The following 50 photos were taken during the course of my reporting and research in 2009 [Page 3 of 3]. I have only included nature and wildlife subjects from Laos, Thailand, Costa Rica, Brazil, Indonesia, California, and Madagascar, although I also took pictures of other subjects and spent time in other countries.



Last year’s photos can be found here.



These are low quality, low resolutions shots but all of these images are available in high resolution. See mongabay.zenfolio.com for high resolution versions of these and other pictures.



All photos were taken by Rhett A. Butler.

Orangutan Carrying Baby in Sumatra, Indonesia



Multicolored leafhopper insect in Costa Rica



Sifakas in a dry forest in southern Madagascar



Black caiman (Melanosuchus niger) in the Pantanal



Milky turquoise waters of Tad Kwang Si, Laos



Amber Mountain chameleon (Calumma ambreense), Madagascar



Beach north of McWay Cove in Big Sur, California



Hyacinth Macaw (Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus), Brazil



Osa peninsula forest, Costa Rica



Gray Mouse Lemur (Microcebus murinus) in Madagascar



Jabiru stork taking flight in Brazil



Parson’s chameleon (Calumma parsonii) in Madagascar



Creek and burned grass in Andringitra, Madagascar



Postman butterfly, Heliconius erato, in Brazil



Verreaux’s sifaka in Isalo



Lac Vert in Ankarana, Madagascar

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