1 Feb 2023
Robber fly (Subfamily Asilinae)
A brief encounter with one of perhaps more species of robber flies on Socotra. Elevation: 918 meters.
8 Nov 2016
White-tailed Tropicbird (Phaethon lepturus)
This is an amazingly elegant and beautiful species! Whether you see them fly together or individually between the trees or above you against the blue sky,…
3 Feb 2015
Socotra cormorant (Phalacrocorax nigrogularis)
Two Socotra cormorants was actually unusual, as I mostly saw them in one large mass. The Socotra cormorant (Phalacrocorax nigrogularis) is found in large…
3 Feb 2015
Socotra cormorant (Phalacrocorax nigrogularis)
The Socotra cormorant (Phalacrocorax nigrogularis) is both endemic to the region and thus a vulnerable species, but also due to excessive habitat loss caused…
17 Dec 2014
Guanay Cormorant (Phalacrocorax bougainvilliorum)
Guanay cormorant (Phalacrocorax bougainvilliorum) has become a more uncommon species, and even here around havens like the Ballestas Islands in Peru I saw only…
16 Dec 2014
Red-legged Cormorant (Poikilocarbo gaimardi)
Red-legged cormorant (Poikilocarbo gaimardi) is the second of the regional species of cormorant I encountered, also this one becoming more and more rare - just…
14 Dec 2014
Neotropic Cormorant (Phalacrocorax brasilianus)
The oxbow lake at the Amazon Reaseach and Conservation Center holds enough fish to support ravenous giant otters, caimans, anhingas and neotropical……
3 Dec 2014
Neotropic Cormorant (Phalacrocorax brasilianus)
This is a critical moment for the Neotropic cormorant (Phalacrocorax brasilianus). It's a large fish and from my vantage point it seems unlikely it would…
28 Nov 2014
Pantanal Cicada 01
To my ears there was only one species of Cicada playing - this one. I found them everywhere - high and low like here on the trunk of a tree just a couple of…
