Commelina albescens

Commelina albescens

Native range of Commelina albescens is Eritrea to Malawi, Arabian Peninsula, Pakistan to West India Elevation: 641 meters.


Coeliades anchises ssp. jucunda

Coeliades anchises ssp. jucunda

This winter has seen a good amount of rain, resulting in lots of growth. At this location I encountered several species of insects, including two species of…


Rufous-vented yuhina (Yuhina occipitalis)

Rufous-vented yuhina (Yuhina occipitalis)

This was perhaps just another spring morning here in Bhutan, but to me it was such a special time at this location. This day started with such a beautiful and…


Ekorn (Sciurus vulgaris)

Ekorn (Sciurus vulgaris)

Et ekorn (Sciurus vulgaris) koser seg med en av mine brødskalker. Hun skulle bare visst hvor søt jeg synes hun er, og svært mange med meg. Nusselig er bare…


Rådyr (Capreolus capreolus)

Rådyr (Capreolus capreolus)

Et ungt rådyr (Capreolus capreolus) fanget i porten. Med litt ujevne mellomrom hørte jeg noen høye pipelyder som fra en trillebår med hjul uten smøring. Det…


Commelina forskalaei

Commelina forskalaei

My first thought when I saw commelina forskalaei was that how did it come all the way here from South America. In Pantanal I found lots of Commelina erecta,…


Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos)

Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos)

I found quite a few of the common sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos) in the small mangrove lagoon in the Shuab valley of western Socotra. They are migrants and…


Whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus)

Whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus)

A few places rock of unusual colors come up to the surface on the beaches of Peru, and here an entire beach is red by this rock. It has become so popular with…


Long-tailed Skipper (Urbanus proteus)

Long-tailed Skipper (Urbanus proteus)

There are a few access roads to the Rio Las Piedras which is the only way to the Amazon Research and Conservation Center (ARCC), and on my way back we chose to…