28 May 2023
Gjøkesyre (Oxalis acetosella)
Gjøkesyre (Oxalis acetosella) er en hardfør plante som trives i lysfattige skogbunner og er lett å kjenne igjen. Her vokser den i et dalsøkk med dype torvmoser…
31 Mar 2017
Yellow-cheeked tit (Machlolophus spilonotus)
A brief encounter with yellow-cheeked tit (Machlolophus spilonotus), one of the many species (12 to date) of tits. It was foraging inside thickets alongside…
5 May 2015
Gjøkesyre (Oxalis acetosella)
Om våren kan gjøkesyre (Oxalis acetosella) danne irrgrønne tepper på mørke skogbunner og der det er litt ekstra lys kan de være som matter av hvitveis,…
11 Dec 2014
Hoatzin (Opisthocomus hoazin)
The iconic hoatzin (Opisthocomus hoazin) is a strange looking bird as well as in behaviour, but it's also beautiful I think. It's like no other bird! It raises…
11 Dec 2014
Giant Otter (Pteronura brasiliensis)
Deep in the Peruvian Amazon at Amazon Research and Conservation Center (ARCC) I visited this oxbow lake where a tiny family of giant otters have managed to…
11 Dec 2014
Hoatzin (Opisthocomus hoazin)
I'm fascinated by these prehistoric-like birds of the Amazon rainforest - they are like no other bird! They can hardly fly, they sound like a magpie stuck on…
11 Dec 2014
Yellow-headed Sideneck Turtle (Podocnemis unifilis)
On every fallen tree in the oxbow lake at the Amazon Research and Conservation Center (ARCC) there was one or more turtle sunbathing and it seems this rather…
6 Dec 2014
Ouratea spectabilis
A very strange shape I think, and I wonder what has driven it to these shapes, and in particular the color inside! If you squeeze the fruit, or simply pass a…