Christ's Thorn Jujube (Ziziphus spina-christi)

Christ’s Thorn Jujube (Ziziphus spina-christi)

Christ's Thorn Jujube (Ziziphus spina-christi) is very popular fruit with Socotris. I have yet to taste one, as these lovely fruits were out of reach for me to…


Christ's Thorn Jujube (Ziziphus spina-christi)

Christ’s Thorn Jujube (Ziziphus spina-christi)

This Christ's Thorn Jujube (Ziziphus spina-christi) tree is not bearing flowers or fruits, but when in fruit the Socotris will collect what they can as this is…


Laughing Kookaburra (Dacelo novaeguineae)

Laughing Kookaburra (Dacelo novaeguineae)

Kingfishers are known for fishing, but fish is not big on the laughing kookaburras menu. It will sit perched high like a fence post seen here, and wait for…


Principe kingfisher (Corythornis cristatus nais)

Principe kingfisher (Corythornis cristatus nais)

During my stay on Principe I had a lot of lovely encounters with one of the resident pairs of Principe kingfishers. If I was inside my room and heard the…


Combretum mellifluum

Combretum mellifluum

Native range of combretum mellifluum is Bolivia, Brazil to Argentina.


Combretum mellifluum

Combretum mellifluum

Native range of combretum mellifluum is Bolivia, Brazil to Argentina.


Storkransmose | Big shaggy-moss (Rhytidiadelphus triquetrus)

Storkransmose | Big shaggy-moss (Rhytidiadelphus triquetrus)

Enkelte steder vokser det rene skoger av denne mosen! Under kraftlinjen bak Sandbukta er det skyggefult og skogen holdes i sjakk her, dermed får mosen vokse…


Etasjemose (Hylocomium splendens)

Etasjemose (Hylocomium splendens)

Etasjemose (Hylocomium splendens) i Delingsdalen naturreservat. Det som slår en når man går i den fuktige og dunkle Delingsdalen er at det er så mye mose…


White mangrove (Laguncularia racemosa)

White mangrove (Laguncularia racemosa)

Native range is subtropical and tropical America, west tropical Africa to Angola. Santa Cruz,Galapagos,-0.741672, -90.307145


White mangrove (Laguncularia racemosa)

White mangrove (Laguncularia racemosa)

Native range is subtropical and tropical America, west tropical Africa to Angola. Santa Cruz,Galapagos,-0.741672, -90.307145