15 Feb 2023
Cynanchum revoilii
Cynanchum revoilii is a very common species to mid-level elevations, but I have only occasionally encountered them in bloom like here. It has a strange looking…
21 Nov 2018
Red-headed Barbet (Eubucco bourcierii)
There’s no mistake when you see the brightly red head of the male red-headed barbet (Eubucco bourcierii), which stands out in the green of the forest. Barbets…
21 Nov 2018
Thick-billed Euphonia (Euphonia laniirostris)
A brilliantly colored male of the thick-billed euphonia (Euphonia laniirostris) often seen at feeding stations in its range in Ecuador. It sounds like this:……
21 Nov 2018
Red-headed Barbet (Eubucco bourcierii)
Barbets of both the New and Old World have amazing songs, some with rhythms so precise they might be thought of as machines. Red-headed barbet (Eubucco…
21 Nov 2018
Red-headed Barbet (Eubucco bourcierii)
Barbets of both the New and Old World have amazing songs, some with rhythms so precise they might be thought of as machines. Red-headed barbet (Eubucco…
21 Nov 2018
Red-headed Barbet (Eubucco bourcierii)
There's no mistake when you see the brightly red head of the male red-headed barbet (Eubucco bourcierii). Barbets of both the New and Old World have amazing…
12 Oct 2018
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…
22 Oct 2017
Principe sunbird (Anabathmis hartlaubii)
An encounter with the endemic Principe sunbird (Anabathmis hartlaubii). I arrived in Principe just in time to enjoy the Principe sunbirds building nests or…
15 Apr 2017
Black-throated sunbird (Aethopyga saturata)
Sunbirds are strikingly colorful, and you definitely get associations to the hummingbirds of the New World. Depending on the angle of the light the colors…
7 Apr 2017
Fire-tailed sunbird (Aethopyga ignicauda)
Driving ever higher, seeing more and more frost from last night, together with larger and larger patches of snow, one might not expect to see such lavishly…