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…
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…
21 Nov 2018
Blue-headed Parrot (Pionus menstruus)
While I was packing up my gear in the car after a short hike, this lovely blue-headed parrot (Pionus menstruus) landed on this rather flimsy wiring outside a…
12 Nov 2018
Orange-chinned Parakeet (Brotogeris jugularis)
A curious individual looking for food at a feeding station at private home that has understood that wild animals should always be wild. As such this individual…
11 Nov 2018
Scarlet Macaw (Ara macao)
Tender love between a pair of Scarlet macaws in Costa Rica where they should be - in the wild. Watching these magnificent birds in the wild is amazing, even…
20 Oct 2017
Grey parrot (Psittacus erithacus)
This grey parrot (Psittacus erithacus) is an endangered widow on Principe. This amazing species is yet another example of how selfish human desires to keep…
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…