30 Nov 2013
Northern Lights (Aurora Borealis)
What amazing luck - just a couple days after my trip to Brazil I experience this! What an amazing winter this could be.... Unfortunately I missed the beginning…
24 Nov 2013
Maldonada Redbelly Toad (Melanophryniscus moreirae)
November is the mating season of the maldonada redbelly toad (Melanophryniscus moreirae). The very last couple of kilometres of road to the plateau of Itatiaia…
24 Nov 2013
Maldonada Redbelly Toad (Melanophryniscus moreirae)
November is the mating season of the maldonada redbelly toad (Melanophryniscus moreirae), and I encountered lots of them mating. The very last couple of…
23 Nov 2013
Rufous-collared Sparrow (Zonotrichia capensis)
Rufous-collared sparrow (Zonotrichia capensis) is a common bird throughout South America, and its characteristic song can be heard high up in the Andes.…
22 Nov 2013
Yellow Cururu Toad (Rhinella icterica)
This is my first night at Hotel do Ype in Itatiaia National Park, and I'm exploring the wide variety of nocturnal activities here. This large yellow cururu…
18 Nov 2013
Cristalino Jungle Lodge frog 01
The new rooms at Cristalino Jungle Logde have a great open air shower, and thus a great place to observe visiting frogs after dark. Not all were in reach of my…
30 Oct 2013
Northern Lights (Aurora Borealis)
Northern lights (Aurora Borealis) over Oslo. It was a clear sky this evening, and as I was walking my dog away from my house I didn't notice anything in the…
31 Aug 2013
Northern Lights (Aurora Borealis)
Northern lights (Aurora Borealis) over Oslo. Yet another brief and weak display. Only the green was visible to my eye, so without the camera I would not have…
23 Aug 2013
Northern Lights (Aurora Borealis)
The moon is adding a lot of light to this vista of a calm ocean and an almost cloudless sky.