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,…
19 Nov 2018
Ochre-breasted Antpitta (Grallaricula flavirostris)
At 10cm (4in) this is one of the smaller species of antpittas.
19 Nov 2018
Chestnut-crowned Antpitta (Grallaria ruficapilla)
The secretive antpittas are heard for the most part and seen only when you patiently and carefully hone in on their location. Even then it will often be their…
18 Nov 2018
Equatorial Antpitta (Grallaria saturata)
Many of the antpitta species have incredible vocal abilities, and the rufous antpitta is one of those. They live in dense forests where the reach of sound is…
20 Sep 2017
Vorterøyksopp | Common puffball (Lycoperdon perlatum)
Lots of spiky warts were no match for a slug that went all the way to the top and took a deep bite and then went off. You can see the shiny and dry slime in…
3 Feb 2015
Socotra cormorant (Phalacrocorax nigrogularis)
Two Socotra cormorants was actually unusual, as I mostly saw them in one large mass. The Socotra cormorant (Phalacrocorax nigrogularis) is found in large…
3 Feb 2015
Socotra cormorant (Phalacrocorax nigrogularis)
The Socotra cormorant (Phalacrocorax nigrogularis) is both endemic to the region and thus a vulnerable species, but also due to excessive habitat loss caused…
17 Dec 2014
Guanay Cormorant (Phalacrocorax bougainvilliorum)
Guanay cormorant (Phalacrocorax bougainvilliorum) has become a more uncommon species, and even here around havens like the Ballestas Islands in Peru I saw only…
16 Dec 2014
Red-legged Cormorant (Poikilocarbo gaimardi)
Red-legged cormorant (Poikilocarbo gaimardi) is the second of the regional species of cormorant I encountered, also this one becoming more and more rare - just…