24 May 2024

Kattugle (Strix aluco)

Over tid la jeg merke til at spesielt på ettermiddagene var det et veldig spetakkel fra flere svarttroster i samme område. Første gang jeg sjekket fant jeg…

by morten

17 Dec 2023

Blanford’s Rock (Gecko Pristurus insignis)

Elevation: 409 meters.

by morten

17 Dec 2023

Blanford’s Rock (Gecko Pristurus insignis)

Elevation: 409 meters.

by morten

10 May 2023

Grågås (Anser anser)

I går kom 5 små Grågås (Anser anser) nøster til verden, noe som var synlige for de som bryr seg om livet i naturen. For når ungene kommer ut av eggene hviler…

by morten

5 Feb 2023

Blanford’s Rock Gecko (Pristurus insignis)

I've noticed Blanford's Rock Gecko (Pristurus insignis) much less frequently than those of the Socotra Mabuya (Trachylepis socotrana) and Socotra Rock Gecko…

by morten

5 Feb 2023

Socotra Rock Gecko (Pristurus sokotranus)

by morten

4 Feb 2023

Brown-necked Raven (Corvus ruficollis)

This was a lovely encounter as they were so relaxed and unprovoked by my presence. They are not endemic to Socotra and are as such not a threatened species.…

by morten

3 Feb 2023

Black-crowned Sparrow-Lark (Eremopterix nigriceps ssp. melanauchen)

This location was full of bird song from the black-crowned sparrow-lark and other bird species. Most of Socotra is rather silent in regards to bird sounds. You…

by morten

2 Feb 2023

Plocama puberula

My first encounter with Plocama puberula. It's growing in a crack of the wall of Dirhur canyon, where it is accessing water seepage that lasts long after the…

by morten

1 Feb 2023

Socotra Rock Gecko (Pristurus sokotranus)

Socotra Rock Gecko (Pristurus sokotranus) is a common species revealing its location when darting to safety as you step near its location. If you see it from a…

by morten