Aletris pauciflora var. pauciflora

Aletris pauciflora var. pauciflora

Aletris pauciflora var. pauciflora is found in Sikkim's temperate to alpine biomes up to around 5000 meters elevation. Elevation: 3789 meters. Naitive range is…


Blue-bearded bee-eater (Nyctyornis athertoni)

Blue-bearded bee-eater (Nyctyornis athertoni)

My first objective is to get a shot of a new (to me) bird species, then to get ever closer and thus better pictures. More often than not I experience a…


Great grey shrike (Lanius excubitor)

Great grey shrike (Lanius excubitor)

Socotra's Shuab beach is rich in flora and fauna due to a combination of a mangrove forest and steep cliffs providing shade until late in the morning. These…