7 May 2019
Laughing Kookaburra (Dacelo novaeguineae)
Kingfishers are known for fishing, but fish is not big on the laughing kookaburras menu. It will sit perched high like a fence post seen here, and wait for…
19 Oct 2017
Principe kingfisher (Corythornis cristatus nais)
During my stay on Principe I had a lot of lovely encounters with one of the resident pairs of the endemic Principe kingfisher (Corythornis cristatus nais). If…
10 Apr 2016
Hassel (Corylus avellana)
Det meste går mennesket hus forbi - enten fordi det er så lite, eller fordi det har en livsrytme så forskjellig fra oss. Hver våre klages det høylydt i media…
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…
28 Nov 2014
Flamingo Leafwing (Fountainea ryphea phidile)
On the many sandbanks I encountered lots of butterflies. Some not so easy to see when sitting on the ground like this. Here a flamingo leafwing (Fountainea…
10 Aug 2014
Dvergbjørk (Betula nana)
Myrene rundt Steinsjøen nord i Akershus ligger kun 400 meter over havet eller så, og er den laveste beliggenhet jeg har kommet over dvergbjørk (Betula nana)…
14 Nov 2012
Rock Valley (Valle de las Rocas) & Southern viscacha (Lagidium viscacia)
In a garden of rock formations resembling many different animals I was baffled to suddenly stand in front of this Viscacha monitoring my movements.
13 Nov 2012
Southern viscacha (Lagidium viscacia)
If it doesn't move, the southern viscacha (Lagidium viscacia) is near impossible to see. The color is so similar to the rocks, sand and shrubs, that it's only…
28 Apr 2012
Svartor (Alnus glutinosa)
Ev svartor (Alnus glutinosa) vokser stort og bredgrenet like over tidevannsbeltet og de lave grenene gir lett tilgang til alt som rører seg fra de første…
30 Mar 2012
Svartor (Alnus glutinosa)
Det vokser enkelte store og knudrete svartor (Alnus glutinosa) langs sjøen, det flotteste er kanskje dette som vokser ved sjøboden i Sandbukta. Røttene…