13 Dec 2023
Socotran Pomegranate (Punica protopunica)
Most of the Socotran Pomegranate (Punica protopunica) I have encountered have been heavily browsed by goats, and this individual is no exception, except that…
5 Feb 2023
Socotran Pomegranate (Punica protopunica)
A vibrant, healthy and quite tall Socotran Pomegranate (Punica protopunica), found next to the walls of the north east of Socotra. These vertical cliffs…
25 Jun 2021
Åkervindel (Convolvulus arvensis)
På Fyrsteilene takler åkervindel (Convolvulus arvensis) presset fra de innvaderene og menneskeintroduserte artene som gravbergknapp (Phedimus spurius) fordi…
16 Jun 2021
Åkervindel (Convolvulus arvensis)
Fyrsteilene har en stor bestand åkervindel (Convolvulus arvensis) og når de står i blomst kjenner du den milde og søfte duften når det er lite vind en dag med…
16 Jun 2021
Åkervindel (Convolvulus arvensis)
Fyrsteilene har en stor bestand åkervindel (Convolvulus arvensis) og når de står i blomst kjenner du den milde og søfte duften når det er lite vind en dag med…
19 Nov 2018
Green-and-black Fruiteater (Pipreola riefferii)
As the name implies this is a fruit eater, and thus also a seed-disperser, yet I've never encountered it by any feeding stations. It blends in very well with…
19 Nov 2018
Andean Cock-of-the-Rock (Rupicola peruvianus)
This is such a unique looking species, unmistakable and like no other bird species. I've encountered it deep in the Canaima National Park in Venezuela, by the…
6 Feb 2015
Belonogaster saussurei
During bloom the widespread shrub croton socotranus is an important food source for insects of all sizes. Here the paper wasp belonogaster saussurei is…
3 Feb 2015
Belonogaster saussurei
A beautiful specimen of Ochradenus socotranus, untouched by livestock due to its position high up a sheer cliff face. In the morning shade from the towering…
3 Dec 2014
Bolivian Salmon Pink Tarantula (Acanthoscurria chacoana)
Night time in Pantanal is as exciting as the daytime, and during my several night walks - mostly focusing on the huge number of frog species - I came across…