28 May 2023
Myrfiol (Viola palustris)
Myrfiol (Viola palustris) vokser i store og tette bestander langs elven som renner ut i Sjølitjernet i Skogbygda. Faktisk kan jeg ikke huske å ha sett så store…
2 Feb 2015
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)…
14 Dec 2014
Smooth-billed Ani (Crotophaga ani)
The oxbow lake at the Amazon Research and Conservation Center is teaming with life, and is an excellent location to get up and close to the smooth-billed ani…
14 Dec 2014
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)…
13 Dec 2014
Giant Red-winged Grasshopper (Tropidacris cristata)
The forest around the Amazon Research and Conservation Center is teaming with insects (ARCC), and on the base of a tree I found many attracted to sap coming…
3 Dec 2014
Boat-billed Heron (Cochlearius cochlearius)
It's the end of the dry season in the Pantanal, and the torrential downpour of last night is now flowing towards the permanent rivers and lakes. In this photo…
30 Nov 2014
Striated Heron (Butorides striata)
Striated heron (Butorides striata) is a very skittish species, perhaps one of the most nervous of all. When I drive up any river these are the birds that first…
30 Nov 2014
Toco Toucan (Ramphastos toco)
It's a rare opportunity when you find toucan's nest, and even more so when you can follow their food delivery to the chicks. Here it's coming with a large…
29 Nov 2014
Guira Cuckoo (Guira guira)
Guira cuckoo (Guira guira) is a very common bird in Pantanal, but I think they are worth a photo nonetheless, especially when a group of fledgelings sit in a…
27 Nov 2014
Rufescent Tiger Heron (Tigrisoma lineatum)
This immature rufescent tiger heron (Tigrisoma lineatum) is quite hard to see when it's standing still among the branches seen here.