These pictures were taken between 13th and 30th May 2007 during survey work in Liberia. A brief report on the wildlife sightings is also available here.
Market, Monrovia
Remains of beachside buildings, Monrovia
Ghost crab, Monrovia
Ghost crab, Monrovia
Monrovia
Agama under the razor wire
Male Agama
Female Agama
Juvenile Agama
Road away from Monrovia
Beach near Buchanan
A common species of flower around Buchanan port
Storm looming from the east
Coastal river
Grasshopper sp.
Railway travel in the absence of trains: Make-it Rail
Railway travel in the absence of trains: Make-it Rail
Driver ant column
Ganta town
Bottleneck on the road towards Nimba County
Yekepa
Yekepa
Slash & burn agriculture: burning stage!
Slash & burn agriculture: early regrowth stage.
Slash & burn agriculture: field cleared on steep forest slope.
Palm species
Typical wooden stream bridge in the hinterland of Nimba County
Swamp rice agriculture
Unidentified dragonfly, perhaps male Julia Skimmer Orthetrum julia
Unidentified dragonfly, perhaps male Julia Skimmer Orthetrum julia
Taking a break mid-way through a transect
An amazingly hairy beetle species
Football match on the Yekepa pitch
Football match on the Yekepa pitch
Villagers waiting during discussion at Lugbeyee village
Child at Lugbeyee village
Butterfly species
Another damsel, probably a Ceriagrion species
Children gathering firewood
Large beetle from the very top of Mt Nimba
View from Mt Nimba, looking towards Cote d'Ivoire
Mt Nimba
Unidentified butterfly
Palpopleura portia; a common libellulid in the country
Butterfly found towards the base of Mt Nimba
Damsel from the forest floor, perhaps Ceriagrion corallinum
Sunset at Yekepa