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Nepenthes pervillei on Mount Copolia, part 2/2.
After less than two hours of a fairly shaded and easy walk -bar the tricky end- during which we enjoyed a variety of endemic plants and animals, we ended up, absolutely alone, on the 500 high summit of...
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Making short videos is not something I often do but since I bought a new smartphone some months ago, I tend to propose more of these nowadays. They are of a poor quality overall as I do not use a...
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A glimpse at the Seychelles Bulbul.
A short article to introduce Hypsipetes crassirostris, the Seychelles Bulbul. I noticed this endemic bird on a few occasions on Mahé, Praslin and La Digue. Most of the time, I heard its distinctive...
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A sweet crab from Anse Takamaka, Seychelles.
A familiar sight to the attentive visitor when visiting the Seychelles beaches were the legions of various crabs that unsurprisingly thrive there. The little crab below was really common in some...
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Cardisoma carnifex, a large crab from Curieuse Island.
Cardisoma carnifex is a large land crab I observed on many occasions during my Seychelles trip. It was common on every island I visited but mostly abundant in Curieuse Island, a well known spot we...
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Tholymis tillarga, the coral-tailed cloudwing dragonfly.
Tholymis tillarga is a dragonfly species I know quite well having observed it on a few occasions in Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam in the course of my various trips in these countries. I remember one...
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Some more (hermit) crabs from Curieuse island.
Here is a short selections of crabs I observed on Curieuse island, a place I visited for its population of giant turtles. I am unfortunately not able right now to provide a proper identification of...
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A look at Butorides striata, the Green-backed heron.
I photographed this lovely bird while visiting Curieuse island last January. After an extensive observation the infamous local population of giant turtles, I wanted to see what else the island had to...
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A glimpse of Nephila inaurata, the red-legged nephila.
Walking on the numerous trails of Curieuse island was obviously an exotic experience. While I was enjoying the majestic landscapes and at the same time looking for lizards, insects, birds, crustaceans...
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Some unidentified mangrove trees on Curieuse Island.
Mangroves trees are ubiquitous on the various islands that form the Seychelles archipelago. On Curieuse island, I spent some time observing these halophytes (salt tolerant trees) that are so typical...
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Foudia madagascariensis, the Red fody.
The Red fody, also known as Foudia madagascariensis, is a very common bird in the Seychelles. I remembered having seen one specimen upon my arrival on Mahé in late December 2018 in the garden of our...
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A blast from the past: the curious Periophtalmus.
As far as I can remember, I have always been attracted to the tropics. It must something related to my roots I guess (I was born in Vietnam from Cambodian parents) and when I grew up, I spent countless...
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A couple of gleaming crabs from Curieuse island.
I have a few Seychelles crabs post left to post from my Seychelles trip. Arguably, the most radiant I encountered was the little blue fellow depicted below. I was crossing the mangroves pontoons of...
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A nursery of Negaprion acutidens, the sicklefin lemon shark.
Starting this blog back in 2010, I never thought I would dedicate an article on a shark species. Back in these days, the blog was 80% focused on carnivorous plants and other plants and while they are...
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Arenaria interpres, the ruddy turnstone.
I observed this discreet bird while I was wandering in Curieuse island. It was digging in the sand looking fo some food, invertebrates obviously. After some research, this bird turns out to be the...
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Meeting with a giant tortoise: a childhood dream.
Certainly one of the highlights of my Seychelles trip, meeting with Aldabrachelys gigantea will remain as a lifetime memory. This giant tortoise was the very reason we included Curieuse island on our...
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Discovering the Vallée de Mai on Praslin island.
When we organized our Seychelles trip in late 2018, we decided to devote 4 full days on Praslin island alone. After a fascinating day trip on Curieuse island and a lovely evening spent on Praslin we...
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Phelsuma sundbergi feeding on Coco de mer male flowers.
I will of course soon highlight the iconic coco de mer on this blog as this famous palm tree is Seychelles symbol and obviously a fascinating plant. But before that I would like to showcase some...
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Ailuronyx trachygaster, the giant bronze gecko.
This is another gecko I found while I was wandering in the lush habitat of the Vallée de Mai nature reserve. Also a Seychelles endemic, like Phelsuma sundbergi that I very recently introduced in this...
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An amazing closeup of a Nepenthes pervillei seed reveals iridescent under coat.
This is an intriguing post that will hopefully interest all of you Nepenthes aficionados, growers and botanists alike. I've been sent this wonderful macro of a Nepenthes pervilleiseedby my friend John...
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