A leaf-katydid mimicking a dry leaf including patches of mold, Tambopata Reserve Peru

Trees completely covered with moss and bromeliads, Santa Lucia Cloud Forest, Ecuador

Dense mystic cloud forest, Santa Lucia, Ecuador

Red bromeliad flower (Pitcairnia nigra) in a tree of the cloud forest of Ecuador

Flooded rainforest with Macrolobium tree and bromeliads, Cuyabeno lake, Ecuador

Inundated Macrolobium forest at sunset, lake Cuyabeno, Ecuador

Silhouettes of Macrolobium (Macrolobium acaciifolium) trees at Cuyabeno lake. Reflections of trees in water at sunset

Spix's guan (Penelope jacquacu) hiding in the dense foliage of the Peruvian rainforest

Photographing the sunset with iPhone from the boat on Tambopata River, Peru

Ecuadorian poison frog (Ameerega bilinguis), Cuyabeno rain forest, Ecuador

Arrowhead spider (Verrucosa sp.) with a face on its back, Ecuador cloud forest

Camouflaged dead-leaf katydid (Typophyllum sp.), Tambopata Reserve Peru

Three species of Macaws at a clay lick, Tambopata Reserve, Peru: Scarlet macaw, blue-yellow macaw, red-and-green macaw

The beautiful Toco toucan (Ramphastos toco) is the largest toucan

Dense tropical jungle with lianas in black and white, Tambopata - Peru

Cordyceps fungus has attacked and killed a moth, tropical rainforest of Madidi Bolivia

Tiger leg monkey tree frog (Phyllomedusa tomopterna), Tambopata Reserve Peru

Bamboo poison frog (Ranitomeya biolat) on bamboo, Tambopata reserve, Peru

Juvenile harpy eagle (Harpia harpyja), the largest raptor of the Americas at Tambopata Reserve

Harpy eagle (Harpia harpyja), the largest raptor of the Americas. Tambopata

Colorful king vulture (Sarcoramphus papa) surrounded by flies, Tambopata Reserve, Peru

The crested toad (Bufo typhonius), an amphibian of the Amazon, resembling a dry leaf

Person standing at giant ficus tree with buttress roots, Amazon basin rainforest, Tambopata Reserve

Tiny mushrooms (Marasmius sp.) with dew drops on their very thin stems. Tambopata Reserve, Peru

Yellow-spotted Amazon river turtles (Podocnemis unifilis) lined up on tree log, Tambopata Reserve, Peru

Black Banded White Butterfly (Itaballia demophile) roosting on a leaf at night.

Two red-and-green macaws (Ara chloropterus) in flight, Tambopata reserve Peru

Closeup of colorful wing feathers of scarlet macaw (Ara macao), Tambopata reserve, Peru

Red howler monkey portrait (Alouatta puruensis), Tambopata reserve Peru

Croaking three-striped poison dart frog (Ameerega trivittata), Tambopata Reserve, Peru

Tree frog (Osteocephalus taurinus) on a bromeliad leaf, Cuyabeno Reserve Ecuador

Green shield bugs or stink bug (Hemiptera), Tambopata, Peru

Mystic dense cloud forest with bromeliads and palm trees, Ecuador

Hanging bromeliad plants and curtains of moss covered lianas in the fog of the cloud forest of Ecuador

A wall of leaves, amazing dense vegetation of Santa Lucia Cloud Forest, Ecuador

Dense cloud forest with moss and epiphytes, Ecuador

Dense tropical rain forest with palm leaves, Cuyabeno reserve Ecuador

The beautiful Andean Cock of the Rock (Rupicola peruviana) at Santa Lucia Cloud Forest, Ecuador

The Hoatzin (Opisthocomus hoazin), a prehistoric leaf eating bird of the Amazon jungle

A group of Hoatzin (Opisthocomus hoazin) on a tree at Cuyabenu, Ecuador

Brown-throated three-toed sloth (Bradypus variegatus), Ecuador

Crimson-rumped toucanet (Aulacorhynchus haematopygus), cloud forest of Ecuador

Yellow-handed titi monkey at Cuyabeno Reserve, Ecuador

Dracula dodsonii orchid in habitat, Santa Lucia cloud forest, Ecuador

Sapphire-vented puffleg, a hummingbird living in the cloud forest of Ecuador

Common potoo (Nyctibius griseus), a perfectly camouflaged bird of Ecuador's cloud forest

Many-banded aracari (Pteroglossus pluricinctus), Cuyabeno Reserve, Ecuador

Many-banded Aracari (Pteroglossus pluricinctus), Cuyabeno reserve Ecuador

Ecuadorian poison frog (Ameerega bilinguis), Cuyabeno rain forest.

Fragile fern leaf unfurling, Cuyabeno Reserve, Ecuador

Water running off a traditional roof during heavy tropical rainfall at Tambopata Research Center

Golden-Headed Quetzal (Pharomachrus auriceps), Ecuadorian Cloud Forest