Blokkebær (Vaccinium uliginosum)

Blokkebær (Vaccinium uliginosum)

Blokkebær kan kanskje ligne på blåbær i forbifarten, men både blomsten og frukten er veldig forskjellig. En smak på frukten vil gi smaksløkene umiddelbar…


Vaniljerot (Monotropa hypopitys)

Vaniljerot (Monotropa hypopitys)

Vaniljerot (Monotropa hypopitys) har naturlig utbredelse i temperert nordlige halvkule til Mellom-Amerika .


Hvitlyng (Andromeda polifolia)

Hvitlyng (Andromeda polifolia)

At Hvitlyng (Andromeda polifolia) er en myrbunden art viser seg tydelig her, hvor røttene ligger dypt under vannoverflaten. Naturlig utbredelse i subarktiske…


Hvitlyng (Andromeda polifolia)

Hvitlyng (Andromeda polifolia)

Finner du en myr, finner du mest sannslynlig også Hvitlyng (Andromeda polifolia). Den er spesielt vakker under blomstringen. Naturlig utbredelse i subarktiske…


South African Ground Squirrel (Geosciurus inauris)

South African Ground Squirrel (Geosciurus inauris)

The South African ground squirrel (Geosciurus inauris) squirrel is as cute to us humans as any species of squirrels with their fast pace an entertaining…


Variegated Squirrel (Sciurus variegatoides)

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…


Southern Red-billed Hornbill (Tockus rufirostris)

Southern Red-billed Hornbill (Tockus rufirostris)

Southern red-billed hornbill (Tockus rufirostris) is less common than the southern yellow-billed hornbill (Tockus leucomelas) in Namibia. I enjoyed their…


Rufous-necked hornbill (Aceros nipalensis)

Rufous-necked hornbill (Aceros nipalensis)

This incredible looking and large rufous-necked hornbill (Aceros nipalensis) is surprisingly not that easy to see as it can sit silently on a branch, barely…


Rufous-necked hornbill (Aceros nipalensis)

Rufous-necked hornbill (Aceros nipalensis)

This is a female rufous-necked hornbill (Aceros nipalensis), resting amidst the fresh leaves of spring. She has seen many springs and knows well what it…


Yellow-cheeked tit (Machlolophus spilonotus)

Yellow-cheeked tit (Machlolophus spilonotus)

A brief encounter with yellow-cheeked tit (Machlolophus spilonotus), one of the many species (12 to date) of tits. It was foraging inside thickets alongside…