12 Jul 2024
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…
22 Oct 2017
Principe sunbird (Anabathmis hartlaubii)
An encounter with the endemic Principe sunbird (Anabathmis hartlaubii). I arrived in Principe just in time to enjoy the Principe sunbirds building nests or…
15 Apr 2017
Black-throated sunbird (Aethopyga saturata)
Sunbirds are strikingly colorful, and you definitely get associations to the hummingbirds of the New World. Depending on the angle of the light the colors…
7 Apr 2017
Fire-tailed sunbird (Aethopyga ignicauda)
Driving ever higher, seeing more and more frost from last night, together with larger and larger patches of snow, one might not expect to see such lavishly…
31 Mar 2017
Yellow-cheeked tit (Machlolophus spilonotus)
A brief encounter with yellow-cheeked tit (Machlolophus spilonotus), one of the many species (12 to date) of tits. It was foraging inside thickets alongside…
10 Nov 2016
Seychelles Sunbird (Cinnyris dussumieri)
As the name implies this is a species endemic to Seychelles, but fortunately it is so common it is not threatened. You will see it on many of the larger…
8 Nov 2016
Seychelles Sunbird (Cinnyris dussumieri)
As the name implies this is a species endemic to Seychelles, but fortunately it is so common it is not threatened. You will see it on many of the larger…
2 Jul 2015
Tiriltungeblåvinge (Polyommatus icarus)
I sommer har jeg latt plenen vokse, og med det har det vært store mengder blomster, noe som igjen har ført til flere humler enn jeg noen gang har sett, samt…
19 Jun 2015
Engblåvinge (Polyommatus semiargus)
I sommer har jeg latt plenen vokse, og med det har det vært store mengder blomster, noe som igjen har ført til flere humler enn jeg noen gang har sett, samt…
3 Feb 2015
Socotra Sunbird (Chalcomitra balfouri)
A Socotra sunbird (Chalcomitra balfouri) drinking nektar from the flowers of the endemic Trichocalyx orbiculatus. These two species are likely locked…