Sankthansorm / Common European glowworm (Lampyris noctiluca)

Sankthansorm | Common European glowworm (Lampyris noctiluca)

Common European glowworm (Lampyris noctiluca) Bioluminescence has fascinated me since early childhood when I first encountered these glowing dots in the…


Giant Otter (Pteronura brasiliensis)

Giant Otter (Pteronura brasiliensis)

Deep in the Peruvian Amazon at Amazon Research and Conservation Center (ARCC) I visited this oxbow lake where a tiny family of giant otters have managed to…


Giant Otter (Pteronura brasiliensis)

Giant Otter (Pteronura brasiliensis)

For a long time I've wanted to see these giants up close, and Pantanal is perhaps the best place to see them. This is the first group I encountered, as they…


Tayra (Eira barbara)

Tayra (Eira barbara)

Not a common sight, and my first! The guide has lived at Pousada Xaraés for 8 years, and this was hist first sighting too! This one was not so happy about our…


Giant Otter (Pteronura brasiliensis)

Giant Otter (Pteronura brasiliensis)

I was busy photographing butterflies on the river bank when I heard some sounds from the other side of the river. It was the otters! Finally I had the chance…


Trollhegg (Frangula alnus)

Trollhegg (Frangula alnus)

Blomstene til trollheggen er i motsetning til heggen nærmest usynlige og lukter lite. Trollheggen blomstrer helt til frosten og er således en næringskilde for…


Trollhegg (Frangula alnus)

Trollhegg (Frangula alnus)

Vanlig og tallrik her. Trollheggen legger de færreste merke til. Den vokser på fuktig plasser og sees ofte sammen med både geitved og korsved. Den er giftig…


Geitved (Rhamnus cathartica)

Geitved (Rhamnus cathartica)

En relativt vanlig busk som de aller fleste overser. Den vokser på fuktig grunn, gjerne sammen med korsved og trollhegg. Mange av skuddene ender med en torn,…