13 Dec 2023
Socotran Pomegranate (Punica protopunica)
Most of the Socotran Pomegranate (Punica protopunica) I have encountered have been heavily browsed by goats, and this individual is no exception, except that…
5 Feb 2023
Red-eyed Reef Crab (Eriphia smithii)
The marine life around Socotra is rich and diverse, but I am focusing on the flora and fauna on land. However, I had a short window of opportunity during low…
5 Feb 2023
Socotran Pomegranate (Punica protopunica)
A vibrant, healthy and quite tall Socotran Pomegranate (Punica protopunica), found next to the walls of the north east of Socotra. These vertical cliffs…
25 Jun 2021
Åkervindel (Convolvulus arvensis)
På Fyrsteilene takler åkervindel (Convolvulus arvensis) presset fra de innvaderene og menneskeintroduserte artene som gravbergknapp (Phedimus spurius) fordi…
16 Jun 2021
Åkervindel (Convolvulus arvensis)
Fyrsteilene har en stor bestand åkervindel (Convolvulus arvensis) og når de står i blomst kjenner du den milde og søfte duften når det er lite vind en dag med…
16 Jun 2021
Åkervindel (Convolvulus arvensis)
Fyrsteilene har en stor bestand åkervindel (Convolvulus arvensis) og når de står i blomst kjenner du den milde og søfte duften når det er lite vind en dag med…
8 Nov 2018
King vulture (Sarcoramphus papa)
Imagine the world without vultures! Most see vultures as dirty and unpleasant, but the fact is that without them decaying flesh of all species would…
8 Nov 2018
King vulture (Sarcoramphus papa)
Imagine the world without vultures! Most see vultures as dirty and unpleasant, but the fact is that without them decaying flesh of all species would…
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…