Madre de Dios star trails

Madre de Dios star trails

I stayed many days deep in the Peruvian Amazon, in the biodiverse Madre de Dios region where life is abundant every second of every hour of the day and night.…


Eurema agave

Eurema agave

A eurema agave sitting on an inflorescense on a sandbank of the river Cuiaba upriver from Porto Jofre.


Wattled Jacana (Jacana jacana)

Wattled Jacana (Jacana jacana)

This wattled jacana (Jacana jacana) I encountered as it was preening the feathers, and my entrance did not disturb this behavior, so I could watch as it was…


Bare-faced Curassow (Crax fasciolata)

Bare-faced Curassow (Crax fasciolata)

After being hunted countless years by humans, the bare-faced curassow (Crax fasciolata) is still nervous in the presence of humans even in protected areas.…


Nøstepiggknopp (Sparganium glomeratum)

Nøstepiggknopp (Sparganium glomeratum)

Dette var eneste blomtrende eksemplar i Sjølitjernet, og dene så ut til å vokse ganske dypt i en av de mange lukkete vannhullene i myren. De aller fleste…


Bred dunkjevle (Typha latifolia)

Bred dunkjevle (Typha latifolia)

Selv uten blomsterstand er dunkjevlene fantastisk vakre, vitale og dekorative! Ikke rart mange vil ha de i sine dammer, og det er selvsagt mye bedre enn…


Bred dunkjevle (Typha latifolia)

Bred dunkjevle (Typha latifolia)

Enkelte områder langs Gjersjøen vokser det tett med denne fantastiske planten som rager høyere enn de aller fleste mennesker! Bildet øverst er hunnblomstene på…


Noctilucent clouds over Oslo

Noctilucent clouds over Oslo

Yet another incredible outburst of noctilucent clouds, and still only the beginning of July!…


Noctilucent clouds over Oslo

Noctilucent clouds over Oslo

I've been watching the sky every night so far this summer and only seen very vague hints of noctilucent clouds. Last year I did not see any at all. This time I…


Star trails over Oslo

Star trails over Oslo

Even though the night sky is heavily polluted by the lights of Oslo and its suburbs, there are many stars visible to the naked eye only a few kilometres out of…