Tuesday, January 08, 2013

Peruvian rainforest (final)

Hawkmoth (probably) caterpillar
Two sides of the most beautiful butterfly. Anyone know its name?
Watch out, terrapin, they're coming...
Some kind of green hawkmoth, Hacienda Concepcion
Masked Crimson Tanager
A large frog on the track to Lake Sandoval
Some kind of huge snail
Curl-crested Aracari

Thick-billed Euphonia

Across the Andes to Machu Picchu

Mountain Caracara
Tropical Parula
White-winged Cinclodes
Green-and-white Hummingbird, Machu Micchu
Highland Motmot, Machu Picchu
Long-necked sheep camels
Andean lady
Bat Falcon at a petrol station
Andean people
Cinnamon Flycatcher

Monday, January 07, 2013

More Peruvian rainforest wildlife

Slender-billed Kite, Hacienda Concepcion
Sungrebe, lake Sandoval
White-throated Jacamar, Hacienda Conception
Giant River Otter, Lake Sandoval
Cocoi Heron, Lake Sandoval
Snake species, Hacienda Concepcion
Fish boiling in Lake Sandoval
Striated Heron, Lake Sandoval
Butterflies on the walk to Lake Sandoval
Turquoise Tanager
Young Greater Yellow-headed Vulture
Pale-legged Hornero
Paradise Jacamar, on the walk to Lake Sandoval

Friday, January 04, 2013

Waxwings and rose hips

These Waxwings were the first I have ever seen at Ferry Meadows CP, Peterborough, one of my most regular haunts, which I pass through every day on my cycle to work. There were at least 11 feeding on hips and haws in Coney Meadow today.