Madagascar lemurs

Geplaatst op door Henk Groenewoud

Lemurs are prosimians (halfapen) – they belong to the primates with probably the same common ancestors as apes, but as the apes continued to develop larger brains and a flatter snout, the lemurs kept their original character. Lemurs only live in Madagascar and surrounding islands; they are endemic there. There are five families still alive with dozens of species – often seriously endangered, as the total number of lemurs is estimated to have fallen with more than 95% in the last two decades


Rufous mouse lemur (Microcebus rufus)


Petter’s sportive lemur (Lepilemur petteri)


Crossley’s dwarf lemur (Cheirogaleus crossleyi)


Small-toothed sportive lemur (Lepilemur microdon)


Brown lemur (Eulemur fulvus)


Woolly lemur (Avahi spp.)


Ring tailed lemur (Lemur catta)


Ring tailed lemur (Lemur catta)


Brown lemur (Eulemur fulvus)


Red-bellied lemur (Eulemur rubriventer)


Coquerel’s Sifaka (Propithecus coquereli)


Diademed sifaka (Propithecus diadema)


Black and white ruffed lemur (Varecia variegata)


Grey bamboo lemur (Hapalemur griseus)


Grey bamboo lemur (Hapalemur griseus)


Indri (Indri indri)

Very curious Red-bellied lemurs (Eulemur rubriventer)


Just too cute! One last Coquerel’s sifaka (Propithecus coquereli)

Still too much…

Geplaatst op door Henk Groenewoud

Previous post I said: Thousands of pictures. Too much nature. I´ll keep it brief this time.

First of all, that blue dragonfly above. I’m not sure of the species, it might indeed just be ´Blue dragonfly´. Feel free to mention the name if you know it. Same for the yellow one below. If you know the species, let me know! Both of them were resting in a small nature reserve between Savannah and Beaufort.

What´s next? An encounter with a snake near Chattahoochee river. Common garter, friendly and not poisonous. So no worries.

Sand martin. Whole families were learning their offspring to fly and hunt for insects above the river.

Another bird, a killdeer (why that name?). Common kind of plover. Picture taken while canoeing – it’s really great to jump in a canoe on a sunny day!

This one was taken in the city of Atlanta, Memorial Park, a few months ago. Some kind of mushroom – tried to capture the lightness and luminousity of it.

Last one to close this series: the bamboo forest at the banks of the river.