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20 Oct 2019

South African Ground Squirrel (Geosciurus inauris)

The South African ground squirrel (Geosciurus inauris) squirrel is as cute to us humans as any species of squirrels with their fast pace an entertaining…

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Costa RicaMammalsSciuridae

12 Nov 2018

Variegated Squirrel (Sciurus variegatoides)

A common species in Costa Rica, and a frequent visitor to easy meals provided by humans - just like the squirrels in Europe and North America, except it is not…

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SvartskogNorwayAmanitaceaeFungi

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…

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SvartskogNorwaySciuridaeMammals

4 Aug 2016

Ekorn (Sciurus vulgaris)

Denne sommeren har vært den morsomste av alle årene jeg har bodd her når det kommer til ekorn (Sciurus vulgaris). Av en eller annen grunn har minst to…

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SocotraFlowersPlantsUVTiliaceae

1 Feb 2015

Corchorus erodioides UV

Another example of a yellow flower in visible light that is very dark in UV. It is endemic to Socotra.

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SocotraFlowersTiliaceaePlants

1 Feb 2015

Corchorus erodioides

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…

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SocotraLeavesTiliaceaePlants

1 Feb 2015

Corchorus erodioides

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…

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PantanalBrazilSouthWild PantanalCamptosemaFlowersPlantsFabaceae

2 Dec 2014

Caetangil paraguariensis

Caetangil paraguariensis is one of many species in the fabaceae family growing around SouthWild Pantanal. This one I found by the trail along the river, in…

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SvartskogNorwayPlanterBladerSlireknefamilienPolygonaceae

7 Sep 2014

Vindelslirekne (Fallopia convolvulus)

Vindelslirekne (Fallopia convolvulus) er en plante som for noen kan se ut som strandvindel før den kommer i blomst. Da vil man skuffet se at denne produserer…

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SvartskogNorwayPlanterBlomsterSlireknefamilienPolygonaceae

7 Sep 2014

Vindelslirekne (Fallopia convolvulus)

Vindelslirekne (Fallopia convolvulus) er en plante som for noen kan se ut som strandvindel før den kommer i blomst. Da vil man skuffet se at denne produserer…

by morten