24 Nov 2013
Blue-billed Black Tyrant (Knipolegus cyanirostris)
A brief encounter with Blue-billed Black Tyrant (Knipolegus cyanirostris). On the way to the Itatiaia park entrance, towards Agulhas Negras, you'll find the…
24 Nov 2013
Shear-tailed Grey Tyrant (Muscipipra vetula)
A shear-tailed grey tyrant (Muscipipra vetula). on the way to the Itatiaia park entrance, towards Agulhas Negras, you'll find the only sturdy man-made…
23 Nov 2013
Short-crested Flycatcher (Myiarchus ferox)
Short-crested flycatcher (Myiarchus ferox) resembles Swainson's flycatcher, but it has pinkish coloration on base of lower mandible (beak), this one is all…
22 Nov 2013
Yellow-lored Tody-Flycatcher (Todirostrum poliocephalum)
This tiny yellow-lored tody-flycatcher (Todirostrum poliocephalum) is easier to hear than see, but in the garden of Hotel do Ype chances are much better than…
19 Nov 2013
Yellow-browed Tody-Flycatcher (Todirostrum chrysocrotaphum)
The yellow-browed tody-flycatcher (Todirostrum chrysocrotaphum) is such a tiny bird - around 9 cm in length, so close encounters are required to get any decent…
11 Nov 2013
Short-crested Flycatcher (Myiarchus ferox)
Very similar to swainson's and dusky-capped flycatcher, so best way to identification is its song. Most likely you'll hear it long before you see it. This one…
23 Aug 2013
Plomme (Prunus domestica)
Uten frukten kan bladene vanskelig skilles fra den domestikerte plommen. Men voksestedet gir nok en god pekepinn året rundt. For hvem vil vel bruke penger på…
23 Aug 2013
Plomme (Prunus domestica)
Så lenge jeg kan huske (40 år) har det vokst plomme (Prunus domestica) i to grupper i Sandbukta. En vokser i hagen til nummer 1 og sprer seg under gjerdet i…
21 Jul 2013
Mjødurt (Filipendula ulmaria)
Mjødurtens frukt kan minne om en sammenrullet hånd, der tommelen er dekket til av de andre fingrene.
20 Jul 2013
Mjødurt (Filipendula ulmaria)
Når mjødurt (Filipendula ulmaria) vokser så tett og i så store menger at de danner enger som her hos naboen i Sandbukta, både ser det vakkert ut og lukter…