Thick-billed Euphonia (Euphonia laniirostris)

Thick-billed Euphonia (Euphonia laniirostris)

A brilliantly colored male of the thick-billed euphonia (Euphonia laniirostris) often seen at feeding stations in its range in Ecuador. It sounds like this:……


Great white pelican (Pelecanus onocrotalus)

Great white pelican (Pelecanus onocrotalus)

Namibia's Walvis Bay area is rich in wildlife, reliant on the abundance of marine life found in the cold and nutrient rich Atlantic waters, governed by the…


Laughing kookaburra (Dacelo novaeguineae)

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…


Costus arabicus

Costus arabicus

The costus arabicus stands tall and vital and some use it in their garden. Here it's in the dark undergrowth of the forest not far from the river by SouthWild…


Costus arabicus

Costus arabicus

I found costus arabicus in the dark undergrowth of the forest not far from the river by SouthWild Pantanal. Native range is Caribbean and South America.…


Hoppeedderkopp (Heliophanus cupreus)

Hoppeedderkopp (Heliophanus cupreus)

Dette er andre arten av hoppeedderkopp jeg finner på favorittsolplassen! Denne var veldig interessert i å gjemme seg innimellom badehåndklet. Hver gang jeg…


Chamaecostus acaulis

Chamaecostus acaulis

Chamaecostus acaulis has an incredibly fragile inflorescence. It's a kind of ginger and is edible. I found them in many dense groups on the jungle floor not…


Einstape (Pteridium aquilinum)

Einstape (Pteridium aquilinum)

Om våren når einstape (Pteridium aquilinum) folder seg ut, virker den uanselig og lite truende på plantene rundt. Men når de er ferdig utfoldet kan einstapen…


Hoppeedderkopp (Sitticus terebratus)

Hoppeedderkopp (Aellurius v-insignitus)

Når jeg ligger på magen og soler meg får jeg et nærblikk på alle gjøremål på svabergnivå. I dag var det denne hoppeedderkoppen (en hunn) som virkelig sto frem…