)

Red-legged Golden Orb-web Spider (Nephila sumptuosa)

The only Red-legged golden orb-web spider (Nephila sumptuosa) I encountered. A magnificent, large spider! I also found a small male on the outer fringes of the…


Bare-faced Curassow (Crax fasciolata)

Bare-faced Curassow (Crax fasciolata)

After being hunted countless years by humans, the bare-faced curassow (Crax fasciolata) is still nervous in the presence of humans even in protected areas.…


Myrkongle (Calla palustris)

Myrkongle (Calla palustris)

Enkelte steder i Gjersjøen står myrkongle (Calla palustris) så tett at de er helt dominerende. De trives der det er skikkelig gjørmete. Naturlig utbredelse i…


Myrkongle (Calla palustris)

Myrkongle (Calla palustris)

I sumpområdene rundt Gjersjøen er det store mengder myrkongle (Calla palustris), og nå var mange alt rødmende. Vannstanden er flere titalls centimeter lavere…


Dusky-legged Guan (Penelope obscura)

Dusky-legged Guan (Penelope obscura)

Several birds roam the garden of Hotel do Ype, and I also found a dusky-legged guan (Penelope obscura) with chicks. In the dense forest they are much harder to…


Spix’s Guan (Penelope jacquacu)

Spix’s Guan (Penelope jacquacu)

There's a particular palm with small fruits growing around the rooms of Cristalino Jungle Lodge, and they are irresistible to the spix’s guan (Penelope…


Red-throated Piping Guan (Pipile cujubi)

Red-throated Piping Guan (Pipile cujubi)

There are a lot of this species of palm in the garden of Cristalino Jungle Logde, so you can enjoy the different birds eating the fruits when you walk to and…