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Other Worlds…
A Lesser Frigatebird (Fregata ariel) glides over the shallow lagoon world of the Blacktip Reef Shark (Carcharhinus melanopterus) near Bora Bora, French Polynesia with AquaTech Sport Housing.
Peninsula Cooter
For a while now I’ve been trying to learn my turtles. There aren’t too many species to see here, but they all look so similar to me it’s hard to tell them apart. But these Peninsula Cooters are frequently seen at Mead Gardens, and they often sit in beautiful settings. […]
Puffin Stravaganza
Although we rarely do any birds anymore, we remain fascinated by the Auk family, especially the Puffins. Since our son Rodrigo and his wife live in England, we decided to visit the rookery islands while spending time with the kids. There are a lot of cottages available for rent in Seahouses, base for the birding […]
Milkweed (Asclepias syriaca)
Milkweed (Asclepias syriaca) is one of my favorite plants for its globe of sweet florets and the bounty of butterflies, bees, and other creatures it attracts. Within a milkweed stand there is a large community being nourished along with any onlooker’s imagination. A weed of milk . . . common milkweed is abundant in beauty and […]
Kirikirí guazú (Aplomado falcon) Falco femoralis
Con estas fotos que publico hoy de una pareja de Halcón plomizo comienzo a compartir el material fotográfico que pudimos obtener durante el mes de Mayo pasado en nuestro Viaje a Colonia Carlos Pellegrini/Corrientes; el viaje soñado para el grupo por todo lo que significa para nosotros ese paraíso para la fauna. Se estarán imaginando […]
Video: The golden poison dart frog: ‘Like holding a loaded gun’
Lucy Cooke, the ‘amphibian avenger’, really loves frogs. She travels to a remote region of Colombia’s wild west to look for one of the world’s most toxic animals: Phyllobates terribilis, the golden poison frog. Protecting it from extinction isn’t an easy job – it lives among gold mines, drug runners, guerrillas and local people sceptical […]