Svalbard spring

Svalbard spring

Several hours ago I watched the total solar eclipse which coincided with spring equinox. In Svalbard, March is one of the coldest months, and here you can see…


Chapada dos Guimaraes National Park

Chapada dos Guimaraes National Park

This my second day here and thus another panorama (large image - click to see) of the incredible formations named Cidade de pedra in Portuguese, and this is…


Chapada dos Guimaraes National Park

Chapada dos Guimaraes National Park

This is a tiny fraction of the plateau which is the water source for Pantanal in Brazil - the largest wetland in the world. A major reason this has managed to…


Chapada dos Guimaraes National Park

Chapada dos Guimaraes National Park

This is a tiny fraction of the plateau which is the water source for Pantanal in Brazil - the largest wetland in the world. This is looking west towards the…


Keiserkåpe (Argynnis paphia)

Keiserkåpe (Argynnis paphia)

Rundt Sjølitjernet og elven vokser det mye Blåknapp (Succisa pratensis) og med det har man en møteplass for de lokale sommerfuglene, deriblant den vakre…


Headlight Beetle (Pyrophorus nyctophanus)

Headlight Beetle (Pyrophorus nyctophanus)

This is such a little known annual display in Oct/Nov in some of the forests bordering the Cerrado in Brazil and Bolivia. Each light is a beetle larva…


Cristalino Jungle Lodge canopy tower

Cristalino Jungle Lodge canopy tower

Cristalino Jungle Lodge has invested in two excellent and tall towers, one east of the Cristalino river, and the other on the west side, where the lodge…


Pousada Xaraés, Pantanal

Pantanal (Pousada Xaraés)

The sun is setting behind the trees, and dusk is fast approaching. This vista is typical of this part of the Pantanal. Lush green even at the end of the dry…


Iguaçu Falls (Cataratas do Iguaçu)

Iguaçu Falls (Cataratas do Iguaçu)

Iguaçu Falls is impressive in daylight, but in a moonlit setting like this it's simply something you'll never forget! The Moon is high on the right, and Venus…


Tistelsommerfugl (Vanessa cardui)

Tistelsommerfugl (Vanessa cardui)

Hver sensommer treffer jeg på tistelsommerfuglen, spesielt rundt stranden sør i Sandbukta - som her hos naboen lengst i sør. Den besøker ikke bare tistler som…