Oransjegullvinge (Lycaena virgaureae)

Oransjegullvinge (Lycaena virgaureae)

Oransjegullvinge (Lycaena virgaureae) er et treffende navn på denne vakre sommerfuglen, for oversiden av vingene er virkelig sterkt oransje. Desverre er ofte…


Maiblom (Maianthemum bifolium)

Maiblom (Maianthemum bifolium)

Er du heldig kan du komme over store og tette bestander av maiblom, som her hvor den helt dominerer bakken. Maiblom (Maianthemum bifolium) har naturlig…


Parnassia nubicola

Parnassia nubicola

Parnassia nubicolais found in Sikkim's temperate to alpine biomes to 4600 meters elevation. Elevation: 3468 meters. Native range is East Afghanistan to China.…


Brown-necked Raven (Corvus ruficollis)

Brown-necked Raven (Corvus ruficollis)

This was a lovely encounter as they were so relaxed and unprovoked by my presence. They are not endemic to Socotra and are as such not a threatened species.…


Asparges (Asparagus officinalis)

Asparges (Asparagus officinalis)

Vill asparges finner jeg ikke ofte i Norge, men på Jeløya står denne store og frodige bestanden. Asparges (Asparagus officinalis) har naturlig utbredelse i…


Grey treepie (Dendrocitta formosae)

Grey treepie (Dendrocitta formosae)

In flight the tail of the grey treepie (Dendrocitta formosae) tail is all fun, but when perched it can be somewhat cumbersome after landing, as it comes on the…


Grey treepie (Dendrocitta formosae)

Grey treepie (Dendrocitta formosae)

This is one of many opportunities that just presented itself after I had given up on getting any good captures during my Bhutan journey. I had just finished my…


Red-billed chough (Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax)

Red-billed chough (Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax)

This was such a beautiful spring morning, with soft light, haze and mist in layers low above the farmland. The air perfectly still. There were quite a number…


ed-billed chough (Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax)

Red-billed chough (Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax)

This was my very first encounter with red-billed chough (Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax), and what a lovely first contact. These two were enjoying what seemed like…