Hvitbergknapp (Sedum album)

Hvitbergknapp (Sedum album)

Hvitbergknapp (Sedum album) vokser spredt på Fyrsteilene og trives der nesten ingen andre arter klarer seg. Denne vokser stor og livskraftig i skråningen ned…


Rufous-vented yuhina (Yuhina occipitalis)

Rufous-vented yuhina (Yuhina occipitalis)

This was perhaps just another spring morning here in Bhutan, but to me it was such a special time at this location. This day started with such a beautiful and…


Catasetum orchid

Catasetum orchid

How incredibly lucky I was that this orchid was in bloom when I came by! These flowers are in pristine condition, and I was totally amazed by their incredible…


Catasetum orchid

Catasetum orchid

This is the second species of this incredibly strange genus I found here at the Amazon Research and Conservation Center (ARCC). Strange, not just by looks, but…


Catasetum schunkei

Catasetum schunkei

Catasetum schunkei is a very unusual species of orchid in that it has male and female flowers. Here yous see what appears as two different species - the…


Ladder-tailed nightjar (Hydropsalis climacocerca)

Ladder-tailed nightjar (Hydropsalis climacocerca)

Here in the Peruvian Amazon I found many nightjars around an oxbow lake at Amazon Research and Conservation Center (ARCC), and this ladder-tailed nightjar…


Smørbukk (Hylotelephium maximum)

Smørbukk (Hylotelephium maximum)

Smørbukk (Hylotelephium maximum) er en sentblomstrende redning for mange insekter, og selv langt ut i september kan de blomstre og om man sitter litt ved en…


Smørbukk (Hylotelephium maximum) UV

Smørbukk (Hylotelephium maximum) UV

I UV lys er smørbukken variert og spennende - kanskje mer enn i det synlige lyset? Det er spesielt humler og bier som besøker smørbukken, og er en siste…


Blackish Nightjar (Caprimulgus nigrescens)

Blackish Nightjar (Caprimulgus nigrescens)

Nightjars are naturally hard to see as they're nocturnal, but you definitely hear them and if you use their sound you can often locate them with a flashlight.…


Rakbergknapp (Phedimus aizoon)

Rakbergknapp (Phedimus aizoon)

Rakbergknapp (Phedimus aizoon) er en dekorativ plante også utenom blomstringen. De tykke bladene har både form og farge som gjør seg i stenbed og som her i…