28 Sep 2015
2015 lunar eclipse
What an amazing night!! Perfect conditions due to a high pressure system. No wind, and no significant clouds during totality. After totality and towards…
20 Mar 2015
2015 total solar eclipse
This total eclipse of the sun was very hard to see from land as only the islands of Svalbard and Faroe was in the path of totality. Just 3 days before the…
5 Feb 2015
Socotra freshwater crab (Socotrapotamon socotrense)
I found a surprising number of freshwater crabs at this permanent pool of water. Some were under water others were preparing for a day hidden from the sun…
5 Feb 2015
Socotra freshwater crab (Socotrapotamon socotrense)
I found a surprising number of freshwater crabs at this permanent pool of water. Some were under water, some were wandering out in the open, others were…
19 Nov 2013
Headlight Beetle (Pyrophorus nyctophanus)
This is such a little known annual display in Oct/Nov in some of the forests bordering the Cerrado in Brazil and Bolivia. Each light is a beetle larva…
26 Nov 2012
Headlight Beetle (Pyrophorus nyctophanus)
What an amazing sight! In the middle of the jungle in absolute darkness - a towering structure more than 2 metres tall - is dotted with countless tiny green…
15 Jun 2011
Total lunar eclipse of June 2011
At this time of the year the nights are hardly noticable, as the sun is below the horizon for just a few hours - during which the sky never darkens enough for…