Craterostigma pumilum

Craterostigma pumilum

Native range of Craterostigma pumilum is Eritrea to Botswana, Arabian Peninsula. Elevation: 562 meters.


Craterostigma pumilum

Craterostigma pumilum

Native range of Craterostigma pumilum is Eritrea to Botswana, Arabian Peninsula. Elevation: 562 meters.


Hawksbill Sea Turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata)

Hawksbill Sea Turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata)

Another hawksbill sea turtle female on the way back to sea after successfully delivering a clutch of eggs in a safe spot in the sand of Bird Island. this…


Laurel Dodder (Cassytha filiformis)

Laurel Dodder (Cassytha filiformis)

A hawksbill sea turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata) struggling to push through the entangled vines of the laurel dodder. This is a parasitic species getting all it…


Hawksbill Sea Turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata)

Hawksbill Sea Turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata)

Such a precious event - a female hawksbill sea turtle, a critically endangered species, covering her precious eggs laid in the sand. She is one of a dwindling…


Peru Pacific Iguana (Microlophus peruvianus)

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…


Hanging Lobster Claw Heliconia (Heliconia rostrata)

Hanging Lobster Claw Heliconia (Heliconia rostrata)

I found many heliconia species in the forest around Amazon Research and Conservation Center. This Hanging Lobster Claw Heliconia (Heliconia rostrata) I found…


Heliconia

Heliconia

I found many heliconia species in the forest around Amazon Research and Conservation Center, and some right outside my cabin. -12.0465,-69.6785…


Heliconia

Heliconia

I found many heliconia species in the forest around Amazon Research and Conservation Center, and some right outside my cabin.


ARCC heliconia 03

ARCC heliconia 03

I found many heliconia species in the forest around Amazon Research and Conservation Center, and some right outside my cabin. This one looks like Heliconia…