19 Jun 2023
Skogsivaks (Scirpus sylvaticus)
Skogsivaks (Scirpus sylvaticus) vokser i og nær vann, som her i et skogkledt tilsig til Nydammen, nord for Gjersjøen. Naturlig utbredelse i Europa,…
5 Feb 2023
Red-eyed Reef Crab (Eriphia smithii)
The marine life around Socotra is rich and diverse, but I am focusing on the flora and fauna on land. However, I had a short window of opportunity during low…
10 May 2019
Tasmanian Wombat (Vombatus ursinus ssp. tasmaniensis)
This Tasmanian wombat (Vombatus ursinus ssp. tasmaniensis) has been injured in a fight, likely with another wombat, over territory. It wandered aimlessly…
12 Nov 2018
Variegated Squirrel (Sciurus variegatoides)
A common species in Costa Rica, and a frequent visitor to easy meals provided by humans - just like the squirrels in Europe and North America, except it is not…
15 Oct 2018
Kori bustard (Ardeotis kori)
Kori bustard (Ardeotis kori) is an amazing bird, one of the largest flying bird species on the planet. Yet you rarely see it fly, but when you do it's very…
9 Oct 2018
Rüppell’s Korhaan (Eupodotis rueppellii)
Bustards blend in perfectly with the desert landscape and in withered vegetation, and often not seen unless they are moving. It sounds like this:
9 Nov 2016
Radiated Tortoise (Astrochelys radiata)
This is a terribly lonely tortoise. It was removed from its homeland of Madagascar decades ago to this island (Bird Island) when the island was a coconut and…
7 Nov 2016
Aldabra giant tortoise (Aldabrachelys gigantea)
This giant tortoise species is named after one of the largest atolls in the world, Aldabra, which is also its last stronghold after centuries of human…