Aden Currybush (Lasiosiphon socotranus)

Aden Currybush (Lasiosiphon socotranus)

As I neared the plateau the shade of the otherwise imposing Hoq cliffs of north eastern Socotra, the landscape opened up and the sun reached the ground in full…


Tysbast (Daphne mezereum)

Tysbast (Daphne mezereum)

Etter en lang og mørk vinter er jeg virkelig sulten på liv, og søker kjente og kjære lokasjoner i området for å se hvordan det står til med planter og i dette…


Svalbard spring

Svalbard spring

Several hours ago I watched the total solar eclipse which coincided with spring equinox. In Svalbard, March is one of the coldest months, and here you can see…


Corchorus erodioides UV

Corchorus erodioides UV

Another example of a yellow flower in visible light that is very dark in UV. It is endemic to Socotra.


Corchorus erodioides

Corchorus erodioides

On the hills overlooking the Detwah lagoon on the west coast of Socotra I found many interesting flowers, and luckily some not destroyed by goats, like this…


Corchorus erodioides

Corchorus erodioides

On the hills overlooking the Detwah lagoon on the west coast of Socotra I found many interesting flowers, and luckily some not destroyed by goats, like this…


Chapada dos Guimaraes National Park

Chapada dos Guimaraes National Park

This my second day in Chapada dos Guimaraes National Park and thus another panorama (large image - click to see) of the incredible formations named Cidade de…


Chapada dos Guimaraes National Park

Chapada dos Guimaraes National Park

This is a tiny fraction of the plateau which is the water source for Pantanal in Brazil - the largest wetland in the world. A major reason this has managed to…


Chapada dos Guimaraes National Park

Chapada dos Guimaraes National Park

Chapada dos Guimaraes National Park is a tiny fraction of the plateau which is the water source for Pantanal in Brazil - the largest wetland in the world. This…