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Photographed for the Sani Project 2017, which can be followed Here:
First post and project background Here:

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Got a case of the monday blues? Maybe this pygmy marmoset (Cebuella pygmaea) will help you get through your day. One of Sani lodges smallest mammals, and the smallest new world monkey, these communal primates are gumnivores, feeding on the tree sap of their host trees.

Pygmy marmoset



Squirrel monkey BW:



One of my favourite shots so far is of this beautiful Cocoi heron. I love common subjects. They give you a chance to experiment with different types of lighting and techniques and give you the opportunity to really showcase the species in a different way. Though thrilling, rare species encounters rarely yield such results. See more #birdsofSani:





The 'lobo del rio' or giant river otter is an apex predator in river and lake ecosystems. A supremely able hunter, we were lucky to see this one hunt, catch and devour 4 fish, one after the other, right in front of us:



Striated heron:



Filtered light from the setting sun presents additional lighting challenges. However, always worth the effort. Patchy light is something every photographer in the rainforest will have to learn to deal with. If you can incorporate it into your compositions, they will be all the richer for it, Leaf-mimicking katydid at sunset:



The size of a thumbnail, this juvenile frog (Amazophrynella minuta) faces big challenges before it will be large enough to fend for itself. One of the beautiful #amphibiansofSani.:



The Ithomiine butterflies (seen here) like the heliconiid butterflies flitting about the understory, are a splash of orange and black to advertise their toxicity, is one of the many sights visitors to #Sanilodge are sure to encounter. These butterflies have become one of the best known examples of Mullerian mimicry. This mimicry results in convergence of physiology between one or more organisms, each one toxic or otherwise undesirable. The larger the population with the same or similar traits, the faster the message can be perpetuated, thus reducing incidental/accidental mortalities by would-be predators. See more beautiful #butterfliesofSani.



Cockroaches, to most westerners, are synonymous with filth. However, the blattodea are a diverse, adaptable and fascinating order, not to be painted and tarnished with the same brush as a few isolated species (whose invasive introduction you can thank your forebears by the way). They can be beautiful, colourful like this Paratropes metae, and their role as detritivores in the rainforest is hugely important. These underappreciated and reviled insects will be the focus of an upcoming blog post.



Thanks for looking and commenting,
Paul



Feb 13, 2017 at 02:16 PM
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this is an enjoyable set Paul

Morris



Feb 13, 2017 at 02:55 PM
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Very well done and thoroughly enjoyable ~ Ron


Feb 13, 2017 at 10:07 PM
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Lovely stuff Paul
Brian V.



Feb 14, 2017 at 01:40 AM
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Thanks Morris, Brian and Ron, always much appreciated.


Feb 14, 2017 at 08:24 AM





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