Socotran Pomegranate (Punica protopunica)

Socotran Pomegranate (Punica protopunica)

Most of the Socotran Pomegranate (Punica protopunica) I have encountered have been heavily browsed by goats, and this individual is no exception, except that…


Socotran Pomegranate (Punica protopunica)

Socotran Pomegranate (Punica protopunica)

A vibrant, healthy and quite tall Socotran Pomegranate (Punica protopunica), found next to the walls of the north east of Socotra. These vertical cliffs…


Giant Otter (Pteronura brasiliensis)

Giant Otter (Pteronura brasiliensis)

Deep in the Peruvian Amazon at Amazon Research and Conservation Center (ARCC) I visited this oxbow lake where a tiny family of giant otters have managed to…


Giant Otter (Pteronura brasiliensis)

Giant Otter (Pteronura brasiliensis)

For a long time I've wanted to see these giants up close, and Pantanal is perhaps the best place to see them. This is the first group I encountered, as they…


Tayra (Eira barbara)

Tayra (Eira barbara)

Tayra (Eira barbara) is not a common sight, and my first! The guide has lived at Pousada Xaraés for 8 years, and this was hist first sighting too! This one was…


Giant Otter (Pteronura brasiliensis)

Giant Otter (Pteronura brasiliensis)

I was busy photographing butterflies on the river bank when I heard some sounds from the other side of the river. It was the otters! Finally I had the chance…


Kattehale (Lythrum salicaria)

Kattehale (Lythrum salicaria)

Kattehale (Lythrum salicaria) vokser mange plasser rundt Gjersjøen og Nydammen som denne er fra. En dekorativ plante som faktisk også er å finne på…


Cuphea myrtifolia

Cuphea myrtifolia

Native range of cuphea myrtifolia is Bolivia to Brazil. Altitude: 767 metres.


Cuphea racemosa

Cuphea racemosa

Native range of cuphea racemosa is Mexico to southern South America. Altitude 2112 metres. -0.589722,-77.880556


Cuphea racemosa

Cuphea racemosa

Native range of cuphea racemosa is Mexico to southern South America. Altitude 2112 metres.