21 Nov 2018
Ornate Flycatcher (Myiotriccus ornatus)
Capturing birds in the wild is hard as they rarely get close enough, especially for the smaller of the species like this one. A brief encounter at the San…
20 Sep 2014
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…
13 Sep 2014
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…
13 Sep 2014
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,…
24 Nov 2013
Blue-billed Black Tyrant (Knipolegus cyanirostris)
On the way to the Itatiaia park entrance, towards Agulhas Negras, you'll find the only sturdy man-made construction - a bridge painted in white. From here you…
24 Nov 2013
Shear-tailed Grey Tyrant (Muscipipra vetula)
On the way to the Itatiaia park entrance, towards Agulhas Negras, you'll find the only sturdy man-made construction - a bridge painted in white. From here you…
23 Nov 2013
Short-crested Flycatcher (Myiarchus ferox)
Resembles Swainson's flycatcher, but it has pinkish coloration on base of lower mandible (beak), this one is all black/dark.
22 Nov 2013
Yellow-lored Tody-Flycatcher (Todirostrum poliocephalum)
This tiny bird is easier to hear than see, but in the garden of Hotel do Ype chances are much better than in the dense forest around.
19 Nov 2013
Yellow-browed Tody-Flycatcher (Todirostrum chrysocrotaphum)
This is such a tiny bird - around 9 cm in length, so close encounters are required to get any decent shots. This day I was in luck, as it chose this branch on…
11 Nov 2013
Short-crested Flycatcher (Myiarchus ferox)
Very similar to swainson's and dusky-capped flycatcher, so best way to identification is its song. Most likely you'll hear it long before you see it. This one…