19 Jun 2023
Skogsivaks (Scirpus sylvaticus)
Skogsivaks (Scirpus sylvaticus) vokser i og nær vann, som her i et skogkledt tilsig til Nydammen, nord for Gjersjøen. Naturlig utbredelse i Europa,…
1 Feb 2023
Robber fly (Subfamily Asilinae)
A brief encounter with one of perhaps more species of robber flies on Socotra. Elevation: 918 meters.
4 Dec 2014
Eleocharis sp
In the more permanent water pools around SouthWild Pantanal, I found good populations of this species. I was in luck and found them in bloom. Please help me…
30 Nov 2014
Jabiru Stork (Jabiru mycteria)
The huge jabiru stork (Jabiru mycteria) is a Pantanal icon, and I was in luck to encounter a few nests with chicks during my trips up and down the many rivers…
15 Jul 2014
Sjøsivaks (Schoenoplectus lacustris)
Enkelte steder langs land og utover de grunne områdene i Gjersjøen vokser det skoger av sjøsivaks (Schoenoplectus lacustris). I år er det flere titalls…
19 Nov 2013
Headlight Beetle (Pyrophorus nyctophanus)
The glowing larvas of the headlight beetle (Pyrophorus nyctophanus) is such a little known annual display in Oct/Nov in some of the forests bordering the…
14 Nov 2013
Jabiru Stork (Jabiru mycteria)
Jabiru stork (Jabiru mycteria) is a very large stork, with an equally huge nest! I saw several nests high up in the largest power pylons crossing the Pantanal.…
12 Nov 2013
Maguari Stork (Ciconia maguari)
Many long-billed bird species including storks are attracted to the rice fields of Fazenda San Fransico. Due to the need of large amounts of water these…
11 Nov 2013
Wood Stork (Mycteria americana)
One of several stork species I encountered here at Fazenda San Fransico, and the only one I didn't see up close. In fact this is my closet encounter. It…