Large Caltrops (Pedalium murex)

Large Caltrops (Pedalium murex)

An introduced species to Socotra that spreads from gardens, and date groves. Native range is West Tropical Africa to Eritrea and North Mozambique, Comoros,…


Plocama puberula

Plocama puberula

My first encounter of this species. It's growing in a crack of the wall of Dirhur canyon, where it is accessing water seepage that lasts long after the winter…


Seychelles Paradise Flycatcher (Terpsiphone corvina)

Seychelles Paradise Flycatcher (Terpsiphone corvina)

This was my second day by this nest, and I was able to get even closer without disturbing her. This female Seychelles paradise flycatcher was in the final…


Seychelles Paradise Flycatcher (Terpsiphone corvina)

Seychelles Paradise-Flycatcher (Terpsiphone corvina)

This female Seychelles paradise flycatcher is making certain the nest is top notch, with the best possible materials, so that her clutch of eggs will result in…


Seychelles Paradise Flycatcher (Terpsiphone corvina)

Seychelles Paradise Flycatcher (Terpsiphone corvina)

This threatened and endemic male of the Seychelles paradise flycatcher is found on La Digue and a very few other islands in Seychelles, is naturally unaware of…