3 Feb 2023
Large Caltrops (Pedalium murex)
Large Caltrops (Pedalium murex) ia an introduced species to Socotra that spreads from gardens, and date groves. Native range is West Tropical Africa to Eritrea…
25 Jun 2021
Åkervindel (Convolvulus arvensis)
På Fyrsteilene takler åkervindel (Convolvulus arvensis) presset fra de innvaderene og menneskeintroduserte artene som gravbergknapp (Phedimus spurius) fordi…
16 Jun 2021
Åkervindel (Convolvulus arvensis)
Fyrsteilene har en stor bestand åkervindel (Convolvulus arvensis) og når de står i blomst kjenner du den milde og søfte duften når det er lite vind en dag med…
16 Jun 2021
Åkervindel (Convolvulus arvensis)
Fyrsteilene har en stor bestand åkervindel (Convolvulus arvensis) og når de står i blomst kjenner du den milde og søfte duften når det er lite vind en dag med…
7 May 2019
Laughing Kookaburra (Dacelo novaeguineae)
Kingfishers are known for fishing, but fish is not big on the laughing kookaburras menu. It will sit perched high like a fence post seen here, and wait for…
19 Oct 2017
Principe kingfisher (Corythornis cristatus nais)
During my stay on Principe I had a lot of lovely encounters with one of the resident pairs of the endemic Principe kingfisher (Corythornis cristatus nais). If…
19 Nov 2013
Headlight Beetle (Pyrophorus nyctophanus)
The glowing larvas of the headlight beetle (Pyrophorus nyctophanus) is such a little known annual display in Oct/Nov in some of the forests bordering the…
26 Nov 2012
Headlight Beetle (Pyrophorus nyctophanus)
What an amazing sight! In the middle of the jungle in absolute darkness - a towering structure more than 2 metres tall - is dotted with countless tiny green…