Nahuelito
Tuesday, November 11th, 2008 Posted in culture, fauna | 2 Comments »Written by Shanie Some say it is a lie. Some hold it as an absolute truth. Either way people have been talking about it for over 200 years. Bariloche's azure Lago Nahuel Huapi is believed to be the home for a creature ...
Picture of the Week
Saturday, September 13th, 2008 Posted in fauna | 2 Comments »The Patagonian Guanaco.
The Flora and Fauna vs Mother Nature
Tuesday, August 26th, 2008 Posted in fauna, flora, weather | 1 Comment »Written by Shanie After an amazing four days straight of blue bird weather and the optimum environment for excellent skiing, another storm has arrived. We're happy to see it. One - I will never get sick of storms. Two - it's nice ...
The Patagonian Choique
Thursday, July 3rd, 2008 Posted in fauna | No Comments »Written by Shanie The Choique bird (or Lesser-Rhea in English) is an interesting creature. It resembles an ostrich, although it is smaller in stature, has brown coloring, small feathers along its skinny neck, and (interestingly enough) has three toes to its ...
Ibis
Thursday, May 1st, 2008 Posted in fauna | No Comments »The Ibis (Theristicus caudatus) is a unique bird with a larger stature and long, black, narrow beak. It waddles around green, damp, grassy areas near water sources, looking for scrumptious insects. A rose colored crown contrasts the top of a narrow head, ...
The Giants of the Sky
Monday, April 21st, 2008 Posted in fauna | 5 Comments »Written by Shanie The Andean Condor (Vultur gryphus), the largest of all birds of prey, is the guardian of the longest mountain range in the world. It's wings stretch ten feet across, perfect for climbing to great altitudes in the sky. They are glorious creatures that surf the ...
A Seagull is Much More Glamorous by Any Other Name
Tuesday, April 15th, 2008 Posted in fauna | No Comments »Written by Shanie "Aaah. Las Gaviotas!! ¡Que Linda!" The people were going crazy. I don't think they had ever seen a seagull before. All of a sudden, the bird that was deemed a dirty, dumpster bird in other lands, seemed to have found a ...
Picaflor Rubi
Monday, March 3rd, 2008 Posted in fauna | 3 Comments »Written by Shanie The Picaflor Rubi, or Green-backed Firecrown Hummingbird, has become one of my favorite parts of nature to watch. We have two hummingbird feeders up and they have been quite handy in being able to see the tiny birds up ...
