13 Feb 2015
African Boxwood (Myrsine africana)
A most peculiar inflorescence, but with with very attractive color! I found only two plants with this stage of flowering and fresh leaves seen here – all other…
13 Feb 2015
African Boxwood (Myrsine africana)
A most peculiar inflorescence, but with with very attractive color! I found only two plants with this stage of flowering - all other were passed bloom. Again…
9 Feb 2015
Socotra Crotalaria Moth (Utetheisa lotrix ssp. socotrensis)
At around 800 meter elevation and up the Euryops arabicus were in bloom and thus a lot of insects gathered to eat from the huge number of flowers. This was one…
5 Feb 2015
Foemina Pimpernel (Lysimachia foemina) UV
Foemina Pimpernel is brighter in UV than in visible light, but the center is less prominent and the yellow stamens are very dark.
5 Feb 2015
Foemina Pimpernel (Lysimachia foemina)
Foemina Pimpernel (Lysimachia foemina) is one of many interesting species I found in a very small area in a valley at 320 meters altitude. A river runs through…
5 Feb 2015
Foemina Pimpernel (Lysimachia foemina)
Foemina Pimpernel (Lysimachia foemina) is one of many interesting species I found in a very small area in a valley at 320 meters altitude. A river runs through…
2 Feb 2015
Black-winged stilt (Himantopus himantopus)
It's amazing how birds can navigate vast distances and find tiny plates of food like this small lagoon in the middle of the Shuab valley on the west coast of…
