- Condor curve crr
Andean Condor (Vultur gryphus), an extremely rare bird in Colombia and one of the biggest birds in the world. The name Condor derives from Quechua “Kuntur”. - Condor on rock
Andean Condor as we first saw it , sitting on this cliff above Salento. - Moons over Colombia
New Moon over Colombia. First time i realized that new moons are just lit from below in the tropics, while up North it get slid much more from an angle. And yes there was only one moon and lack of tripod. - Chlorophyllum molybdites
Chlorophyllum molybdites. Note the green tinge in the gills. They can cause wicked poisonings! Seen in Armenia - Chlorophyllum molybdites field Armenia
Groups of Chlorophyllum molybdites growing in pasture in Recuca, near Armenia. - Coffee tasting in Recuca
Coffee tasting in Recuca coffee estate - Coffee bean pealing machine
Coffee bean pealing machine - Pyrostegia venusta flowers (Bignoniaceae)
Orange flowers - Coffee shrub with beans in Recuca
Coffee shrub with beans in Recuca - Bactris gasipaes palm
Bactris gasipaes palm Chonta duro - Bactris gasipaes
Chontaduro palm (Bactris gasipaes) with wicked spines! - Orchid Quindio
An orchid seen in the botanical garden in Quindio - group picture
The Mushroaming Colombia fungal fellowship from left to right: Alejandro, Janet, Kathy, Kent, Adele, Michael, Rebecca, Daniel, Tatiana and Walter - Marasmius androsaceus gr horsehair parachute
Looks like a Horsehair parachute mushroom, thus formerly a Marasmius and now transferred to Gymnopus. - Marasmius in Qundio
Leaf-digesting Marasmius sp. seen in Quindio Botanical Garden - Hygrocybe deep red Quindio
A deep red waxcap (Hygrocybe sp.) in Quindio Gardens - Hygrophoropsis Quindio
Hygrophoropsis sp., an ectomycorrhizal often known as false chanterelle in Quindio - Podostroma sp.
An impressive and common Podostroma species that stains black. - Ramaria sp Quindio
Ramaria sp in Quindio Botanical gardens - Cotylidia aurantiaca trunk
Cotylidia aurantiaca fruiting at the end of a trunk in Jardin Botanico de Quindio