Kongeørn | Golden Eagle (Aquila chrysaetos)

Kongeørn (Aquila chrysaetos)

Som de fleste gribber og rovfugler har kongeørn (Aquila chrysaetos) et fantastisk blikk og kan se et dyrekadaver over store avstander. Det hjelper selvsagt med…


Socotra Crotalaria Moth (Utetheisa lotrix ssp. socotrensis)

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…


Spurvehauk (Accipiter nisus)

Spurvehauk (Accipiter nisus)

En sjelden gang ser jeg silhuetten av en spurvehauk fare som en prosjektil mellom trærne. Andre ganger hørere jeg spetakkelet til småfuglene som varsler om en…


Rock Valley (Valle de las Rocas) & Southern viscacha (Lagidium viscacia)

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.


Southern viscacha (Lagidium viscacia)

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…


Loxophlebia sp.

Loxophlebia sp.

Please help me identify it - leave a comment :-) 0.002500, -78.677500


Snout beetle (Curculionidae)

Tandayapa Snout beetle (Curculionidae)

Please help me classify it - leave a comment :-) 0.002500, -78.677500


Cheiradenia cuspidata

Cheiradenia cuspidata

The forest below Angel Falls is dense, moist and dark and this was the only Cheiradenia cuspidata I found in bloom. It's epiphytic. Native range is Trinidad to…


Gran Sabana flower 022 (Proteaceae)

Gran Sabana flower 022 (Proteaceae)

Please help me identify it - leave a comment! Gran…</p><hr class=