Myrfiol (Viola palustris)

Myrfiol (Viola palustris)

Myrfiolen vokser i store og tette bestander langs elven som renner ut i Sjølitjernet i Skogbygda. Faktisk kan jeg ikke huske å ha sett så store bestander av…


Oriental turtle dove (Streptopelia orientalis)

Oriental turtle dove (Streptopelia orientalis)

As the day is nearing its end, this individual is resting atop this tree stub as it's possibly well fed for the day. If not disturbed it might stay overnight.…


Seychelles blue pigeon (Alectroenas pulcherrimus)

Seychelles blue pigeon (Alectroenas pulcherrimus)

The Seychelles blue pigeon is beautiful and common species throughout the Seychelles islands, but on Bird Island where this was shot I encountered only two. It…


Seychelles blue pigeon (Alectroenas pulcherrimus)

Seychelles blue pigeon (Alectroenas pulcherrimus)

A common resident throughout the Seychelles archipelago you likely will see for the first time around the airport. On Bird Island, where this was shot, I did…


Scaled Dove (Columbina squammata)

Scaled Dove (Columbina squammata)

As I was waiting for the toucan parents to return with food to a nest I could also observe all the other species moving in and out of my area, and this one was…


Stemorsblomst (Viola tricolor) UV

Stemorsblomst (Viola tricolor)

Mørk i UV lys - ingen av de lyse områdene i synlig lys er det i UV.


Stemorsblomst (Viola tricolor)

Stemorsblomst (Viola tricolor)

Det går ikke en eneste vår uten at jeg setter meg mang en gang ned og nyter blomstene på disse hardføre plantene. Jeg har gitt opp å finne to blomster med…


Picazuro Pigeon (Patagioenas picazuro)

Picazuro Pigeon (Patagioenas picazuro)

I noticed this individual sitting on the cecropia branch, but it was just the first of a wave of birds. There's quite a large group of this species in the…


Åkerstemorsblom (Viola arvensis)

Åkerstemorsblom (Viola arvensis)

Bladene ligner svært mye på vanlig stemorsblom (viola tricolor), så beste tiden for identifisering er under blomstring.


Åkerstemorsblom (Viola arvensis)

Åkerstemorsblom (Viola arvensis)

Vokser i enden av Sandbukta ned mot sjøen, en avrenningsplass med jevn fuktighet og halvskygge mot nordvest, samt her langs grusveien til Sem der det er…