Hassel (Corylus avellana)

Hassel (Corylus avellana)

Det meste går mennesket hus forbi - enten fordi det er så lite, eller fordi det har en livsrytme så forskjellig fra oss. Hver våre klages det høylydt i media…


Socotra Sunbird (Chalcomitra balfouri)

Socotra Sunbird (Chalcomitra balfouri)

A Socotra sunbird (Chalcomitra balfouri) drinking nektar from the flowers of the endemic Trichocalyx orbiculatus. These two species are likely locked…


Socotra Sunbird (Chalcomitra balfouri)

Socotra Sunbird (Chalcomitra balfouri)

A Socotra sunbird (Chalcomitra balfouri) sitting on a flowering cucumber tree (Dendrosicyos socotranus).


Corchorus erodioides UV

Corchorus erodioides UV

Another example of a yellow flower in visible light that is very dark in UV. It is endemic to Socotra.


Corchorus erodioides

Corchorus erodioides

On the hills overlooking the Detwah lagoon on the west coast of Socotra I found many interesting flowers, and luckily some not destroyed by goats, like this…


Corchorus erodioides

Corchorus erodioides

On the hills overlooking the Detwah lagoon on the west coast of Socotra I found many interesting flowers, and luckily some not destroyed by goats, like this…


Cururu Toad (Rhinella diptycha)

Cururu Toad (Rhinella diptycha)

After sunset a cacophony of frogs were calling and roaming the grounds of SouthWild Pantanal.


Blåmose (Leucobryum glaucum)

Blåmose (Leucobryum glaucum)

Jeg har kun funnet en bestand av denne bladmose arten i området, men det er i tillegg en stor gruppe som vokser i en vestvendt skråning i Sandbukta. Den minner…


Dvergbjørk (Betula nana)

Dvergbjørk (Betula nana)

Myrene rundt Steinsjøen nord i Akershus ligger kun 400 meter over havet eller så, og er den laveste beliggenhet jeg har kommet over dvergbjørk (Betula nana)…


Maldonada Redbelly Toad (Melanophryniscus moreirae)

Maldonada Redbelly Toad (Melanophryniscus moreirae)

November is the mating season of the maldonada redbelly toad (Melanophryniscus moreirae). The very last couple of kilometres of road to the plateau of Itatiaia…