15 Jul 2023
Sonerila khasiana
Sonerila khasiana is found in Sikkim's temperate biome.
Elevation: 1936 meters.
Native range is Nepal to South Tibet and Myanmar.
15 Jul 2023
Medinilla himalayana
Medinilla himalayana is found in Sikkim's subtropical biome.
Elevation: 1936 meters.
Native range is East Himalaya to China.
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…
21 Nov 2018
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:……
12 Oct 2018
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…
3 Apr 2017
Blue-bearded bee-eater (Nyctyornis athertoni)
My first objective is to get a shot of a new (to me) bird species, then to get ever closer and thus better pictures. More often than not I experience a…
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…
11 Feb 2015
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…