21 Jul 2021
Lysende nattskyer – Noctilucent clouds
Lysende nattskyer er noe som kun kan sees i sommermånedene, og bare rundt 50-70 grader nord og sør, men som likevel ikke er vanlige å se. Dette er skyer som er…
21 Jul 2016
Noctilucent clouds over Oslo
Such an amazing moment! Warm summer's night, with a calm sea reflecting the wonderous sky.
24 Jul 2015
Noctilucent clouds over Oslo
Last summer was sunny and warm, and many of the nights were filled with these mysterious night-shining clouds. This summer has been a cool, cloudy and unstable…
3 Feb 2015
Socotra cormorant (Phalacrocorax nigrogularis)
Two Socotra cormorants was actually unusual, as I mostly saw them in one large mass. There are many of this species on the west coast of Socotra, especially…
3 Feb 2015
Socotra cormorant (Phalacrocorax nigrogularis)
The Socotra cormorant is both endemic to the region and thus a vulnerable species, but also due to excessive habitat loss caused by human activities. It's…
17 Dec 2014
Guanay Cormorant (Phalacrocorax bougainvilliorum)
This has become a more uncommon species, and even here around havens like the Ballestas Islands in Peru I saw only a few individuals. None with chicks as I did…
16 Dec 2014
Red-legged Cormorant (Poikilocarbo gaimardi)
This is the second of the regional species of cormorant I encountered, also this one becoming more and more rare - just like the guanay cormorant. I was in…
14 Dec 2014
Neotropic Cormorant (Phalacrocorax brasilianus)
The oxbow lake at the Amazon Reaseach and Conservation Center holds enough fish to support ravenous giant otters, caimans, anhingas and neotropical……