3 Dec 2014
Yacare caiman (Caiman yacare)
A downpour last night has made old and dry waterways yet again flowing with water and this caiman is old enough to remember. Thus it's waiting here where the…
28 Nov 2014
Yacare caiman (Caiman yacare) eggs
With so many caimans I should have found many nests, but only found this one, so they hide their eggs very well - at leas for a human. It appeared it was…
27 Nov 2014
Yacare caiman (Caiman yacare)
This was one of many caimans resting on a sandbank island that is slowly disappearing in the rising waters. I was here for five days, and this was the only…
8 Nov 2013
Broad-Snouted Caiman (Caiman latirostris)
Where there's water there's a caiman, and where there's a caiman there's a multitude of insects. Here a benign glittering sapphire (Lasaia agesilas) sits on it…
22 Nov 2012
Black Caiman (Melanosuchus niger)
This lake is quite far from the Tuichi River and has no stream in or out, but the Caiman has found its way to this small and tranquil lake. The sun has set and…
3 Dec 2011
Great Frigatebird (Fregata minor ridgwayi)
The juvenile of the Great Frigatebird has a certain "naughtiness" and even a bit spookiness to it, and yes that is definitely what is to become of this juvie.…
3 Dec 2011
Great Frigatebird (Fregata minor ridgwayi)
For once I think the female is more beautiful - at least in this posture and light!
3 Dec 2011
Great Frigatebird (Fregata minor ridgwayi)
The male is less extravagant outside the breeding season when the red pouch is deflated. It's difficult to tell the the Great and Magnificent Frigatebird apart…