Blåklokkebie (Melitta haemorrhoidalis)

Blåklokkebie (Melitta haemorrhoidalis)

Dette er første gangen jeg ser Blåklokkebie (Melitta haemorrhoidalis)! Jeg trodde først den var gammel og utslitt, for den bare hang på klokken som dinglet i…


Secretary bird (Sagittarius serpentarius)

Secretary bird (Sagittarius serpentarius)

A truly spectacular bird with a popular name I have never understood. This is an endangered species, and I encountered very few of them and treasured every…


Cocculus balfourii

Cocculus balfourii

On my way down from my 2 nights in the Haghier mountains I encountered many incredible plant species, many only found here. As it was my last day time was in…


Black-faced Black Spider Monkey (Ateles chamek)

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…


Red Howler Monkey (Alouatta seniculus)

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…


Stor knippesprøsopp (Psathyrella spadicea)

Stor knippesprøsopp (Psathyrella spadicea)

For flere år siden knakk en stor gren av det store og gamle asketreet i Sandbukta, og man kan se at barken hvert år dekker litt mer av såret. Men underveis…


Glimmerblekksopp (Coprinellus micaceus)

Glimmerblekksopp (Coprinellus micaceus)

Siste uken av november, og ingen tegn til vinter. Dermed vokser glimmerblekksopp (Coprinellus micaceus) ufortrødent videre i perkfekte kår - dunkelt og fuktig!…


Silkebie (Colletes sp)

Silkebie (Colletes sp)

Med punktert dekk etter å ha besøkt en flott geitramseng ved E6 avkjøringen til Kolbotn tok jeg turen innom dekkhotellet på Ensjø for å få fikset dekket. Mens…


Orcus Checkered-Skipper (Pyrgus orcus)

Orcus Checkered-Skipper (Pyrgus orcus)

Further up the Cristalino River, the first rapids and a small island with a great tree, Cristalino Jungle Lodge has a small farm and here I found several…


Black and Gold Howler (Alouatta caraya)

Black and Gold Howler (Alouatta caraya)

This part of the Pantanal has numerous forested islands. Islands, as they are truly so during the annual floods, but also virtual islands during the dry season…