Oransjegullvinge (Lycaena virgaureae)

Oransjegullvinge (Lycaena virgaureae)

Oransjegullvinge (Lycaena virgaureae) er et treffende navn på denne vakre sommerfuglen, for oversiden av vingene er virkelig sterkt oransje. Desverre er ofte…


Buxus hildebrandtii

Buxus hildebrandtii

Buxus hildebrandtii is an evergreen species common in Firhmin Forest, where it's found as a shrub to trees 3 meters tall or more. Native range is East Ethiopia…


Slate-throated Redstart (Myioborus miniatus)

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……


Lesser flamingo (Phoenicoparrus minor)

Lesser flamingo (Phoenicoparrus minor)

Namibias Walvis Bay is perhaps most known for its marine life. But just a bit inland there is an explosion of life in between the huge sand dunes! Huge reeds…


Lesser flamingo (Phoenicoparrus minor)

Lesser flamingo (Phoenicoparrus minor)

There are two species of flamingo in Namibia, this is the lesser flamingo (Phoenicoparrus minor), the other species is the greater flamingo which has a dark…


Greater Flamingo (Phoenicopterus roseus)

Greater Flamingo (Phoenicopterus roseus)

A lonely greater flamingo (Phoenicopterus roseus) feeding in one of the salt pans in Walvis Bay.


Lesser flamingo (Phoenicoparrus minor)

Lesser flamingo (Phoenicoparrus minor)

A single, juvenile, greater flamingo (Phoenicopterus roseus) resting in a flock of lesser flamingos in Walvis Bay, Namibia. It was cloudy this day, as so many…


Greater Flamingo (Phoenicopterus roseus)

Greater Flamingo (Phoenicopterus roseus)

A mixed flock of greater and lesser flamingos, with the greater flamingos in the front, with a dark tip on a pink beak. Walvis bay is a flamingo haven, and you…


Himalayan Pika (Ochotona roylei)

Himalayan Pika (Ochotona roylei)

This little cutie was in full swing eating the delicious primula flowers and other species now in bloom, but I just missed it having a mountful of flowers.…


Himalayan Pika (Ochotona roylei)

Himalayan Pika (Ochotona roylei)

This little cutie was in full swing eating the delicious primula flowers and other species now in bloom, and here it had a very short break on an outcrop to…