Diplopterygium giganteum

Diplopterygium giganteum

Diplopterygium giganteum is found in Sikkim's subtropical biome. Elevation: 1936 meters. Native range is Nepal to South Central China and Myanmar.


Sandlo - Common ringed plover (Charadrius hiaticula)

Sandlo – Common ringed plover (Charadrius hiaticula)

Dette er første møte med denne arten på Fyrsteilene for meg. Jeg satt stille og rolig mens den kom nærmere og nærmere meg i sin søken etter mat i fjæra.…


South American Freshwater crab (Dilocarcinus pagei)

South American Freshwater crab (Dilocarcinus pagei)

Quite far from any lake or river I encountered this crab on one of the trails in the forest around SouthWild Pantanal. As the rain showers become more frequent…


Pied Plover (Vanellus cayanus)

Pied Plover (Vanellus cayanus)

On some of the sandbanks I saw chicks, like this one. At first I only noticed the adults, but As I noticed they were not fleeing, but preferred to walk away…


Pied Plover (Vanellus cayanus)

Pied Plover (Vanellus cayanus)

Many of the larger sand banks were housing one or more families rearing their chicks. The chicks need to be able to fly soon, as even the highest sand banks…


Vanellus resplendens

Andean Lapwing (Vanellus resplendens)

A common bird here, but not in large numbers during my visit.