Birdwatching in the mountains of Meulaboh with Aceh Birder
Strange insect of Gunung Leuser forest
Twilight view of the Gunung Leuser national park
Mother orangutan with baby
We spotted her coming down the fig tree to get figs
Baby orangutan playing around!
Mother orangutan with baby
Orangutan sighted high up in the forest
Thomas leaf monkeys (Presbytis thomasi)
Thomas leaf monkey (Presbytis thomasi)
Deforestation in the Gunung Leuser ecosystem
Wreathed hornbill (Rhyticeros undulatus)
How to get your chickens to market in Indonesia!
Black-browed Barbet (Psilopogon oorti)
Butterflies by the roadside
Me holding the coco de mer seed
The erotic bi-lobed shape of the seed has given rise to many myths and legends about it. It has been over-harvested and the Vallee de Mai provides protection to one of the few remaining populations of the coco de mer.