Multe (Rubus chamaemorus)

Multe (Rubus chamaemorus)

En moden multe (Rubus chamaemorus) er ikke noe jeg plukker eller spiser, men for mange er dette årets høydepunkt. Multene her blir mest sannsynlig spist av…


Multe (Rubus chamaemorus)

Multe (Rubus chamaemorus)

Multe (Rubus chamaemorus) er for mange en uimotståelig frukt. Dette kartet er snart klart til å fortæres av førstemann til mølla, som kan være et dyr, eller et…


Kattugle (Strix aluco)

Kattugle (Strix aluco)

Over tid la jeg merke til at spesielt på ettermiddagene var det et veldig spetakkel fra flere svarttroster i samme område. Første gang jeg sjekket fant jeg…


Socotra Cucumber Tree (Dendrosicyos socotranus) with bark snails

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…


Wineleaf Hibiscus (Hibiscus vitifolius)

Wineleaf Hibiscus (Hibiscus vitifolius)

Elevation: 190 meters. Native range is Tropical & Subtropical Old World.


Hibiscus quattenensis

Hibiscus quattenensis

The hibiscuses of Socotra are notoriosly difficult to identify as there are so much variation within each species, and between species very minute details that…


Hibiscus quattenensis

Hibiscus quattenensis

The hibiscuses of Socotra are notoriosly difficult to identify as there are so much variation within each species, and between species very minute details that…


Hibiscus quattenensis

Hibiscus quattenensis

The hibiscuses of Socotra are notoriosly difficult to identify as there are so much variation within each species, and between species very minute details that…


Nait coast, Socotra

Nait coast, Socotra

Early morning by the Nait coast, with the largest mangrove population remaining on Socotra seen in the distance. I didn't have time to go there, but hopefully…


Perry's Aloe (Aloe perryi)

Perry’s Aloe (Aloe perryi)

This group of Perry's Aloe (Aloe perryi) grow on Socotra's Nait coast, at the edge of a 400 meter drop to the sea. Elevation: 409 meters. It is endemic to…