2 Feb 2015
Little egret (Egretta garzetta)
This is the second of just 3 bird species I encountered at this lagoon in the Shuab valley on the west coast of Socotra. Here a little egret (Egretta garzetta)…
14 Dec 2014
Capped Heron (Pilherodius pileatus)
The oxbow lake at Amazon Research and Conservation Center, deep in the Peruvian Amazon, was almost still as I watched this capped heron (Pilherodius pileatus)…
3 Dec 2014
Boat-billed Heron (Cochlearius cochlearius)
It's the end of the dry season in the Pantanal, and the torrential downpour of last night is now flowing towards the permanent rivers and lakes. In this photo…
30 Nov 2014
Striated Heron (Butorides striata)
Striated heron (Butorides striata) is a very skittish species, perhaps one of the most nervous of all. When I drive up any river these are the birds that first…
30 Nov 2014
Toco Toucan (Ramphastos toco)
It's a rare opportunity when you find toucan's nest, and even more so when you can follow their food delivery to the chicks. Here it's coming with a large…
27 Nov 2014
Rufescent Tiger Heron (Tigrisoma lineatum)
This immature rufescent tiger heron (Tigrisoma lineatum) is quite hard to see when it's standing still among the branches seen here. As with the adults they…
10 Aug 2014
Torvmose 03
Vasketjernet er et lite myrvann noen titalls høydemetre opp og nord for Steinsjøen - godt inne i Hedmark. Der er det godt med myr på den ene siden og…
10 Aug 2014
Torvmose 02
Enkelte steder rundt Steinsjøen vokser det slike fantastiske hengende torvmosetepper som dette. Her er det også mange sporehus som snart vil åpne seg. Denne…
1 Aug 2014
Torvmose 01
Denne torvmosearten vokser i store bestander i de mørke og fuktige "dalførene" i barskogen rundt hytta i Skogbygda. Dette er en gammel skogsbilvei som naturen…
14 Jul 2014
Spriketorvmose (Sphagnum squarrosum)
På svartskog, ikke langt fra kirken, er det to små dammer, som selv ikke jeg visste om før naboen nevte han hadde vært der for ikke så lenge siden. Google Maps…