13 Dec 2023
Dragon Blood Tree (Dracaena cinnabari)
Here on Socotra's northeastern limestone plateau you'll find a Dragon Blood Tree (Dracaena cinnabari) here and there, some toppled over by past cyclones, and…
12 Dec 2023
Iphigenia socotrana
My first encounter of Iphigenia socotrana, and what a perfect specimen! 22 October 2023 cyclone Tej hit Socotra, and with it extreme amounts of rain inundated…
4 May 2019
Russell Falls, Mount Field
This was perhaps the most “crowded” of all the waterfalls I visited during my trip to New Zealand And Tasmania this autumn, and I can only imagine how crowded…
28 Apr 2019
The Wanaka Tree, Lake Wanaka
Perhaps the most famous tree in the world, in an ever changing environment.
20 Nov 2018
Slate-throated Redstart (Myioborus miniatus)
A brief encounter with a slate-throated redstart (Myioborus miniatus) at the San Jorge Eco-lodge in Tandayapa. It sounds like this: Elevation: 1749 meters……
9 Oct 2018
Lone tree, Namibia
A single tree has survived years of heat, drought and very occasional rain. Elevation: 993 meters
9 Oct 2018
Lone tree, Namibia
A single tree has not only survived years of heat, drought and very occasional rain, but thrived to become a mature giant. Elevation: 620 meters
8 Oct 2018
The Deadvlei tree
Prior to my visit unseasonal rains had turned trees, shrubs and plants green and in bloom, but the water was long gone from this particular and iconic clay…
30 Apr 2018
Himalayan Pika (Ochotona roylei)
This little cutie was in full swing eating the delicious primula flowers and other species now in bloom, but I just missed it having a mountful of flowers.…
30 Apr 2018
Himalayan Pika (Ochotona roylei)
This little cutie was in full swing eating the delicious primula flowers and other species now in bloom, and here it had a very short break on an outcrop to…