Michael & Patricia Fogden / Purple-throated Mountain-gem (Lampornis calolaemus) hummingbird feeding and pollinating flowers of epiphytic Heath (Cavendishia complectens) cloud forest, Costa Rica

Luiz Claudio Marigo / Woman and girl weaving wad palm {Copernicia cerifera} Aracati, Ceara, NE Brazil

Luiz Claudio Marigo / Migrant family from the drought region of NE Brazil

Luiz Claudio Marigo / Slabstone of Caatinga vegetation covered with Macambira bromeliad (Encholirium spectabile) Hotel Pedra dos Ventos, municipality of Quixada, Central Ceara State, northeastern Brazil, December 2010

Luiz Claudio Marigo / Cactus parakeet (Aratinga cactorum) perched in the Caatinga, Hotel Pedra dos Ventos, Central Ceara State, northeastern Brazil.

Luiz Claudio Marigo / White-tufted-ear marmoset (Callithrix jacchus) in its natural habitat, Caatinga vegetation, Serra das Almas Natural Reserve, western Ceara State, northeastern Brazil.

Luiz Claudio Marigo / Spix's Yellow-toothed cavy (Galea spixii) in its natural habitat, Caatinga vegetation, Serra das Almas Natural Reserve, western Ceara State, northeastern Brazil.

Luiz Claudio Marigo / Pygmy nightjar (Caprimulgus hirundinaceus), endemic to the Caatinga, perched on rock at Hotel Pedra dos Ventos, Central Ceara State, northeastern Brazil.

Luiz Claudio Marigo / Pileated Finch (Coryphospingus pileatus) in the Caatinga vegetation of Serra das Almas Natural Reserve, western Ceara state, Brazil.

Luiz Claudio Marigo / Tropical Screech Owl (Otus / Megascops choliba) perched in Caatinga vegetation at night, Serra das Almas Natural Reserve, western Ceara State, northeastern Brazil.

Luiz Claudio Marigo / Burnished-buff tanager (Tangara cayana) perched in banana tree, in an isolated refuge of Atlantic Rainforest, Serra do Baturit, Guaramiranga, Ceara State, northeastern Brazil.

Luiz Claudio Marigo / White-naped jay (Cyanocorax cyanopogon) perched in the Caatinga vegetation of Serra das Almas Natural Reserve, western Ceara State, Brazil.

Luiz Claudio Marigo / Lesser Yellow-headed vulture (Cathartes burrovianus) perched in the Caatinga forest at Serra das Almas Natural Reserve, western Ceara State, Brazil.

Luiz Claudio Marigo / Sand dunes with Beach Morning Glory (Ipomoea pes-caprae) covering the sea cliff of Ponta Grossa Beach, municipality of Icapua­, Eastern coast of Ceará State, Northeastern Brazil. April 2009

Luiz Claudio Marigo / Yellow-faced Siskin (Carduelis yarrellii) Ceará State, Northeastern Brazil. Endangered species

Luiz Claudio Marigo / 'Aguadeiro' collects water from reservoir to sell in the local small towns, nr Aiuaba, Ceara, NE Brazil, 1984

Luiz Claudio Marigo / Weaving wax palm leaves into basket, Aracati, Ceara, NE Brazil

Luiz Claudio Marigo / Water seller collects water from artificial lake, Aiuaba, Ceara, NE Brazil

Luiz Claudio Marigo / Traditional sailing boat / raft, Ceara, NE Brazil

Luiz Claudio Marigo / Jandaya / yellow headed conure {Aratinga jandaya} Ceara, NE Brazil