Dark-breasted rosefinch (Procarduelis nipalensis)

Dark-breasted rosefinch (Procarduelis nipalensis)

Dark-breasted rosefinch (Procarduelis nipalensis) is a beautiful high-elevation dweller, seen here around the Tungnath temple during the full moon of April…


Enghumleblom (Geum rivale)

Enghumleblom (Geum rivale)

I blomst er enghumleblom (Geum rivale) en vakker og dekorativ art, men straks tiden er kommet for frøspredning, er dette en av mange arter som spesielt…


Krypmispel (Cotoneaster horizontalis)

Krypmispel (Cotoneaster horizontalis)

Man kan si hva man vil om den invaderende og svartelistete fremmedarten krypmispel - høstfargene den produserer er av de aller mest storslåtte og varierte av…


South American Sea Lion (Otaria flavescens)

South American Sea Lion (Otaria flavescens)

Ballestas Islands off Paracas in Peru is one of very few protected areas of the Puruvian coast, and it's teaming with life. This group of South American sea…


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…


Giant Otter (Pteronura brasiliensis)

Giant Otter (Pteronura brasiliensis)

Deep in the Peruvian Amazon at Amazon Research and Conservation Center (ARCC) I visited this oxbow lake where a tiny family of giant otters have managed to…


Cururu Toad (Rhinella diptycha)

Cururu Toad (Rhinella diptycha)

After sunset a cacophony of frogs were calling and roaming the grounds of SouthWild Pantanal.


Giant Otter (Pteronura brasiliensis)

Giant Otter (Pteronura brasiliensis)

For a long time I've wanted to see these giants up close, and Pantanal is perhaps the best place to see them. This is the first group I encountered, as they…


Sølvmure (Potentilla argenta) UV

Sølvmure (Potentilla argenta) UV

I UV lys er mureblomsten svært forskjellig fra det ensfargete gule vi ser. Ingen tvil om hvor godsakene er for de som flyr forbi og kan se i UV. Sølvmure…


Stemorsblomst (Viola tricolor) UV

Stemorsblomst (Viola tricolor)

Stemorsblomst (Viola tricolor) er mørk i UV lys - ingen av de lyse områdene i synlig lys er der i UV.