Slate-throated Redstart (Myioborus miniatus)

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……


King vulture (Sarcoramphus papa)

King vulture (Sarcoramphus papa)

Imagine the world without vultures! Most see vultures as dirty and unpleasant, but the fact is that without them decaying flesh of all species would…


King vulture (Sarcoramphus papa)

King vulture (Sarcoramphus papa)

Imagine the world without vultures! Most see vultures as dirty and unpleasant, but the fact is that without them decaying flesh of all species would…


Mørkfiolett slørsopp | Violet webcap (Cortinarius violaceus)

Mørkfiolett slørsopp | Violet webcap (Cortinarius violaceus)

This year the autumn has a very special event – a profusion of species and numbers of fungi. It’s like a secret festival of the fungi realm, and we better…


Ospeskrubb (Leccinum aurantiacum)

Ospeskrubb (Leccinum aurantiacum)

Et nydelig eksemplar av ospeskrubb (Leccinum aurantiacum) med en mygg som viser dimensjonen til soppen. Skogen er full av fantastiske sopp nå, og det er en…


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…


South American Sea Lion (Otaria flavescens)

South American Sea Lion (Otaria flavescens)

Ballestas Islands off Paracas in Peru is one of very few protected areas of the Puruvian coast, and it's teaming with life. This group of South American sea…


Black Vulture (Coragyps atratus)

Black Vulture (Coragyps atratus)

There are two prominent species of birds around Iguaçu Falls, one being the common black vulture (Coragyps atratus). You'll see it in groups lounging in…