Røsslyng (Calluna vulgaris)

Røsslyng (Calluna vulgaris)

Siden jeg var liten, husker jeg den rikelige blomstringen av røsslyng (Calluna vulgaris) på slutten av sommeren. Og med det surret store mengder humler, bier,…


Sankthansorm / Common European glowworm (Lampyris noctiluca)

Sankthansorm | Common European glowworm (Lampyris noctiluca)

Common European glowworm (Lampyris noctiluca) Bioluminescence has fascinated me since early childhood when I first encountered these glowing dots in the…


Rhododendron kesangiae var album

Rhododendron kesangiae var album

Rhododendron kesangiae var album is a beautiful and relatively large leaved species was my first and only encounter and the only one still with newly opened…


Rhododendron falconeri

Rhododendron falconeri

Rhododendron falconeri is perhaps the most impressive of all the rhododendron species I encountered during my travel in Bhutan. Not because it was such a huge…


Rhododendron thomsonii

Rhododendron thomsonii

There are many species of rhododendron that might pass you by when you’re faced with huge trees of them in bloom so lavishly that you cannot keep your eyes off…


Rhododendron arboreum

Rhododendron arboreum

You can get a lot of information on the local weather patterns and precipitation by simply looking at the type of vegetation, and in some places you will know…


Rhododendron kesangiae

Rhododendron kesangiae

My previous encounter of rhododendron kesangiae was carrying one inflorescence with flowers just opening, but was exceedingly hard to get up and close to. I…


Rhododendron arboreum var. Roseum

Rhododendron arboreum var. Roseum

Most of us in the western world, and perhaps in particular in Europe, are familiar with the Rhododendrons in gardens and parks and think of them as some of…


Leopard cat (Prionailurus bengalensis)

Leopard cat (Prionailurus bengalensis)

I had heard stories of the leopard cat (Prionailurus bengalensis) while in Bhutan, one being a close encounter with a farmer and the cat stalking a barking…