Chickenweed Purslane (Portulaca quadrifida)

Chickenweed Purslane (Portulaca quadrifida)

Native range is Tropical & Subtropical Old World to Southwest Pacific Elevation: 127 meters.


Acridocarpus socotranus

Acridocarpus socotranus

This is the tallest specimen I've encountered on Socotra so far, and it appears very old, with considerable parts dead from past droughts. It has both flowers…


Acridocarpus socotranus

Acridocarpus socotranus

A vibrant and healthy specimen with access to water throughout the year as it is on the banks of the Dirhur canyon where water flows all year. It has survived…


Purslane (Portulaca sp)

Purslane (Portulaca sp)

A very small plant that is very easy to miss unless you get down on your knees. One of the currently five Portulaca species on Socotra Elevation: 918 meters.……


Bennett's Wallaby (Macropus rufogriseus ssp. rufogriseus)

Bennett’s Wallaby (Macropus rufogriseus ssp. rufogriseus)

At first I thought I encountered an albino, but it just a very light-colored variation to the norm which you can see on the individual drinking water below -…


Bennett's Wallaby (Macropus rufogriseus ssp. rufogriseus)

Bennett’s Wallaby (Macropus rufogriseus ssp. rufogriseus)

A common sight, but unfortunately also commonly killed by cars. Throughout Tasmania I was saddened by the high number of road kills of marsupials.


Red-necked Wallaby (Macropus rufogriseus)

Red-necked Wallaby (Macropus rufogriseus)

In many places the various species of wallabies have become so used to humans that they come out and up close to check you out. As they are herbivores I find…


Acridocarpus socotranus

Acridocarpus socotranus

I found this species in only one place, on the most inaccessible sheer cliffs alongside a river gorge - not even the goats can destroy this one! The…