14 Dec 2023
Commelina albescens
Native range of Commelina albescens is Eritrea to Malawi, Arabian Peninsula, Pakistan to West India
Elevation: 641 meters.
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…
9 Feb 2015
Socotra Crotalaria Moth (Utetheisa lotrix ssp. socotrensis)
At around 800 meter elevation and up the Euryops arabicus were in bloom and thus a lot of insects gathered to eat from the huge number of flowers. This was one…
5 Feb 2015
Socotra warbler (Incana incana)
I was on my way to the very eastern tip of Socotra, and was looking so much forward to the beach - alas! Last year torrential rain washed away the road from…
3 Feb 2015
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,…
12 Dec 2014
Green kingfisher (Chloroceryle americana)
The Oxbow lake at the Amazon Research and Conservation Center (ARCC) offers many excellent opportunities for those interested in photographing or observing…
4 Dec 2014
Ringed Kingfisher (Megaceryle torquata)
In this moment in time it really could look like it's touching its head with the wing like we humans would when we think D'OH after we have done something…
29 Nov 2014
Ringed Kingfisher (Megaceryle torquata)
As I was enjoying my lunch in the shade of some large trees by the river this ringed kingfisher (Megaceryle torquata) swooped in and sat down on this branch…
29 Nov 2014
Green Kingfisher (Chloroceryle americana)
Green Kingfisher (Chloroceryle americana) is a common species in Pantanal, but not so often confident enough around humans that you get a nice shot like this.…
28 Nov 2014
Pantanal Cicada 01
To my ears there was only one species of Cicada playing - this one. I found them everywhere - high and low like here on the trunk of a tree just a couple of…