24 Nov 2013
Lysimachia filiformis
The very last couple of kilometres of road to the plateau of Itatiaia National Park is blocked by the park entrance, and even though you can drive to the…
24 Nov 2013
Lysimachia filiformis
The very last couple of kilometres of road to the plateau of Itatiaia National Park is blocked by the park entrance, and even though you can drive to the…
15 Nov 2013
Portulaca cryptopetala
The soil on this part of Pantanal (between Corumbá and Miranda) is in many places fine sand - just like a desert or a beach. Just after a couple of hundred…
15 Nov 2013
Portulaca cryptopetala
The soil on this part of Pantanal (between Corumbá and Miranda) is in many places fine sand - just like a desert or a beach. Just after a couple of hundred…
14 Nov 2013
Burrowing Owl (Athene cunicularia)
The burrowing owl (Athene cunicularia) is one of very few species of owl that is so available to humans. Many species do reside close to human structures and…
14 Nov 2013
Burrowing Owl (Athene cunicularia)
Burrowing owl (Athene cunicularia) is a common owl species in the Pantanal, and I suspect every farm has at least one breeding pair. This couple was tending to…
13 Nov 2013
South American Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus nacurutu)
This was my only encounter with South American great horned owl (Bubo virginianus nacurutu) in Pantanal, but it had no intention of making it a brief one. As…
11 Nov 2013
Striped Owl (Pseudoscops clamator)
This is an impressive owl, and lucky for me human presence did not disturb it. This is what's so amazing about Pantanal! You can get so close to so many…
25 Aug 2013
Svart høstlibelle (Sympetrum danae)
Sjølitjernet huser mange øyenstikkerarter, og en svart høstlibelle (Sympetrum danae) hadde tilhold i kjerringmyra nord for Sjølitjernet.
16 Jul 2013
Tysbast (Daphne mezereum)
De sarte og tynne bladene gir inntrykk av en mild og ufarlig plante. Så langt kan det være fra sannehten. Tysbast (Daphne mezereum) er en av Norges giftigste…