Ladder-tailed nightjar (Hydropsalis climacocerca)

Ladder-tailed nightjar (Hydropsalis climacocerca)

Here in the Peruvian Amazon I found many nightjars around an oxbow lake at Amazon Research and Conservation Center (ARCC), and this one was perched in plain…


Rufous-collared Sparrow (Zonotrichia capensis)

Rufous-collared Sparrow (Zonotrichia capensis)

This is a common bird throughout South America, and its characteristic song can be heard high up in the Andes. Altitude: 1021 metres. It sounds like this:…


Blackish Nightjar (Caprimulgus nigrescens)

Blackish Nightjar (Caprimulgus nigrescens)

Nightjars are naturally hard to see as they're nocturnal, but you definitely hear them and if you use their sound you can often locate them with a flashlight.…


Nonsblom (Lysimachia arvensis)

Nonsblom (Lysimachia arvensis)

Utenom blomstringen kan nonsblom minne om vassarve. Naturlig utbredelse i Europa til Sentral-Asia og Himalaya.


Nonsblom (Lysimachia arvensis)

Nonsblom (Lysimachia arvensis)

Denne enslige planten fant jeg også på nedsiden av gangstien på hovedstranden sør på Hovedøya - like ved klourten. Ligner veldig på en rød arve! Atter et…