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24 May 2024

Kattugle (Strix aluco)

Over tid la jeg merke til at spesielt på ettermiddagene var det et veldig spetakkel fra flere svarttroster i samme område. Første gang jeg sjekket fant jeg…

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SocotraPlantsColchicaceae

12 Dec 2023

Iphigenia socotrana

My first encounter of Iphigenia socotrana, and what a perfect specimen! 22 October 2023 cyclone Tej hit Socotra, and with it extreme amounts of rain inundated…

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FyrsteileneNorwayInsectsVepserInsekterApidae

20 Jul 2021

Jordhumle (Bombus)

En Jordhumle (Bombus) henter mat fra en aksveronika (Veronica spicata). Når gressløken blomstret og farget store deler av Fyrsteilene lilla i begynnelsen av…

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FyrsteileneNorwayInsectsVepserInsekterApidae

20 Jul 2021

Jordhumle (Bombus)

En Jordhumle (Bombus) henter mat fra en aksveronika (Veronica spicata). Humlene på Fyrsteilene har mange plantearter å velge mellom fra våren til sensommeren,…

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HokkaidoJapanRausuStrigidaeBirds

6 Feb 2020

Blakiston’s Fish-Owl (Ketupa blakistoni)

Blakiston’s Fish-Owl (Ketupa blakistoni) is the largest living species of owl found anywhere on Earth! It has a wingspan of up to 190 cm (6 ft 3 in), a total…

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HokkaidoJapanRausuStrigidaeBirds

6 Feb 2020

Blakiston’s Fish-Owl (Ketupa blakistoni)

Blakiston’s Fish-Owl (Ketupa blakistoni) is the largest living species of owl found anywhere on Earth! It has a wingspan of up to 190 cm (6 ft 3 in), a total…

by morten

HokkaidoJapanRausuStrigidaeBirds

6 Feb 2020

Blakiston’s Fish-Owl (Ketupa blakistoni)

Blakiston’s Fish-Owl (Ketupa blakistoni) is the largest living species of owl found anywhere on Earth! It has a wingspan of up to 190 cm (6 ft 3 in), a total…

by morten

HokkaidoJapanRausuStrigidaeBirds

6 Feb 2020

Blakiston’s Fish-Owl (Ketupa blakistoni)

Blakiston’s Fish-Owl (Ketupa blakistoni) is the largest living species of owl found anywhere on Earth! It has a wingspan of up to 190 cm (6 ft 3 in), a total…

by morten

KalahariBotswanaStrigidaeBirds

21 Oct 2019

Spotted Eagle-Owl (Bubo africanus)

This very well camouflaged spotted eagle-owl (Bubo africanus) was sitting very close to the dirt road out of the Central Kalahari Game reserve, but did not…

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KalahariBotswanaOtididaeBirds

20 Oct 2019

Southern Kori (Ardeotis kori ssp. kori)

Bustards are very large birds, and the southern kori (Ardeotis kori ssp. kori) is the largest flying bird in Africa. They have a wingspan of up to 275 cm (9…

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