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20 Cloud Forest Plants From Ecuador’s Mindo-Nambillo Reserve
26 photos of at least 20 different forest plants taken at or near the Mindo-Nambillo Ecological Reserve, near Mindo, Ecuador, a town about 80km northwest of Quito.
Continue readingA House Sparrow, With Leucism
Or is it albinism?
Continue reading45 Minutes at a Butterfly Farm in Mindo, Ecuador
If you guessed that the Owl butterfly got its name because its massive eyespots resemble an owl’s eyes, you’d be right.
Continue readingRivers in the Sky – 45 Seconds of Rosewood Zen
A mental health break courtesy of these beautifully sculpted Rosewoods, or Tipuana Tipu.
Continue readingA Hyrax Family Portrait – Boulders Beach, South Africa
Meet a clan of Hyraxes, smallish and thick rodent-like animals I spent about 20 minutes observing as they lurked among shrubs and climbed over rocks at Boulders Beach, a public beach area and nature preserve near Cape Town.
Continue readingChasing Redheads in the Forest: Up Close With a Pair of Magellanic Woodpeckers
Best raging red mohawk on a bird south of the equator.
Continue readingWhat’s Blooming in Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat on April 21 2025
All snapped along the seaside Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat Loop, the 6.3km trails that circles this famous peninsula. Above Asphodelus fistulosus, or onionweed.
Laguna Nimez Reserve, El Calafate – The Best 90-Minute Birding Experience in Patagonia
A richly diverse sanctuary in southern Argentina that provides remarkably easy access to a phenomenally wide array of Andean and Patagonian birdlife.
Continue readingReport: Shark Fin Demand Down in China; Fin Harvesting in Ecuador Revisited
When I was in Ecuador last year, I posted a brief summary of how a loophole in Ecuadoran law allowed fishermen to legally sell sharks that ended up in their nets. While shark fishing is officially outlawed, the law didn’t clearly define a distinction between landings that were accidental or intentional, which meant that plenty… Continue reading
Today’s Catch in Manta, Ecuador: Banned Sharks Netted ‘Legally’
Manta, Ecuador – Shark fishing is illegal in Ecuador but a loophole allows fisherman to legally sell sharks that end up in their nets. The law doesn’t define a distinction between landings that are accidental or intentional, which generally means that sharks are plentiful among the morning catch fisherman unload on beaches throughout the coast.