15 Feb 2023
Cynanchum revoilii
Cynanchum revoilii is a very common species to mid-level elevations, but I have only occasionally encountered them in bloom like here. It has a strange looking…
2 Feb 2023
Plocama puberula
My first encounter with Plocama puberula. It's growing in a crack of the wall of Dirhur canyon, where it is accessing water seepage that lasts long after the…
21 Nov 2018
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:……
11 Feb 2015
Caralluma socotrana
During my 14 day stay on Socotra I only found this Caralluma socotrana with a seed pod. And in what an exquisite state! The pod has just opened, and the seeds…
5 Feb 2015
Caralluma socotrana
Caralluma socotrana is one of many interesting species I found in a very small area in a valley at 320 meters altitude. A river runs through on the valley…
5 Feb 2015
Caralluma socotrana
Caralluma socotrana is one of many interesting species I found in a very small area in a valley at 320 meters altitude. A river runs through on the valley…
4 Feb 2015
Caralluma socotrana UV
A mesmerizing flower in shape, texture and color which is almost completely dark in UV. Native range of is East & South Ethiopia to Kenya, Socotra.……
27 Nov 2014
American Snout (Libytheana carinenta)
On the many sandbanks I encountered lots of butterflies. Some not so easy to see when sitting on the ground like this American snout (Libytheana carinenta).…
22 Nov 2014
Ekornmose (Leucodon sciuroides)
Desember er kun en uke unna, men ingen tegn til vinter! Jeg kan derfor nyte frodige moser som stortrives i det fuktige været, som ekornmose (Leucodon…
5 Oct 2014
Storkransmose | Big shaggy-moss (Rhytidiadelphus triquetrus)
Enkelte steder vokser det rene skoger av denne mosen! Under kraftlinjen bak Sandbukta er det skyggefult og skogen holdes i sjakk her, dermed får mosen vokse…