Originally posted on Ray Cannon's nature notes:
Perez’s frog floating on a pond surface ? Perez’s frog (Pelpphylax perezi) mating Whilst I was…
Month: October 2015
Kittiwake kittiwake!
The cliffs along Marine Drive, Scarborough, are bare and strangely quiet now that winter is coming. The kittiwakes have long … More
Bumbler bees and foxgloves
Sometimes when you take a photograph you only notice something unusual about it when you come to examine the image … More
Shiny bronze beetle
I came across this attractive ground beetle in Galicia, Spain. It was quite large, over an inch long (at c. … More
Wandering after Wallace: Gede-Pangrango National Park
Source: Wandering after Wallace: Gede-Pangrango National Park
Wandering after Wallace: Cibodas Botanical Gardens
Source: Wandering after Wallace: Cibodas Botanical Gardens It would be interesting to know what Wallace would have thought of the … More
Wandering after Wallace: Bogor Botanical Gardens
Source: Wandering after Wallace: Bogor Botanical Gardens Alfred Russel Wallace – co-discoverer of evolution by natural selection – spent three … More
Grasshopper legs
I came across this grasshopper at a site I have blogged about before, called Punta Corveira. This beautiful headland is located … More
A weird and wonderful plant
This very strange-looking flower originates from South Asia, where it occurs from Bhutan to Bangladesh. There are more than 500 … More
Rose of the jungle
I came across this amazing flower – rose of Venezuela, or rose of the jungle – in Bogor Botanical Gardens, … More
