17 Dec 2014
Peru Pacific Iguana (Microlophus peruvianus)
The coast of Peru is a desert, and fresh water is only available from springs or rivers fed by the Andes. This Peru Pacific iguana (Microlophus peruvianus) was…
13 Dec 2014
Prayer Plants (Genus Calathea)
This plant grows in the shadows of the trees – on the forest floor at the Amazon Research and Conservation Center (ARCC) in Peru. Please help me identify it –…
13 Dec 2014
Prayer Plants (Genus Calathea)
This plant grows in the shadows of the trees - on the forest floor at the Amazon Research and Conservation Center (ARCC) in Peru. Please help me identify it -…
13 Dec 2014
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This plant grows in the shadows of the trees - on the forest floor at the Amazon Research and conservation Center (ARCC) in Peru. Please help me identify it -…
30 Nov 2014
Scaled Dove (Columbina squammata)
As I was waiting for the toucan parents to return with food to a nest I could also observe all the other species moving in and out of my area, and this scaled…
22 Nov 2013
Picazuro Pigeon (Patagioenas picazuro)
I noticed this picazuro pigeon (Patagioenas picazuro) sitting on the cecropia branch, but it was just the first of a wave of birds. There's quite a large group…
15 Nov 2013
West Indian Buckeye (Junonia evarete)
This West Indian buckeye (Junonia evarete) is old and worn out, but still in good health as it was by no means sitting still when I repeatedly approached.…
9 Nov 2013
Amazon Lava Lizard (Tropidurus torquatus)
These lizards were common alongside the path following the Iguaçu Falls.