Discover Guiana's biodiversity through the evocative photos taken by Nicolas Defaux.
Nicolas Defaux is a French photographer originally from northern France, now based in French Guiana, where he specializes in wildlife photography. A lifelong wildlife enthusiast, he has forged a solid reputation for his precise, respectful approach to birds, reptiles and sea turtles, the emblematic species of French Guiana's coastline.
Based in the heart of one of the last great bastions of tropical biodiversity, Nicolas takes advantage of the changing light, humid atmosphere and richness of Guiana's natural environment to capture images that are both striking and poetic.
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Tufted coquette (Lophornis ornatus) male on a leaf, French Guiana
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Red Macaw (Ara macao) plumage, French Guiana
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Black Skimmer (Rynchops niger) fishing in flight, French Guiana
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Blue-chinned Sapphire (Chlorestes notata) in flight preparing to forage on a lantana flower, French [...]
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Guianan Cock-of-the-rock (Rupicola rupicola) on a branch, French Guiana
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Rufous-breasted Hermit (Glaucis hirsutus) in flight, gathering a flower, French Guiana
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Leatherback turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) female returning to the sea after laying eggs at sunrise, [...]
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Panacea (Panacea bleuzeni) on a branch, French Guiana
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Emergence of a young leatherback turtle (Dermochelys coriacea), Remire-Montjoly, French Guiana