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The mossy highlands

Twisted woodland, mossy ground and tiny details across the highlands.

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Twisted trees across rocky ground
Twisted trees across rocky ground
Small pools across a misty plateau
Small pools across a misty plateau
Walking beneath twisted highland trees
Walking beneath twisted highland trees
A tiny bird on a lichen-covered perch
A tiny bird on a lichen-covered perch
A small bird on a lichen-covered branch
A small bird on a lichen-covered branch
A bird against the mountain backdrop
A bird against the mountain backdrop
A bird among shrubs and lichen
A bird among shrubs and lichen
Small bird among rocks and grasses. Finer identification remains unconfirmed.
Small bird among rocks and grasses
Small bird on a branch above tussock grass. Finer identification remains unconfirmed.
Small bird on a branch above tussock grass
A small bird above a mossy rock
A small bird above a mossy rock
Small bird beside a mossy rock. Finer identification remains unconfirmed.
Small bird beside a mossy rock
Pale lichen on a dark tree trunk
Pale lichen on a dark tree trunk
Twisted branches above a mossy floor
Twisted branches above a mossy floor
Low branches reaching across the woodland
Low branches reaching across the woodland
A mossy woodland interior
A mossy woodland interior
Clustered Phlegmariurus clubmoss shoots branch repeatedly above páramo plants, with dense tiny leaves covering each stem.
Phlegmariurus clubmoss shoots in páramo
Curved pink Pedicularis incurva flowers with dark beaked tips line a purple spike among dry grasses and mossy highland plants.
Pedicularis incurva among páramo grasses
Tan butterfly beside mossy bark. Finer identification remains unconfirmed.
Tan butterfly beside mossy bark
Small white cup-shaped Gentianella flowers cluster above narrow opposite leaves.
White Gentianella flowers
Small plants on a moss-covered bank
Small plants on a moss-covered bank
Lichen-draped branches above a rocky hollow
Lichen-draped branches above a rocky hollow
Tiny magenta flowers against fingertips. Finer identification remains unconfirmed.
Tiny magenta flowers against fingertips
Cream flowers among moss and grass. Finer identification remains unconfirmed.
Cream flowers among moss and grass
A pink flower spike against golden moss
A pink flower spike against golden moss
Pink flower clusters in a rock crevice. Finer identification remains unconfirmed.
Pink flower clusters in a rock crevice
A pink and white Pedicularis incurva flower spike rises above finely divided leaves on mossy ground.
Pedicularis incurva in wet páramo
A pale, branching lichen forms a small tuft above moss and low plants. Cladonia is a tentative genus candidate.
Pale branching lichen on a low rock
A dark, long-legged harvestman rests on lichen-covered rock. Finer identification is unresolved.
An armored harvestman on lichen
A walker passes between tall boulders above a narrow, moss-lined path.
A narrow mossy rock passage
Pink rosettes on a damp bank. Finer identification remains unconfirmed.
Pink rosettes on a damp bank
Small puffball-like fungi show openings in their rounded upper surfaces on a mossy bank. Their genus and species remain unresolved.
Opened puffballs on a mossy bank
Overlapping orange and brown fungal shelves grow on dark wood. The visible upper surfaces do not establish a species.
Orange-edged shelf fungi
A patch of purple flowers beside the trail
A patch of purple flowers beside the trail
A rough path winds beneath leaning, red-barked trees in a sheltered highland woodland.
A path through red-barked woodland
A hiker among rock slabs and low cloud
A hiker among rock slabs and low cloud
Lavender flowers among fine grasses
Lavender flowers among fine grasses
Upright reddish clubmoss stems rise from wet moss beside a small rock pool. A Phlegmariurus identification remains tentative.
Red clubmoss beside a rock pool
A dark insect with yellow stripes rests among damp páramo stems. Its finer identification remains unresolved.
A yellow-striped insect among wet plants
Upright reddish Phlegmariurus clubmoss shoots, densely covered in tiny overlapping leaves, grow among wet páramo moss.
Reddish Phlegmariurus clubmoss in wet moss

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