Brown-necked Raven (Corvus ruficollis)

Brown-necked Raven (Corvus ruficollis)

This was a lovely encounter as they were so relaxed and unprovoked by my presence. They are not endemic to Socotra and are as such not a threatened species.…


Grey treepie (Dendrocitta formosae)

Grey treepie (Dendrocitta formosae)

Saari Village, Uttarakhand, India In flight this tail is all fun, but when perched it can be somewhat cumbersome after landing, as it comes on the way of…


Grey treepie (Dendrocitta formosae)

Grey treepie (Dendrocitta formosae)

This is one of many opportunities that just presented itself after I had given up on getting any good captures during my Bhutan journey. I had just finished my…


Red-billed chough (Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax)

Red-billed chough (Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax)

This was such a beautiful spring morning, with soft light, haze and mist in layers low above the farmland. The air perfectly still. There were quite a number…


ed-billed chough (Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax)

Red-billed chough (Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax)

This was my very first encounter of this species, and what a lovely first contact. These two were enjoying what seemed like true affection and love for each…


Curl-crested Jay (Cyanocorax cristatellus)

Curl-crested Jay (Cyanocorax cristatellus)

The only encounter of the species during my short stay inside Chapada dos Guimaraes National Park. Unfavourable background, unfortunately - hopefully better…


Filtkongslys (Verbascum thapsus)

Filtkongslys (Verbascum thapsus)

Jeg har tidligere hatt en over to meter høy utgave av arten i hagen, og sådde frø fra den rundt morplanten og omgivelsene rundt, men dette til tross fikk jeg…


Mørkkongslys (Verbascum nigrum)

Mørkkongslys (Verbascum nigrum)

Dette er en plante som jeg noen år finner flere av her i Sandbukta, og denne ha r ulykkeligvis slått seg ned langs veien nede i Sandbukta, der den i sommer har…


Mørkkongslys (Verbascum nigrum) UV

Mørkkongslys (Verbascum nigrum) UV

I UV lys er kronbladene lyse og pollenknapper og tråder mørke. For menensket er UV kanskje en blek kopi av de nøyanser vi ser i vårt begrensete del av lyset,…


Plush-crested Jay (Cyanocorax chrysops)

Plush-crested Jay (Cyanocorax chrysops)

A common but truly beautiful bird! I found this one very busy eating from this tree, and you can see it's focusing on the Cecropia fruits rather than me.…