15 Mar 2016
Laughing kookaburra (Dacelo novaeguineae)
During my stay in Sydney I got real close to a family of kookaburras residing in the park just outside the house of my friend Pia Lindgren. First of all I was…
15 Mar 2016
Rainbow Lorikeet (Trichoglossus haematodus)
This wonderfully colored bird is definitely into a balanced diet, as it will gladly take handouts like apples from us humans. In fact this is one of many pairs…
9 Jul 2010
Lookout point to Tahiti from Moorea
Overlooking the coral reef and lagoon in the foreground and the deep ocean between Moorea and Tahiti in the distance. Tahiti has mountains more then 2000…
9 Jul 2010
Giant fern (Angiopteris evecta)
In the interior and higher elevations of Moorea this huge fern is common in the forest. Looking towards the sunlight from under the fronds is a different…
9 Jul 2010
Large Purple Orchid (Spathoglottis plicata)
Some will know this orchid from the florist, and it grows commonly here in the forest at mid elevations and upwards. The leaves resemble coconut sprouts or the…
9 Jul 2010
Moorea caldera
Moorea has dramatic and sharp peaks, and is as breathtking when viewed like here from inside the caldera as it is from the ocean. There are several hiking…
8 Jul 2010
Oponohu Bay, Moorea
Facing west by the river mouth. One of few places I did not see any houses or man made structures. Almost all of the seaside around the island is developed -…