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Tropical Biodiversity - The Amazon

Diary of an old gringo at his small forest reserve, Bosque Santa Lúcia, near Santarém - Pará - Brazil. Only 18km from the Amazon and Tapajós Rivers. Special attention given to the photography of tropical flora and fauna. This is not scientific research, only observations of what goes on in the forest and the surrounding area from day to day.
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Iguanas, continued

Nov 27, 2009
And here's an older iguana munching on a ripe mango fruit. When not down on the ground after fallen fruit, they stay up in the mango trees. They're fun seeing as they climb up into the trees.

Iguanas, continued

Nov 27, 2009
Here's a young iguana with its very long tail. When they move about on the ground, the tail leaves a very distinguished mark in the dust. Click on image for an enlargement.

Iguana

Nov 26, 2009
The choice of a parking lot for waiting for my wife at the Maternidade Hospital in Santarem is in the back lot, where some old mango trees provide some shade from the very hot sun. The trees also provide food for families of iguanas living there. ...

Thorn on orange tree

Nov 25, 2009
Grafted orange trees just can't compete with the beauty of the old stock.

Passion fruit tendrils

Nov 22, 2009
An image of the passion fruit vine attaching itself to the wire that Cleuson strung up to support it. Those tendrils are something else. They run ahead of the plant itself, attaching themselves to whatever they encounter. By the time those large...


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Gene W.
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  Steven knows his Amazon plants and bugs! He's a friend, but nonetheless, this is a top-notch site for those interested in the Amazon.
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