18 Dec 2023
Socotra Cucumber Tree (Dendrosicyos socotranus) with bark snails
You can find these dormant (aestivating) land snails (Achatinelloides) sporadically throughout Socotra, but find them covering an entire Socotra cucumber tree…
15 Dec 2023
Socotra Cucumber Tree (Dendrosicyos socotranus)
A very young Socotra Cucumber Tree (Dendrosicyos socotranus) that has survived the insatiable appetite of the goats - only because it growing where they cannot…
4 Feb 2023
Socotra plant 41 (Cucurbitaceae)
This is the only place I've encountered this species on Socotra. It thrives here in the shadow of the tall cliffs and finds moisture from the water seeping out…
3 Feb 2023
Black-crowned Sparrow-Lark (Eremopterix nigriceps ssp. melanauchen)
This location was full of bird song from the black-crowned sparrow-lark and other bird species. Most of Socotra is rather silent in regards to bird sounds. You…
10 Jul 2021
Fiskemåke – Mew gull (Larus canus)
Det er andre uke av juli, og nå er det ikke lenge igjen før fiskemåkeungene blir forlatt av foreldrene. Ungene gauler etter mat uvitende om at det neste…
9 Jul 2021
Siland – Red-breasted merganser (Mergus serrator)
Denne silanden kommer tilbake fra en matpause i fjorden, og etter å ha klart å navigere seg gjennom hissige makrellterner og fiskemåker har den nå redet og…