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"Rick Rack Plant"
Desmodium sp. Fabaceae (Pea family). Oconee Forest Park, Lake Herrick, Athens, Georgia. 2021.
Caterpillar on Pokeweed
Phytolacca americana (Pokeweed). Phytolaccaceae (Pokeweed family). Lake Herrick, Athens, Georgia. 2021. Tiny caterpillar feeds on a flower.
Eastern Forktail Damselflies
Eastern Forktail Damselflies Mating. Oconee Forest Park, Lake Herrick, Athens, Georgia. 2021.
Yellow-rumped Cacique
PASSERIFORMES. ICTERIDAE. Cacicus cela. Yellow-rumped Cacique. Sani Lodge, Sucumbíos Province, Ecuador. 2019.
Owl Butterfly
Owl Butterfly. Sani Lodge, Sucumbíos Province, Ecuador. 2019.
Turtle Pile with Butterflies
Turtle pile with butterflies. The butterflies plague the turtles, landing on their faces and drinking their salty tears for minerals. Sani Lodge, Sucumbíos Province, Ecuador. 2019.
Common Potoo
CAPRIMULGIFORMES. NYCTIBIIDAE. Nyctibius griseus. Common Potoo. Sani Lodge, Sucumbíos Province, Ecuador. 2019.
Squirrel Monkey
Squirrel Monkey. Sani Lodge, Sucumbíos Province, Ecuador. 2019.
Masked Crimson Tanager
PASSERIFORMES. THRAUPIDAE. Ramphocelus nigrogularis. Masked Crimson Tanager. up on the trunk of a nearby tree. Eventually the birds stopped fussing. Sani Lodge, Sucumbíos Province, Ecuador. 2019.
Black-mantled Tamarin
Black-mantled Tamarin. Sani Lodge, Sucumbíos Province, Ecuador. 2019.
Blue-and-yellow Macaws
PSITTACIFORMES. PSITTACIDAE. Ara ararauna. Blue-and-yellow Macaws. Yasuní National Park. Orellana Province, Ecuador. 2019.
Long-tailed Potoo
CAPRIMULGIFORMES. NYCTIBIIDAE. Nyctibius aethereus. Long-tailed Potoo. Yasuní National Park. Orellana Province, Ecuador. 2019.
Long-tailed Potoo
CAPRIMULGIFORMES. NYCTIBIIDAE. Nyctibius aethereus. Long-tailed Potoo. Yasuní National Park. Orellana Province, Ecuador. 2019.
A Visit to the Parrot Clay Lick
We took a boat up the Napo River to see where the parrots come to eat clay. They eat the clay to help neutralize toxins or help them digest foods. There were 4 species of parrots here, including Blue Headed, Orange Winged Amazon, Mealy Amazon and Dusky Parakeet. Sani Lodge, Sucumbíos Province, Ecuador. 2019.
Black-fronted Nunbird
GALBULIFORMES. BUCCONIDAE. Monasa nigrifrons. Black-fronted Nunbird. Sani Lodge, Sucumbíos Province, Ecuador. 2019.
Green-backed Trogon (M)
TROGONIFORMES. TROGONIDAE. Trogon viridis. Green-backed Trogon. Sani Lodge, Sucumbíos Province, Ecuador. 2019.
Herrania Tree
Herrania sp. Wild Cocoa. The flower grows right off of the trunk. Sani Lodge, Sucumbíos Province, Ecuador. 2019.
Treefrog
Treefrog from our night walk. Sani Lodge, Sucumbíos Province, Ecuador. 2019.
Boa
Boa we saw on our night walk. We got a little too close and the snake took a defensive stance. But it was small and non venomous and we were never worried. Sani Lodge, Sucumbíos Province, Ecuador. 2019.
Flower of the Piton Tree
Grias neuberthii flower (Piton Tree, Wild Mango). Lecythidaceae (Brazil Nut family). Sani Lodge, Sucumbíos Province, Ecuador. 2019.
Silver-beaked Tanager
PASSERIFORMES. THRAUPIDAE. Ramphocelus carbo. Silver-beaked Tanager in the rain. Tena, Ecuador. 2019.
Black-throated Mango (f)
CAPRIMULGIFORMES. TROCHILIDAE. Anthracothorax nigricollis. Black-throated Mango (female). Tena, Ecuador. 2019.
Tena, Ecuador
Tena, Ecuador. 2019.
Orange-bellied Euphonia (f)
PASSERIFORMES. FRINGILLIDAE. Euphonia xanthogaster. Orange-bellied Euphonia (female). Tena, Ecuador. 2019.
Swallow Tanager
PASSERIFORMES. THRAUPIDAE. Tersina viridis. Swallow Tanager. Tena, Ecuador. 2019.

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