Indonesia: Best of Photos

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Photo highlights from Indonesia - 2009

Below you will find a collection of photos from Indonesia. Pictures were taken by Rhett A. Butler in 2009 and 2006. While these images are the property of mongabay.com, it may be permissible to use them for non-commercial purposes (like powerpoint presentations and school projects), provided that the images are not altered in any form. Please read this for more details. If you are interested in using an image in a publication please contact me.


Environmental news for Indonesia

Orangutan with Large Face Plate Blue-eyed butterfly Oil palm plantation with the rainforest of Gunung Leuser National Park in the background Green katydid Brown toad Sumatran freshwater turtle Wild red ginger flowers Orange leafhopper Giant Dipterocarp tree Orangutan with a coconut hat and leaf in mouth Bamboo shoot Large Orangutan Looking into Camera Large Orangutan in Central Kalimantan Stream Glory (Neurobasis chinensis) a metallic green damselfly Replanting an oil palm plantation on the edge of Gunung Leuser National Park Orangutan discovers the value of using tools Orphaned Orangutan in Central Kalimantan Common bluebottle butterflies (Graphium sarpedon) feeding on minerals Young Orangutans learning to using tools Bohorok River Abandoned homestead in deforestated area Forest along the Bohorok River Pink ginger flowers Sulawesi home outside of Makassar Yellow and black grasshopper Riverside huts along river draining Lake Tempe Gunung Leuser Rain Forest Red grasshawk dragonfly Pink blossoms Pink and red ginger flower Close up on grains of rice in a rice field Emerald green rice terraces of south Sulawesi Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis) Breeding plumage in Petulu Aerial view of rainforest that has been slash-and-burned for agriculture Palawa village Pitcher plant, Nepenthes reinwardtiana, in rain forest of Borneo Rice field in Bali Little girls at Lemo Tau-Tau Effigies at Londa Nanggala Rice fields near Batutomonga village Nepenthes rafflesiana, a large pitcher plant commonly found in swampy forests of Borneo Yellow and brown toad in Sulawesi Blue green and copper colored grasshopper with large red eyes and yellow antennae Top breed white water buffalo Giant bamboo (Dendrocalamus giganteus) Charred forest remains from slash-and-burn agriculture Silk threads Slash-and-burn agriculture in the Borneo jungle Wooden effigies of the dead at Lemo Orangutan eating a stick Fuel wood cut from the rainforest of Java Green katydid Iridescent blue butterfly Patch of jungle that has been slash-and-burned in Borneo Brachydiplax dragonfly on blade of grass Orange orchid with magenta spots Adult male Proboscis monkey Stupas at sunrise Pink lotus flower Tree frog in the tropical forest of Borneo Mama Orangutan with baby in her lap Green hued lizard Black, violet, and green damselfly Airplane view of peatland being drained and cleared in Borneo Fungi on a rainforest tree Mama Orangutan Carrying Baby Rainforest creek in Gunung Leuser 0 Rain forest along the Bohorok River New oil palm development in forest bordering Gunung Leuser National Park Orangutan discovers the value of using tools Riverside village downriver from Bantimurung falls Swamp forest along the Seikonyer River Isolated mountain home in forests of Sulawesi Black and brown cricket Black and green-white cricket Grasshopper Wooden effigies of the dead in cliff walls at Lemo Domiant male Proboscis Monkey with females in tree eating fruit Young Orangutans hanging out Jungle Lodge restaurant at Tangkahan Page 1 | Page 2 | Page 3 | Page 4 | Page 5