8 Jul 2023
Aletris pauciflora var. pauciflora
Aletris pauciflora var. pauciflora is found in Sikkim's temperate to alpine biomes up to around 5000 meters elevation. Elevation: 3789 meters. Naitive range is…
12 Dec 2014
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…
29 Nov 2014
Black Skimmer (Rynchops niger)
The breeding season for the black skimmer (Rynchops niger) is over, and only a few of the species remain. This couple had two juveniles practicing fishing and…
27 Nov 2014
Black Skimmer (Rynchops niger)
A black skimmer (Rynchops niger) is resting on a sandbank that is slowly being submerged. The dry season is overtaken by the water, and the rivers are swelling…
18 Nov 2013
Blackish Nightjar (Caprimulgus nigrescens)
Nightjars are naturally hard to see as they're nocturnal, but you definitely hear them and if you use their sound you can often locate them with a flashlight.…
18 Nov 2013
Diaphania sp.
One of the last nocturnals before diurnal life set in - I was on my way to breakfast, and it was on its way to a safe place for the day. Please help me…
23 Nov 2012
Black Skimmer (Rynchops niger)
My only sighting of black skimmer (Rynchops niger) was along the Tuichi River, so I never saw it hunting. Its peculiar beak is used as a kind of fishing rod,…
23 Jul 2011
Burotstengelvikler (Epiblema foenella)
Burotstengelvikler (Epiblema foenella) er et ganske lite insekt, og en av de mange viklerartene som flyr inn gjennom de åpne vinduene. Som navnet tilsier er…
13 Jul 2011
Krattrosevikler (Notocelia roborana)
Krattrosevikler (Notocelia roborana) er en relativt liten nattsommerfugl som flyr gjennom de åpne viduene og inn mot innelyset denne julinatten. Larvene…
