Catasetum orchid

Catasetum orchid

How incredibly lucky I was that this orchid was in bloom when I came by! These flowers are in pristine condition, and I was totally amazed by their incredible…


Catasetum orchid

Catasetum orchid

This is the second species of this incredibly strange genus I found here at the Amazon Research and Conservation Center (ARCC). Strange, not just by looks, but…


Catasetum schunkei

Catasetum schunkei

Catasetum schunkei is a very unusual species of orchid in that it has male and female flowers. Here yous see what appears as two different species - the…


Wild Coco (Eulophia alta)

Wild Coco (Eulophia alta)

In seems this wild coco (Eulophia alta) is growing on solid ground, but this is in fact a float. Underneath it is very deep in some places, so stepping out of…


Bog orchid (Habenaria melvillei)

Bog orchid (Habenaria melvillei)

As the name implies bog orchid (Habenaria melvillei) is an orchid that thrives in very wet environments, and this is as wet as it can be - a float of…


Elachistocleis matogrosso

Elachistocleis matogrosso

I encountered an amazing amount of frog species during my stay at SouthWild Pantanal, and think this one has to be the most peculiar of them all. I wonder…


Spurvehauk (Accipiter nisus)

Spurvehauk (Accipiter nisus)

En sjelden gang ser jeg silhuetten av en spurvehauk fare som en prosjektil mellom trærne. Andre ganger hørere jeg spetakkelet til småfuglene som varsler om en…


Flekkmarihånd (Dactylorhiza maculata)

Flekkmarihånd (Dactylorhiza maculata)

Steinsjøen ligger vakkert til i grensen mellom Hedmark og Akershus. I dag er jeg her for andre gang, for å sondere områdene rundt vannet, men vel så mye for å…


Flekkmarihånd (Dactylorhiza maculata)

Flekkmarihånd (Dactylorhiza maculata)

Steinsjøen ligger vakkert til i grensen mellom Hedmark og Akershus. I dag er jeg her for andre gang, for å sondere områdene rundt vannet, men vel så mye for å…