15 Jul 2023
Chameleon Plant (Houttuynia cordata)
Chameleon Plant (Houttuynia cordata) is found in Sikkim's subtropical to temperate biomes to 2500 meters elevation. Elevation: 1665 meters. Native range is…
29 Apr 2018
Oriental turtle dove (Streptopelia orientalis)
As the day is nearing its end, this oriental turtle dove (Streptopelia orientalis) is resting atop this tree stub as it's possibly well fed for the day. If not…
11 Nov 2016
Seychelles blue pigeon (Alectroenas pulcherrimus)
The Seychelles blue pigeon is beautiful and common species throughout the Seychelles islands, but on Bird Island where this was shot I encountered only two. It…
11 Nov 2016
Seychelles blue pigeon (Alectroenas pulcherrimus)
A common resident throughout the Seychelles archipelago you likely will see for the first time around the airport. On Bird Island, where this was shot, I did…
9 Nov 2016
Radiated Tortoise (Astrochelys radiata)
This is a terribly lonely tortoise. It was removed from its homeland of Madagascar decades ago to this island (Bird Island) when the island was a coconut and…
7 Nov 2016
Aldabra giant tortoise (Aldabrachelys gigantea)
This giant tortoise species is named after one of the largest atolls in the world, Aldabra, which is also its last stronghold after centuries of human…
28 May 2016
Stankstorkenebb (Geranium robertianum)
Alle som har tatt borti en stankstorkenebb (Geranium robertianum) får en luktopplevelse som nok gjør at de er litt mer forsiktig neste gang. Lukten er såpass…
15 Mar 2016
Laughing kookaburra (Dacelo novaeguineae)
During my stay in Sydney I got real close to a family of kookaburras residing in the park just outside the house of my friend Pia Lindgren. First of all I was…
30 Nov 2014
Scaled Dove (Columbina squammata)
As I was waiting for the toucan parents to return with food to a nest I could also observe all the other species moving in and out of my area, and this scaled…
17 Aug 2014
Blodstorkenebb (Geranium sanguineum) UV
For meg er fargen til blodstorkenebbens blomster helt uimotsåelig, men i UV lys ser det dramatisk annerledes ut. Her er det mørke nerver og senter av blomsten…