Desert Nettle (Forsskaolea viridis)

Desert Nettle (Forsskaolea viridis)

Native range of Desert Nettle (Forsskaolea viridis) is Cape Verde, Southeast Egypt to Namibia, Socotra, Southwest Arabian Peninsula, Northwest India.…


Anti-febrile Dichroa (Chinese Quinine) Hydrangea febrifuga

Anti-febrile Dichroa (Chinese Quinine) Hydrangea febrifuga

Anti-febrile Dichroa (Chinese Quinine) Hydrangea febrifuga is found in Sikkim's temperate biome. Elevation: 1890 meters. Native range is Central & South China…


Anti-febrile Dichroa (Chinese Quinine) Hydrangea febrifuga

Anti-febrile Dichroa (Chinese Quinine) Hydrangea febrifuga

Anti-febrile Dichroa (Chinese Quinine) Hydrangea febrifuga is found in Sikkim's temperate biome. Elevation: 2223 meters. Native range is Central & South China…


Juncus socotranus

Juncus socotranus

Juncus socotranus is a very large species - at least 2 meters tall! Native range is Socotra to Iran.


Little egret (Egretta garzetta)

Little egret (Egretta garzetta)

This is the second of just 3 bird species I encountered at this lagoon in the Shuab valley on the west coast of Socotra. Here a little egret (Egretta garzetta)…


Capped Heron (Pilherodius pileatus)

Capped Heron (Pilherodius pileatus)

The oxbow lake at Amazon Research and Conservation Center, deep in the Peruvian Amazon, was almost still as I watched this capped heron (Pilherodius pileatus)…


Rainbow Metalmark (Caria trochilus)

Rainbow Metalmark (Caria trochilus)

A large tree had fallen down, and under the root a small pond had formed. This together with a cone of light where the canopy of the fallen tree once was, I…