Dragon Blood Tree (Dracaena cinnabari)

Dragon Blood Tree (Dracaena cinnabari)

Here on Socotra's northeastern limestone plateau you'll find a Dragon Blood Tree (Dracaena cinnabari) here and there, some toppled over by past cyclones, and…


Sikkim Spruce (Picea spinulosa)

Sikkim Spruce (Picea spinulosa)

Sikkim Spruce (Picea spinulosa) is found in Sikkim's temperate forests between 2400 to 3600 meters elevation. Elevation: 2775 meters. Native range is…


Sikkim Spruce (Picea spinulosa)

Sikkim Spruce (Picea spinulosa)

Sikkim Spruce (Picea spinulosa) is found in Sikkim's temperate biome to 3600 meters elevation. Elevation: 2965 meters. Native range is South Tibet to Sikkim…


Sikkim Larch (Larix griffithii)

Sikkim Larch (Larix griffithii)

Sikkim Larch (Larix griffithii) is found in Sikkim's temperate to alpine biomes to 4100 meters elevation. Elevation: 2965 meters. Native range is East Nepal to…


Panax bipinnatifidus

Panax bipinnatifidus

Panax bipinnatifidus is found in Sikkim's temperate to subalpine biomes to 4000 meters elevation. Elevation: 2973 meters. Native range is Himalaya to China,…


Skogtordivel (Anoplotrupes stercorosus)

Skogtordivel (Anoplotrupes stercorosus)

Gjødselbillen Skogtordivel (Anoplotrupes stercorosus) treffer jeg regelmessig på turene mine i nærmiljøet, som her like ved Nydammen, nord for Gjersjøen.


Firhmin Forest, Socotra

Firhmin Forest, Socotra

The dragon blood tree (Dracaena cinnabari) is undoubtedly the most famous of all plant species on Socotra, and you will know immediately this is a unique tree…


Lysende nattskyer - Noctilucent clouds

Lysende nattskyer

Lysende nattskyer er noe som kun kan sees i sommermånedene, og bare rundt 50-70 grader nord og sør, men som likevel ikke er vanlige å se. Dette er skyer som er…


Russell Falls, Mount Field

Russell Falls, Mount Field

This was perhaps the most “crowded” of all the waterfalls I visited during my trip to New Zealand And Tasmania this autumn, and I can only imagine how crowded…


The Wanaka Tree, Lake Wanaka, New Zealand

The Wanaka Tree, Lake Wanaka

Perhaps the most famous tree in the world, in an ever changing environment.