4 Feb 2023

Dactyloctenium aristatum

A vibrant and healthy specimen of Dactyloctenium aristatum found in the sands of Arher. Many species found elsewhere on Socotra grow to their full potential by…

by morten

4 Feb 2023

Dactyloctenium aristatum

A slender but healthy specimen of Dactyloctenium aristatum found in the sands of Arher. Many species found elsewhere on Socotra grow to their full potential by…

by morten

4 Feb 2023

Socotra plant (Poaceae)

by morten

3 Feb 2023

Large Caltrops (Pedalium murex)

Large Caltrops (Pedalium murex) ia an introduced species to Socotra that spreads from gardens, and date groves. Native range is West Tropical Africa to Eritrea…

by morten

2 Feb 2023

Melanocenchris jacquemontii

Socotra hosts a large number of grass species, and after the winter rains you can behold gorgeous fields of lush grasses. Albeit for a short while, as the…

by morten

2 Feb 2023

Socotra plant (Poaceae)

by morten

12 May 2016

Ekorn (Sciurus vulgaris)

Et ekorn (Sciurus vulgaris) koser seg med en av mine brødskalker. Hun skulle bare visst hvor søt jeg synes hun er, og svært mange med meg. Nusselig er bare…

by morten

2 Sep 2015

Rådyr (Capreolus capreolus)

Et ungt rådyr (Capreolus capreolus) fanget i porten. Med litt ujevne mellomrom hørte jeg noen høye pipelyder som fra en trillebår med hjul uten smøring. Det…

by morten

7 Feb 2015

Cyperus conglomeratus

This is high up on one of the dunes in Arher on the northeast coast of Socotra. This was the only Cyperus conglomeratus here, and it has survived change in a…

by morten

7 Feb 2015

Cyperus conglomeratus

This is high up on one of the dunes in Arher on the northeast coast of Socotra. This was the only cyperus conglomeratus here, and it has survived change in a…

by morten