18 Dec 2023
Socotra Cucumber Tree (Dendrosicyos socotranus) with bark snails
You can find these dormant (aestivating) land snails (Achatinelloides) sporadically throughout Socotra, but find them covering an entire Socotra cucumber tree…
15 Dec 2023
Socotra Cucumber Tree (Dendrosicyos socotranus)
A very young Socotra Cucumber Tree (Dendrosicyos socotranus) that has survived the insatiable appetite of the goats - only because it growing where they cannot…
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…
15 Feb 2023
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…
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…
4 Feb 2023
Watermelon (Citrullus lanatus)
This is the only place I've encountered Watermelon (Citrullus lanatus) on Socotra. It thrives here in the shadow of the tall cliffs of Socotra's northeast, and…
5 Feb 2020
Steller’s Sea-Eagle (Haliaeetus pelagicus)
During the winter months the Steller's sea-Eagle (Haliaeetus pelagicus) follow their food source cod and pollock to the northern coast of Hokkaido. Where…
5 Feb 2020
Steller’s Sea-Eagle (Haliaeetus pelagicus)
During the winter months the Steller's sea-Eagle (Haliaeetus pelagicus) follow their food source cod and pollock to the northern coast of Hokkaido. Where…
5 Feb 2020
White-tailed Eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla)
During winter the White-tailed eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla) is found together with the visiting Steller’s sea eagles on the northern coast of Hokkaido. Here…