18 Dec 2023
Socotra Cucumber Tree (Dendrosicyos socotranus) with bark snails
You can find these dormant (aestivating) land snails (Achatinelloides) sporadically throughout Socotra, but find them covering an entire Socotra cucumber tree…
15 Dec 2023
Socotra Cucumber Tree (Dendrosicyos socotranus)
A very young Socotra Cucumber Tree (Dendrosicyos socotranus) that has survived the insatiable appetite of the goats - only because it growing where they cannot…
14 Dec 2023
Searsia thyrsiflora
Searsia thyrsiflora is a common species on Socotra's northwestern limestone plateau (Hamaderoh) where this is captured, and the Haghier mountains. Endemic.…
4 Feb 2023
Watermelon (Citrullus lanatus)
This is the only place I've encountered Watermelon (Citrullus lanatus) on Socotra. It thrives here in the shadow of the tall cliffs of Socotra's northeast, and…
24 Nov 2018
Spectacled Bear (Tremarctos ornatus)
What an amazing experience it was to see this rare spectacled bear (Tremarctos ornatus). I spotted it driving to the next destination on my schedule, and could…
7 May 2018
Indian Sloth Bear (Melursus ursinus ursinus)
A brief encounter with the rare Indian sloth bear (Melursus ursinus ursinus) as it quenches its thirst. It's the height of the dry season, with temperature…
8 Sep 2017
Rød fluesopp | Fly agaric (Amanita muscaria)
The forest is full of this species now, and they grow in the open or in the densest of forests like these two. I found them in a very dense and dark conifer…
2 Apr 2017
Grey-sided bush warbler (Cettia brunnifrons)
It’s amazing how such tiny bird species (just think of the house wren for instance) can produce such loud sounds, and that it is done so with seemingly no more…
