More news - December 2020



Tree of tobacco
Nicotiana glauca
Palán palán/Tree of tobacco
26-12-20 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Larger bur-marigold
Bidens laevis
Flechilla/Larger bur-marigold
26-12-20 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Graham's cassava
Manihot grahamii
Falso café/Graham's cassava
26-12-20 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Morning glory
Ipomoea cairica
Campanilla lila/Morning glory
26-12-20 © J. Simón Tagtachian

Side-necked turtle
Phrynops hilarii
Side-necked turtle
26-12-20 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Side-necked turtle
26-12-20 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Camuati Wasp
Polybia scutellaris
Camuati Wasp
26-12-20 © J. Simón Tagtachian



Tree of heaven
Ailanthus altissima
Árbol del cielo/Tree of heaven
26-12-20 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Nasturtium
Tropaeolum majus
Taco de reina/Nasturtium
26-12-20 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Spanish bayonet
Yucca aloifolia
Yuca/Spanish bayonet
26-12-20 © J. Simón Tagtachian
With ocean blue morning glory
Sow thistle
Sonchus oleraceus
Cerraja/Sow thistle
26-12-20 © J. Simón Tagtachian



Laguna de los Coipos
Laguna de los Coipos/Coypu Pond
26-12-20 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Laguna de los Coipos/Coypu Pond
26-12-20 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Laguna de los Coipos/Coypu Pond
26-12-20 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Laguna de los Coipos/Coypu Pond
26-12-20 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Laguna de los Coipos/Coypu Pond
26-12-20 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Laguna de los Coipos/Coypu Pond
27-12-20 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Laguna de los Coipos/Coypu Pond
27-12-20 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Laguna de los Coipos/Coypu Pond
27-12-20 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Laguna de los Coipos/Coypu Pond
27-12-20 © J. Simón Tagtachian
The state of the water in the Coypu Pond. These are views of this pond from the Brasil end. It is the deepest area with more water consequently. Though this pond is filled with water from the river we had been watching a water level descent. Rumour said the pump was being repaired. In fact the filter has been changed. But at the same time the green tide reached the coast and rumour also said the pond was not filled for that reason.
Laguna de los Coipos/Coypu Pond
26-12-20 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Laguna de los Coipos/Coypu Pond
26-12-20 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Laguna de los Coipos/Coypu Pond
26-12-20 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Laguna de los Coipos/Coypu Pond
26-12-20 © J. Simón Tagtachian
As we move towards Viamonte the water canalises and the mudflat is exposed.
Laguna de los Coipos/Coypu Pond
27-12-20 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Laguna de los Coipos/Coypu Pond
27-12-20 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Laguna de los Coipos/Coypu Pond
27-12-20 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Laguna de los Coipos/Coypu Pond
27-12-20 © J. Simón Tagtachian
At the new viewpoint the shallowest part of the pond. As it was said the scarcity of water exposed a mudflat which is an appropiate environment for shorebirds, many of which migrate from the north and arrive here at this time of the year. Some sandpipers and yellowlegs made a stop and we could enjoy the sight at close range

Urutu pit viper
Bothrops alternatus
Urutu pit viper
23-12-20 © Fernando Crespo
Bella mapwing
Hypanartia bella
Bella mapwing
07-12-20 © Fernando Crespo



Striped rosemallow
Hibiscus cisplatinus
Rosa del río/Striped rosemallow
13-12-20 © Guillermo Costa



Painted turtle
Trachemys dorbigni
Painted turtle
13-12-20 © Guillermo Costa
Painted turtle
13-12-20 © Guillermo Costa




Urutu pit viper
Bothrops alternatus
Urutu pit viper
05-12-20 © Javier Guillermo González

Black-and-white tegu lizard (Salvator merianae)
Salvator merianae
07-12-20 © Liliana H. Rodríguez

Tegu lizard eating turtle eggs. One of the last eggs?


White-banded day sphinx
Aellopos titan
White-banded day sphinx
05-12-20 © Fernando Crespo

Nectaring from Lantana camara flowers

White-banded day sphinx
05-12-20 © Fernando Crespo

Nectaring from Lantana camara flowers

White-banded day sphinx
05-12-20 © Fernando Crespo

Nectaring from Lantana camara flowers

Gaudy sphinx
Eumorpha labruscae
Gaudy sphinx
04-12-20 © Milena LLopis
Lyssipoides metalmark
Riodina lyssipoides
Lyssipoides metalmark
04-12-20 © Milena LLopis

Lesser swimming frog
Pseudis minuta
Lesser swimming frog
05-12-20 © Milena LLopis
Painted turtle
Trachemys dorbigni
Painted turtle
04-12-20 © Milena LLopis
Side-necked turtle
Phrynops hilarii
Side-necked turtle
04-12-20 © Milena LLopis
Black-and-white tegu lizard
Salvator merianae
Black-and-white tegu lizard
04-12-20 © Milena LLopis