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Danum Valley is a primary rainforest and home to an astonishing amount of interesting plants and animals.
Photo by Mokhamad Edliadi/CIFOR
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Prosper Sabongo a PHD student measures the circumference of a Funtunia Africana in the forest reserve near the village of Masako. Kisangani, Democratic Republic of Congo.
Photo by Ollivier Girard/CIFOR
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This is one of our guides on the boat trip to the Phi Phi island cluster off the island of Phuket, Thailand. She and her male colleague were quite a pair and appeared to be going steady so I was enjoying myself joking with them. The guy was taking her picture every now and then of which this is one. I decided to pitch in and snap a picture as well. Thanks to the iPhone’s Airdrop feature, and as the girl was using an iPhone as well, I was able to share her picture with her almost immediately. As for invading their privacy- yes I knew you would say that- aww come on, this was during the actual tour and in full view of the others on the boat- they were not doing it in private! We are on the Phi Phi Islands tour and this is our first halt at Maya Bay, filming location of the 1999 Hollywood movie The Beach. Tourists are not allowed to get off here due to environmental damage due to over tourism, but they are allowed a few minutes to swin and snorkel here. I did not go into the water as I can't swim, so I was talking to these lovely guides, and to a handful of other passengers who had not got off the boat. Detailed notes about the Phi Phi Islands park appeared earlier in this album. (see previous pictures). (Phuket, Thailand, Oct/ Nov. 2019)
This juvenile Semipalmated Sandpiper was at the Skagway River mouth on 17 July 2016. Migration is well underway.
I am on a morning jungle walk following a boat ride on the East Rapti river in the Chitwan National Park in Nepal. (see previous pictures earlier in this album). And this was the state of my new jeans, immediately after a ride in an unbelievably low slung canoe, a jungle walk on slushy, slippery and wet jungle paths, and an overall messy walk with wet and muddy twigs, roots and things rubbing on me. At one point, I was faced with a nearly two feet wide ditch with a single narrow tree trunk set up to cross it. It made me dizzy simply looking at it. My guide walked across it casually as thought it was a side bridge and gave me his hand. The result is obvious- I fell right into the ditch, scraping my jeans on the sides of the wet and muddy ditch in the process! Thank goodness my new jeans did not rip and nor did I suffer any nasty sprains or broken bones! I was even got by a couple of leeches which drew blood, which I found out only an hour later- but I had a whale of a time!! This is in Chitwan, Nepal (Sauraha, Chitwan, Nepal, Oct/ Nov. 2019)
Photo taken in Azraq Wetland Reserve, Jordan
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A plump squirrel enjoys a snack on the boardwalk at Hendrie Valley Sanctuary, part of the Royal Botanical Gardens in Burlington, Ontario. Captured in sharp detail, the squirrel clutches a nut with its tiny paws, focused intently on its meal. The wooden planks of the boardwalk provide a natural contrast to the squirrel’s fluffy coat, making this a charming and relatable wildlife moment perfect for themes of nature, animal behavior, and urban wildlife photography.
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Our speed boat roars along on the Andaman sea. It was raining off and on at the beginning of the trip. Sadly, thanks to the high walls of our boat and ventilator like lookout windows, and bench type seating, the only lookout from the boat was from the rear of the boat, looking over the outboard motors. Mu Ko Phi Phi is group of islands located just off the coast of Phuket, Thailand. The archipelago is actually located between Phuket island and actually belongs to the Krabi administratively. The group is composed of six islands: Koh Bida Nok, Koh Bida Nai, Koh Phi Phi Leh, Koh Phi Phi Don, Bamboo and Mosquito islands. The largest one, Koh Phi Phi Don, is the only island which is inhabited (about 2,000 people) and where you can find hotels, restaurants and commodities- the others (not all though) are stop over points for these tours. Phi Phi Don island is vehicle free and is for pedestrians only. The Phi Phi Bay is the second largest one area wise, and is famous for the Maya Bay, which gained much fame as the shooting location for the Hollywood movie The Beach- we will get there later as we go along. (see subsequent pictures later in this album). The Phi Phi Islands offer wonderful scenery and have several diving and snorkeling spots- we will be stopping at a couple of them today. (my Facebook viewers will find this video in a separate Videos folder under my Profile). (Phuket, Thailand, Oct/ Nov. 2019)
Our lovely guide asked me to stretch my hands out for my next selfie. I am on the speedboat on the Phi Phi Islands tour where we have made our first halt for the day- at Maya Bay. This is the location where the 1999 Hollywood movie The Beach was shot. Thanks to damage to the coral reefs and to the environment due to overtourism, especially after that movie was released, the authorities have closed off the beach to tourists till 2021 at least. So although you are not permitted to get off here, most tour boats do call here for a shot time to allow people to splash about in the Andaman Sea. I did not go into the water as I can 't swim, and am talking to my guides- a lovely Thai lass and her male colleague- both of them appeared to be going steady. In true girlie fashion, the girl was posing for her colleaue/ bf. I offered to take a few shots of her, and eventually of both of them together. And although the guy was fairly wary, the girl was delighted and offered to take selfie after selfie of me to return the favour. She made me put out my hands like this, saying it will make for a nice picture. Indeed, I think she did a pretty good job or it! (Phuket, Thailand, Oct/ Nov. 2019)
Looking back at the food shacks and the scenic rocks before leaving the total tourist trap that is Ban Pru Nai Island. I have just had a snack of fresh fruit in one of those shacks in the distance and have also photographed a group of tourists on those rocks located a little away from the shacks to the left. (see previous pictures earlier in this album). The couple in the foreground are from our boat- they were a newly married couple from Gujarat in Western India and were totally incommunicado. The gentleman of the pair was sitting next to me and used to respond selectively to my friendly overtures, and in monosyllables- the lady used to either put on a blank look or look the other way. They were surprisingly very enterprising though, and kept going for all the swimming and snorkeling and diving activities- I suspect they might have been the only ones to do a spot of overpriced water sports here on Ban Pru Nai as well. A friendly Australian tourist tried to talk to them as well, but they ignored him completely- even the husband- which I thought was pretty rude. I later told the gentleman from Oz don't bother, I've been trying since morning to get them to talk! Notes abut the tourist trap Bap Pru Nai island as well as detailed notes about the Phi Phi Islands National Park appeared earlier in this album. (see previous pictures). (Phuket, Thailand, Oct/ Nov. 2019)
Prosper Sabongo a PHD student measures the circumference of a Funtunia Africana in the forest reserve near the village of Masako. Kisangani, Democratic Republic of Congo.
Photo by Ollivier Girard/CIFOR
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Scientist Francois Bapeamoni examines a African Pygme Kingfisher (Ispidina picta) on Yoko forest reserve, Kisangani, Democratic Republic of Congo.
Photo by Ollivier Girard/CIFOR
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I joined an eco-tourism daytrip from Guyana's capital Georgetown to the Arrowpoint Nature Resort. We drove out of town to marina on the Demerarr river, where we boarded a speedboat and crossed the river, then, taking about 45 minutes, navigated the Kamuni River into the Santa Aratack Amerindian Reserve, stopping at Santa Mission Amerindian community and the reaching Arrowpoint, where we had the options of walking in the rainforest, kayaking, swimming among activities.
It was pitch black inside the tunnel, and as you can see here, I am actually lying down on the kayak to avoid scraping my head on the roof of the cave! We had entered the cave leaning back as it is, but now, returning just five minutes later, the tide had risen dramatically and I had to actually lie down on the boat, using the shoes of the obnoxious blogger behind me as a pillow! A hong ('room' in Thai) refers to a collapsed cave system in the interior of each island in can only be only accessed by one of these inflatable kayaks. I am on the Ao Phang Nga National Park speedboat tour, known more popularly as the James Bond Island tour, and we have made our second halt for the day here, for a spot of kayaking through these caves. I have just endured a very unnerving transfer from my speedboat onto an incredibly unstable little rubber kayak and have just manged to find my bearings and sit down, almost on the floor of the boat, without tumbling into the Andaman Sea. We are taken through several of these low caves- these are low enough as it is, but high tide and the consequent rise in water levels made these caves even lower! Notes about the Ao Phang Nga National Park appeared earlier in this album. (see previous pictures). (My Facebook viewers will see this video in a separate Videos folder under my profile). (Phuket, Thailand, Oct/ Nov. 2019)