Parnassia nubicola

Parnassia nubicola

Parnassia nubicolais found in Sikkim's temperate to alpine biomes to 4600 meters elevation. Elevation: 3468 meters. Native range is East Afghanistan to China.…


Rufous-bellied Seedsnipe (Attagis gayi)

Rufous-bellied Seedsnipe (Attagis gayi)

I immediately thought of ptarmigans of northern Europe when I encountered this rufous-bellied seedsnipe (Attagis gayi). It is in fact a short-legged wader…


Thick-billed Euphonia (Euphonia laniirostris)

Thick-billed Euphonia (Euphonia laniirostris)

A brilliantly colored male of the thick-billed euphonia (Euphonia laniirostris) often seen at feeding stations in its range in Ecuador. It sounds like this:……


Great white pelican (Pelecanus onocrotalus)

Great white pelican (Pelecanus onocrotalus)

Namibia's Walvis Bay area is rich in wildlife, reliant on the abundance of marine life found in the cold and nutrient rich Atlantic waters, governed by the…


Bolivian Salmon Pink Tarantula (Acanthoscurria chacoana)

Bolivian Salmon Pink Tarantula (Acanthoscurria chacoana)

Night time in Pantanal is as exciting as the daytime, and during my several night walks - mostly focusing on the huge number of frog species - I came across…


Bolivian Salmon Pink Tarantula (Acanthoscurria chacoana)

Veined treefrog (Trachycephalus venulosus)

Veined treefrog (Trachycephalus venulosus) is a large tree Just a few metres from the Cuiaba river in Porto Jofre housed an extended family of this species.…


Hoppeedderkopp (Heliophanus cupreus)

Hoppeedderkopp (Heliophanus cupreus)

Dette er andre arten av hoppeedderkopp jeg finner på favorittsolplassen! Denne var veldig interessert i å gjemme seg innimellom badehåndklet. Hver gang jeg…


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…


Hoppeedderkopp (Sitticus terebratus)

Hoppeedderkopp (Aellurius v-insignitus)

Når jeg ligger på magen og soler meg får jeg et nærblikk på alle gjøremål på svabergnivå. I dag var det denne hoppeedderkoppen (en hunn) som virkelig sto frem…