Cynanchum revoilii

Cynanchum revoilii

Cynanchum revoilii is a very common species to mid-level elevations, but I have only occasionally encountered them in bloom like here. It has a strange looking…


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…


Caralluma socotrana

Caralluma socotrana

During my 14 day stay on Socotra I only found this Caralluma socotrana with a seed pod. And in what an exquisite state! The pod has just opened, and the seeds…


Caralluma socotrana

Caralluma socotrana

Caralluma socotrana is one of many interesting species I found in a very small area in a valley at 320 meters altitude. A river runs through on the valley…


Caralluma socotrana

Caralluma socotrana

Caralluma socotrana is one of many interesting species I found in a very small area in a valley at 320 meters altitude. A river runs through on the valley…


Caralluma socotrana UV

Caralluma socotrana UV

A mesmerizing flower in shape, texture and color which is almost completely dark in UV. Native range of is East & South Ethiopia to Kenya, Socotra.……


Ladder-tailed nightjar (Hydropsalis climacocerca)

Ladder-tailed nightjar (Hydropsalis climacocerca)

Here in the Peruvian Amazon I found many nightjars around an oxbow lake at Amazon Research and Conservation Center (ARCC), and this ladder-tailed nightjar…


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…


Blackish Nightjar (Caprimulgus nigrescens)

Blackish Nightjar (Caprimulgus nigrescens)

Nightjars are naturally hard to see as they're nocturnal, but you definitely hear them and if you use their sound you can often locate them with a flashlight.…