3 Feb 2023
Lycium sokotranum
This heavily pruned individual is the result of never-ending browsing by the goats. Without the goats this species will grow to 2 meters or more. It looks…
1 Feb 2023
Lycium sokotranum
Many species grow in very dissimilar conditions on Socotra, and as such you can see a species withered in one location, in bloom (like here) or fruiting in…
11 Nov 2016
Laurel Dodder (Cassytha filiformis)
A hawksbill sea turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata) struggling to push through the entangled vines of the laurel dodder. This is a parasitic species getting all it…
8 Nov 2016
White-tailed Tropicbird (Phaethon lepturus)
This is an amazingly elegant and beautiful species! Whether you see them fly together or individually between the trees or above you against the blue sky,…
2 Feb 2015
Withania riebeckii
High above the Detwah lagoon of western Socotra I found a favourite spot just under the cave. Here the landscape was supporting a range of plants, like this…
1 Feb 2015
Withania riebeckii
The fruit of withania riebeckii turns red when ripe.
It is endemic to Socotra.
1 Feb 2015
Withania riebeckii
High above the Detwah lagoon of western Socotra I found a favourite spot just under the cave. Here the landscape was supporting a range of plants as the high…
13 Dec 2014
Black-faced Black Spider Monkey (Ateles chamek)
Almost every day I encountered either spider or howler monkeys. This black-faced black spider monkey (Ateles chamek) is part of a group I found during one of…
11 Dec 2014
Red Howler Monkey (Alouatta seniculus)
There are many groups of both spider and howler monkeys roaming the forest around Amazon Research and Conservation Center (ARCC), and this group turned up as I…
7 Dec 2014
Solanum gomphodes
Solanum gomphodes is similar to the Wolf Apple (Solanum lycocarpum), but Solanum gomphodes is distinguished by the sessile leaves (leaves that lack a…