Rare Collection (#9)

The endangered scrub jay is natibe to rare scrub habitats in Florida. Their friendly dispostion allows observers to get very close

Loggerhead sea turtles, Caretta caretta, are threatened species under the Endangered Species Act. They nest along beaches throughout Florida and northward up the atlantic coast

A great blue heron stands solitare, overlooking a wetland

A rare great white heron in southern Florida carefully wades a shallow pond for fish and frogs to eat

A day gecko crawls up a palm tree. Native to Madagascar. Phelsuma madagascariensis

Key deer, Odocoileus virginianus clavium, the smallest of the white-tailed deer, lives in the Florida Keys, particularly on Big Pine Key. An endangered species; only about 800 individuals exist

American crocodile, Crocodylus acutus, native to Southern United States, Central and South America. Found on Key Largo at Crocodile Lake National Wildlife Refuge

Colobus monkey, Colobus guereza occidentalis, native to rainforests of central Africa, are endangered and raised in AZA Zoos under species survival plans. Naples Zoo, southwest Florida

African wild dog, Lycaon pictus, a social predator, unique pack-living canid, most endangered
African wild dog, Lycaon pictus, most endangered only 3k - 5, 500 remaining, IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC) Canid Specialist Group, part of AZA species survival plan, Naples Zoo

Phalaenopsis hybrid orchids are one of the most popular cultivated orchid found in the United States

An Orchid, of the genus Bulbophyllum, is a unique hybrid now cultivated and sold in the United States

Leafless beaked orchid, Sacoila lanceolata, a leafless ladies tresses found in Florida, West Indies, Central and South America. It is a perennial terrestrial orchid that grows 12 inches high or more

A very rare white form of the Common Grass-Pink, Calogpogon tuberosus albiflorus, it grows in wet prairies, meadows and pine flatwoods. Found in the eastern Unitied States. Helped to fires

A bromeliad airplant, of the genus Tillandsia, has pineapple-like leaves that seasonally show red, especially when back-lit by the sun

Amazon River Dolphin, (Inia geoffrensis), portrait, wild, Rio Negro, Brazil

South America, Brazil, Pantanal Hyacinth Macaw pair in tree roost
South America, Brazil, Pantanal, Hyacinth Macaw pair in tree roost

Corsica. France. Europe. Pinnacles of red granite at rise out of the sea at Punta Muchillina
France, Corsica. Pinnacles of red granite at rise out of the sea at Punta Muchillina. Reserve Naturelle Scandola (Scandola Nature Reserve). Corsica Regional Park. UNESCO World Heritage Site

How to make foie gras ducks liver (series of images): Each lobe of the duck
How to make foie gras ducks liver: Each lobe of the duck liver is cut once more. Ferme de Biorne duck and fowl farm, Dordogne, France

Hugues Martin, the owner of the truffles farm holding a fresh Perigord truffle in
Hugues Martin, owner of the truffles farm, holding a fresh Perigord truffle showing how the inside is colored black and white, Truffiere de la Bergerie, Ste Foy de Longas, Dordogne, France

Hugues Martin, the owner of the truffles farm holding a gigantic fresh black Perigord
Hugues Martin, owner of the truffles farm, holding a fresh black Perigord truffle in his hand, weighing arund 700 grams, Truffiere de la Bergerie, Ste Foy de Longas, Dordogne, France

A camembert cheese stuffed with truffles at La Truffe de Ventoux truffle farm, Vaucluse, Rhone, Provence, France

Appetizer: slices of bread with truffle butter at La Truffe de Ventoux truffle farm, Vaucluse, Rhone, Provence, France

Truffles at La Truffe de Ventoux truffle farm, Vaucluse, Rhone, Provence, France

The mornings truffle harvest at La Truffe de Ventoux truffle farm, Vaucluse, Rhone, Provence, France

Common Eider Duck male (Somateria mollissima) CAPTIVE Slimbridge Wildfowl
Common Eider Duck male (Somateria mollissima) Slimbridge Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust SW England

A detail of the label of a bottle from the range Authentis: A single grape variety
A single grape variety champagne from Petit Meslier, Brut Millesime vintage 1998 Champagne Duval Leroy, Vertus, Cotes des Blancs, Champagne, Marne, Ardennes, France

Hawaiian Green Sea Turtle, (Chelonia mydas), endangered, Punalu u Black Sand Beach, Hawaii

Green Breasted Mango Hummingbird

Chocolate Lily in Santa Rosa Plateau Nature Conservancy, CA

Desert Bighorn sheep yawning (Ovis canadensis nelsoni). Zion National Park, Utah

Fresh spring snowfall coats the red rocks and fruit tree in Zion National Park in Utah

Peru, llama in a village

South America, Peru, Manu River Region. Giant River Otter (Lutra longicaudis)

Argentina, Jujuy, Tilcara, bakery delivery

Matschies Tree Kangaroo, (Dendrolagus matschiei), Papua New Guinea

Victoria Crowned Pigeon (Goura victoria). Papua New Guinea. Bristol Zoo, July 2007
Victoria Crowned Pigeon (Goura victoria). Papua New Guinea.Bristol Zoo, July 2007.These beautiful birds forage the forest floor for fruit, seeds and snails. They seem to spend time in small flocks

Spectacled or Andean Bear (Tremarctos ornatus) wild adolescent male feeding on fruiting Aquacartillo trees. Maquipucuna Foundation Cloud Forest Reserve, Andes, Ecuador

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