5 Feb 2023
Heliotropium aegyptiacum
Native range of Heliotropium aegyptiacum is Egypt to North Kenya and Arabian Peninsula.
4 Feb 2023
Heliotropium sokotranum
As several other species this one is growing to its full potential here, in and by the sand dunes of Arher.
2 Feb 2023
Greyleaf Heliotrope (Euploca ovalifolia)
My first and only encounter of Greyleaf Heliotrope (Euploca ovalifolia) on Socotra, and to my surprise not browsed by goats. This is likely because there is…
1 Feb 2023
Heliotropium nigricans
I was here in 2015 and then I struggled hard to find a single Heliotropium nigricans with a flower! That is how heavily browsed these plants were then. This…
25 Jun 2021
Ormehode (Echium vulgare)
Ormehode (Echium vulgare) vokser kun sporadisk på Fyrsteilene, og kanskje en av årsakene kan være at den beites ned av hvitkinngjessene? I skråningen ved…
21 Nov 2018
Rufous Motmot (Baryphthengus martii)
Rufous Motmot (Baryphthengus martii) is a beautiful species with a very unique vocalization that adds depth and mystery to the myriads of songs in the forest.…
20 Nov 2018
Slate-throated Redstart (Myioborus miniatus)
A brief encounter with a slate-throated redstart (Myioborus miniatus) at the San Jorge Eco-lodge in Tandayapa. It sounds like this: Elevation: 1749 meters……
11 Nov 2018
Rufous Motmot (Baryphthengus martii)
A beautiful species with a very unique vocalization that adds depth and mystery to the myriads of songs in the forest. Sometimes it will rhythmically move the…
31 Mar 2017
Blue-throated barbet (Psilopogon asiaticus)
Barbets are such colorful birds and when seen out in the open on a naked branch, you would not think of this as a bird very hard to locate once it’s in the…