8 Jul 2023
Diapensia himalaica
Diapensia himalaica is found in Sikkim's temperate to alpine biomes to 5000 meters elevation. Elevation: 3789 meters. Native range is East Nepal to China and…
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 Feb 2015
Peppered Moray (Gymnothorax pictus)
When I had some time on a small beach on the way to Shuab beach of west Socotra I found lots of interesting marine life, but was surprised to see this young…
2 Feb 2015
Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos)
I found quite a few of the common sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos) in the small mangrove lagoon in the Shuab valley of western Socotra. They are migrants and…
17 Dec 2014
Whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus)
A few places rock of unusual colors come up to the surface on the beaches of Peru, and here an entire beach is red by this rock. It has become so popular with…
3 Jul 2014
Vendehals (Jynx torquilla)
Vendehals (Jynx torquilla) med store unger! Det er nå juli og ungene maser veldig og "tyter" ut av redehullet, og det virker som om de kan forlate redet når…
15 Jun 2014
Vendehals (Jynx torquilla)
En dag hørte jeg en sjelden lyd som trigget minner fra da jeg var liten. Kunne det være vendehals (Jynx torquilla)? Det lignet veldig, men lyden kom fra ulike…
30 May 2014
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…