4 Jul 2023
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…
19 Jun 2023
Skogsivaks (Scirpus sylvaticus)
Skogsivaks (Scirpus sylvaticus) vokser i og nær vann, som her i et skogkledt tilsig til Nydammen, nord for Gjersjøen. Naturlig utbredelse i Europa,…
29 Apr 2018
Koklass pheasant (Pucrasia macrolopha)
Encountering this koklass pheasant (Pucrasia macrolopha) peacefully feeding off the juicy spring shoots and buttercup flowers was a wonderful experience. Not a…
29 Apr 2018
Koklass pheasant (Pucrasia macrolopha)
A koklass pheasant (Pucrasia macrolopha) leisurly crossing the road. The many species of pheasant found in the Himalayas is incredible, and seeing them up…
29 Apr 2018
Himalayan monal (Lophophorus impejanus)
Himalayan monal (Lophophorus impejanus) is the state bird of Uttarakhand, and and incredibly beautiful bird. In Chopta and by most temples this is a commonly…
20 Apr 2018
Red junglefowl (Gallus gallus)
This is a common species, but nonetheless a beautiful one, especially when you can see it in the open like here, where it was foraging in the leaf litter and…
20 Sep 2017
Vorterøyksopp (Lycoperdon perlatum)
Sneglene har ingen problemer med piggene på en vorterøyksopp (Lycoperdon perlatum)! Her har en slimete soppspiser tatt et skikkelig jafs før den snek seg…
18 Apr 2017
Kalij pheasant (Lophura leucomelanos)
On my way down from an amazing sunrise near the Dochula Pass I encountered this gorgeous male kalij pheasant (Lophura leucomelanos) strolling leisurely with…
7 Apr 2017
Himalayan monal (Lophophorus impejanus)
Although the Himalayan monal (Lophophorus impejanus) not a threatened species that does not mean it is either common to see, despite its amazing iridescent…