22 Oct 2017
Principe sunbird (Anabathmis hartlaubii)
I arrived in Principe just in time to enjoy the birds building nests or just in the early stages of incubation. I even followed a pair in the process of…
15 Apr 2017
Black-throated sunbird (Aethopyga saturata)
Jigme Dorji National Park, Bhutan Sunbirds are strikingly colorful, and you definitely get associations to the hummingbirds of the New World. Depending on the…
7 Apr 2017
Fire-tailed sunbird (Aethopyga ignicauda)
Driving ever higher, seeing more and more frost from last night, together with larger and larger patches of snow, one might not expect to see such lavishly…
10 Nov 2016
Seychelles Sunbird (Cinnyris dussumieri)
As the name implies this is a species endemic to Seychelles, but fortunately it is so common it is not threatened. You will see it on many of the larger…
8 Nov 2016
Seychelles Sunbird (Cinnyris dussumieri)
As the name implies this is a species endemic to Seychelles, but fortunately it is so common it is not threatened. You will see it on many of the larger…
3 Feb 2015
Socotra Sunbird (Chalcomitra balfouri)
A Socotra sunbird drinking nektar from the flowers of the endemic Trichocalyx orbiculatus. These two species are likely locked evolutionary, as the Socotra…
3 Feb 2015
Socotra Sunbird (Chalcomitra balfouri)
A Socotra sunbird sitting in a flowering cucumber tree (Dendrosicyos socotranus).
11 Nov 2013
Greater Rhea (Rhea americana)
Perhaps the first you'll notice when you come to Fazenda San Fransico are all the Rheas leisurely strolling around the farm - some very close to the buildings…
11 Nov 2013
Greater Rhea (Rhea americana)
At this level the rhea's head is small compared to the body of the parrot. When I look at its facial expression I can't help but giggle - it's so cute! Rheas…