21 Nov 2018
Ornate Flycatcher (Myiotriccus ornatus)
Capturing birds in the wild is hard as they rarely get close enough, especially for the smaller of the species like this one. A brief encounter at the San…
29 Nov 2011
Phlegmariurus hystrix
Phlegmariurus hystrix is one of several species of Lycopodium at this altitude. Looks like spruce! Altitude 3450 metres. Native range is Colombia and Ecuador.…
28 Nov 2011
Thick Firmoss (Phlegmariurus crassus)
Thick firmoss (Phlegmariurus crassus) is perhaps the most eye-catching of all the club and fir-mosses, and is the first I've seen that's not green. It looks…
27 Nov 2011
Masked Water-tyrant (Fluvicola nengeta)
I was enjoying the effortless dancing of this masked water-tyrant (Fluvicola nengeta) across the leaves of the water lilies in search of insects. When it…