Searsia thyrsiflora

Searsia thyrsiflora

Searsia thyrsiflora is a common species on Socotra's northwestern limestone plateau (Hamaderoh) where this is captured, and the Haghier mountains. Endemic.…


Red-eyed Reef Crab (Eriphia smithii)

Red-eyed Reef Crab (Eriphia smithii)

The marine life around Socotra is rich and diverse, but I am focusing on the flora and fauna on land. However, I had a short window of opportunity during low…


Red Sea Ghost Crab (Ocypode saratan)

Red Sea Ghost Crab (Ocypode saratan)

Erissel is the easternmost point of Socotra. It is a windswept low-lying area governed by the elements. During cyclones the wind and sea wreak havoc on the…


Red Sea Ghost Crab (Ocypode saratan)

Red Sea Ghost Crab (Ocypode saratan)

Erissel is the easternmost point of Socotra. It is a windswept low-lying area governed by the elements. During cyclones the wind and sea wreak havoc on the…


Red Sea Ghost Crab (Ocypode saratan)

Red Sea Ghost Crab (Ocypode saratan)

The north-facing beach of the tip of Erissel is wide and deep, with a large part only tasting the waves during monsoons. This is perfect conditions for the…


Inversed Fiddler Crab (Cranuca inversa)

Inversed Fiddler Crab (Cranuca inversa)

I found plenty of this species at this location and no signs of competing species. They thrive here next to a large date grove, where I rested in their…


Vandrefalk (Falco peregrinus)

Gressløk (Allium schoenoprasum)

En vakker solnedgang i en av de mange gressløk (Allium schoenoprasum) engene på Fyrsteilene. Det blir nok mange år til neste gang gressløkene har fått vokse…


Gressløk - Chives (Allium schoenoprasum)

Gressløk (Allium schoenoprasum)

I år har gressløk (Allium schoenoprasum) perfekte forhold på Fyrsteilene og resultert i store og saftige planter og digre blomsterstander som her står i full…


Gressløk (Allium schoenoprasum)

Gressløk (Allium schoenoprasum)

Mange områder på Fyrsteilene er i år dekket av store og kraftige gressløk (Allium schoenoprasum) etter en lang og fuktig vår og står nå i full blomst. Av…


Sika Deer (Cervus nippon)

Sika Deer (Cervus nippon)

During the winter months male sika Deer (Cervus nippon), called bucks or stags, wander out to the coast, and in this case to the beautiful Notsuke Peninsula,…