2 Feb 2023
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…
1 Feb 2023
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…
28 Sep 2015
2015 lunar eclipse
What an amazing night!! Perfect conditions due to a high pressure system. No wind, and no significant clouds during totality. After totality and towards…
13 Feb 2015
Socotra startrails
I will never forget the 2 days I had on top of Socotra in the Haghier mountains. This is the highest of them all - Skand - looking west. At this time there's…
6 Feb 2015
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…
14 Dec 2014
ARCC plant 06 (Diplopterys)
The oxbow lake just a few meters from the buildings of the Amazon Research and Conservation Center (ARCC) is an excellent way to get close to flowers on trees…
14 Dec 2014
ARCC plant 06 (Diplopterys)
The oxbow lake just a few meters from the buildings of the Amazon Research and Conservation Center (ARCC) is an excellent way to get close to flowers on trees…
13 Dec 2014
Fireflies of Madre de Dios
I stayed many days deep in the Peruvian Amazon, in the biodiverse Madre de Dios region where life is abundant every second of every hour of the day and night.…
10 Dec 2014
Madre de Dios star trails
I stayed many days deep in the Peruvian Amazon, in the biodiverse Madre de Dios region where life is abundant every second of every hour of the day and night.…