28 Sep 2015
2015 lunar eclipse
What an amazing night!! Perfect conditions due to a high pressure system. No wind, and no significant clouds during totality. After totality and towards…
20 Mar 2015
2015 total solar eclipse
This total eclipse of the sun was very hard to see from land as only the islands of Svalbard and Faroe was in the path of totality. Just 3 days before the…
2 Feb 2015
Black-winged stilt (Himantopus himantopus)
It's amazing how birds can navigate vast distances and find tiny plates of food like this small lagoon in the middle of the Shuab valley on the west coast of…
15 Nov 2013
White-backed Stilt (Himantopus melanurus)
It's almost dark, and hard to see, and most of the birds are quiet now. This individual was standing by itself in the middle of the pond, while all the other…
24 Nov 2011
Bomarea hieronymi
Bomarea is unmistakable and eye-catching. In a gloomy forest of green, the hanging inflorescence is one of few wonders of blossom accessible to us humans - as…
23 Nov 2011
Bomarea multiflora
It not only resembles a lily, but is a lily. It's a strong and vital plant, no wonder it's popular as a cut flower. Native range is Colombia and Ecuador.