Himalayan Pika (Ochotona roylei)

Himalayan Pika (Ochotona roylei)

This little cutie was in full swing eating the delicious primula flowers and other species now in bloom, but I just missed it having a mountful of flowers.…


Himalayan Pika (Ochotona roylei)

Himalayan Pika (Ochotona roylei)

This little cutie was in full swing eating the delicious primula flowers and other species now in bloom, and here it had a very short break on an outcrop to…


Pika (Ochotona sp)

Pika (Ochotona sp)

This is one of several individuals I encountered roaming around a small area of grassy ground, and it was in and out of this burrow as if playing hide and seek…


Pika (Ochotona sp)

Pika (Ochotona sp)

I got up very early this morning to get to this location before sunrise to capture the snow capped mountains amongst the flowering rhododendrons, and I was…


Svart høstlibelle (Sympetrum danae)

Svart høstlibelle (Sympetrum danae)

Jeg var her i fjor på samme tid, men så da kun hanner, så jeg takker denne hunnen for sin kortvarige tilgjengelighet. Denne så jeg på vegetasjonen rundt…


Blodrød høstlibelle (Sympetrum sanguineum)

Blodrød høstlibelle (Sympetrum sanguineum)

I sumpomårdene rundt Gjersjøen er det særdeles mange vannymfer, men den mest iøynefallende av øyenstikkerne er kanskje denne blodrøde libellen. Så ekstravagant…


Svart høstlibelle (Sympetrum danae)

Svart høstlibelle (Sympetrum danae)

Sjølitjernet huser mange øyenstikkerarter, og denne hadde tilhold i kjerringmyra nord for Sjølitjernet.


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 Viscacha is near impossible to see. The color is so similar to the rocks, sand and shrubs, that it's only patience or luck that makes…


Rødbrun høstlibelle (Sympetrum striolatum)

Rødbrun høstlibelle (Sympetrum striolatum)

Det er mange av denne arten i området langs Gjersøelven og bortover grusveien mot Bjørnrud. Denne hunnen solte seg på grusveien mot Bjørnrud.