Gulldusk (Lysimachia thyrsiflora)

Gulldusk (Lysimachia thyrsiflora)

Gulldusk (Lysimachia thyrsiflora) er et godt navn på denne arten som trives i vann, som her i Nydammen nord for Gjersjøen. Naturlig utbredelse i subarktiske…


Socotra Crotalaria Moth (Utetheisa lotrix ssp. socotrensis)

Socotra Crotalaria Moth (Utetheisa lotrix ssp. socotrensis)

At around 800 meter elevation and up the Euryops arabicus were in bloom and thus a lot of insects gathered to eat from the huge number of flowers. This was one…


Talinum triangulare

Talinum triangulare

Talinum triangulare was in some places growing in dense groups, and as all were in bloom I could see a dense pinkish carpet from afar. Outside flowering season…


Talinum triangulare

Talinum triangulare

Talinum triangulare was in some places growing in dense groups, and as all were in bloom I could see a dense pinkish carpet from afar. Native range is Tropical…


Anhinga (Anhinga anhinga)

Anhinga (Anhinga anhinga)

With so much easy pickings during the dry season, I saw plenty of anhingas! It's a time of plenty, but soon the water level will rise and the food will…


Gulldusk (Lysimachia thyrsiflora)

Gulldusk (Lysimachia thyrsiflora)

Gulldusk (Lysimachia thyrsiflora) vokser langs elven ut av Sjølitjernet og enkelte steder rundt vannet. Ifjor var det flom mesteparten av sommeren og da var…


Strandkryp (Glaux maritima)

Strandkryp (Glaux maritima)

Jeg fant en stor og frodig bestand av strandkryp (Glaux maritima) på nordvestsiden av Hovedøya der den vokser nærmest enerådende i tidevannsbeltet, som en…


Rock Valley (Valle de las Rocas) & Southern viscacha (Lagidium viscacia)

Rock Valley (Valle de las Rocas) & Southern viscacha (Lagidium viscacia)

In a garden of rock formations resembling many different animals I was baffled to suddenly stand in front of this Viscacha monitoring my movements.


Southern viscacha (Lagidium viscacia)

Southern viscacha (Lagidium viscacia)

If it doesn't move, the southern viscacha (Lagidium viscacia) is near impossible to see. The color is so similar to the rocks, sand and shrubs, that it's only…


Loxophlebia sp.

Loxophlebia sp.

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