Ornate Flycatcher (Myiotriccus ornatus)

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…


Blue-billed Black Tyrant (Knipolegus cyanirostris)

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…


Shear-tailed Grey Tyrant (Muscipipra vetula)

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…


Short-crested Flycatcher (Myiarchus ferox)

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.


Yellow-lored Tody-Flycatcher (Todirostrum poliocephalum)

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.


Yellow-browed Tody-Flycatcher (Todirostrum chrysocrotaphum)

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…


Short-crested Flycatcher (Myiarchus ferox)

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…


Smalsoldogg (Drosera anglica)

Smalsoldogg (Drosera anglica)

På myren som omkranser Sjølitjernet er det svært tett med både rundsoldugg og smalsoldugg. Kanskje er det også noen dikesoldugg her også, men den er vanskelig…


Rundsoldogg (Drosera rotundifolia)

Rundsoldogg (Drosera rotundifolia)

På myren som omkranser Sjølitjernet er det svært tett med soldugg. Jeg gikk i shorts, og for å ta bilder av disse må man på kne. Når jeg reiste meg i gjen var…


Rundsoldogg (Drosera rotundifolia)

Rundsoldogg (Drosera rotundifolia)

I blomstringstiden er solduggen avhengig av bestøvingstjenester fra insekter den normalt fortærer. For at insektene ikke skal sette seg i "solduggen", skyter…