4 Feb 2023
Cleome brachycarpa
The largest specimen I have come across of Cleome brachycarpa so far. It's clearly enjoying excellent growing conditions in the shadow of the Archer cliffs.…
8 Nov 2018
Great curassow (Crax rubra)
A beautiful male great curassow (Crax rubra), foraging on the lawn of La Laguna Del Lagarte Lodge with several other individuals, looking for fallen fruits or…
17 Oct 2015
Skjermsveve (Hieracium umbellatum)
I natt var det frost og mer frost er i vente - november er tross alt kun to uker unna. Det er slutten for blomster for i år, og nå er det for det meste frø og…
28 Sep 2015
2015 lunar eclipse
What an amazing night!! Perfect conditions due to a high pressure system. No wind, and no significant clouds during totality. After totality and towards…
20 Mar 2015
2015 total solar eclipse
This total eclipse of the sun was very hard to see from land as only the islands of Svalbard and Faroe was in the path of totality. Just 3 days before the…
1 Feb 2015
Cleome brachycarpa UV
The flower of cleome brachycarpa is bright yellow in visible light but is completely dark and non-reflective in UV light. Native range is Cape Verde to…
1 Feb 2015
Cleome brachycarpa
On the hills overlooking the Detwah lagoon on the west coast of Socotra I found many interesting flowers, and luckily some not destroyed by goats, like this…