3 Feb 2015
Socotra cormorant (Phalacrocorax nigrogularis)
Two Socotra cormorants was actually unusual, as I mostly saw them in one large mass. The Socotra cormorant (Phalacrocorax nigrogularis) is found in large…
3 Feb 2015
Socotra cormorant (Phalacrocorax nigrogularis)
The Socotra cormorant (Phalacrocorax nigrogularis) is both endemic to the region and thus a vulnerable species, but also due to excessive habitat loss caused…
17 Dec 2014
Guanay Cormorant (Phalacrocorax bougainvilliorum)
Guanay cormorant (Phalacrocorax bougainvilliorum) has become a more uncommon species, and even here around havens like the Ballestas Islands in Peru I saw only…
16 Dec 2014
Red-legged Cormorant (Poikilocarbo gaimardi)
Red-legged cormorant (Poikilocarbo gaimardi) is the second of the regional species of cormorant I encountered, also this one becoming more and more rare - just…
14 Dec 2014
Neotropic Cormorant (Phalacrocorax brasilianus)
The oxbow lake at the Amazon Reaseach and Conservation Center holds enough fish to support ravenous giant otters, caimans, anhingas and neotropical……
6 Dec 2014
Ouratea spectabilis
A very strange shape I think, and I wonder what has driven it to these shapes, and in particular the color inside! If you squeeze the fruit, or simply pass a…
3 Dec 2014
Neotropic Cormorant (Phalacrocorax brasilianus)
This is a critical moment for the Neotropic cormorant (Phalacrocorax brasilianus). It's a large fish and from my vantage point it seems unlikely it would…
15 Jul 2014
Vanlig metallvannymfe (Lestes sponsa)
I de grunne områdene sørsøst i Gjersjøen er det tett med vegetasjon og store mengder vanlig metallvannymfe (Lestes sponsa). Om man setter seg ned vil det innen…