Commelina albescens

Commelina albescens

Native range is Eritrea to Malawi, Arabian Peninsula, Pakistan to West India Elevation: 641 meters.


Commelina forskalaei

Commelina forskalaei

My first thought when I saw it was that how did it come all the way here from South America. In Pantanal I found lots of Commelina erecta, but this is a…


Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos)

Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos)

I found quite a few of this species in the small mangrove lagoon in the Shuab valley of western Socotra. They are migrants and will soon leave northwards to…


Whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus)

Whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus)

A few places rock of unusual colors come up to the surface on the beaches of Peru, and here an entire beach is red by this rock. It has become so popular with…


Commelina erecta

Commelina erecta

Native range is America, Africa and Arabia.


Commelina erecta

Commelina erecta

Native range is America, Africa and Arabia.


Whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus)

Whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus)

A large wader, and even though it does not breed here it is most definitely behaving like a permanent resident as it's not at all afraid of human presence. I'm…


Tørrfruktmøll (Plodia interpunctella)

Tørrfruktmøll (Plodia interpunctella)

Kan ikke huske å ha sett denne før, her den sitter på baderomsspeilet. Skal visstnok ikke være stedegen noen steder i Norge, den kommer med importerte matvarer…


Årenebbmott (Chrysoteuchia culmella)

Årenebbmott (Chrysoteuchia culmella)

En liten sommerfugl som tiltrekkes av innelyset til mennesker. I den lyseste tiden skulle man da tro at mennesker ikke hadde lyset på, men dette er tatt like…