Seychelles Paradise Flycatcher (Terpsiphone corvina)

Seychelles Paradise Flycatcher (Terpsiphone corvina)

This was my second day by this nest, and I was able to get even closer without disturbing her. This female Seychelles paradise flycatcher was in the final…


Seychelles Paradise Flycatcher (Terpsiphone corvina)

Seychelles Paradise-Flycatcher (Terpsiphone corvina)

This female Seychelles paradise flycatcher is making certain the nest is top notch, with the best possible materials, so that her clutch of eggs will result in…


Seychelles Paradise Flycatcher (Terpsiphone corvina)

Seychelles Paradise Flycatcher (Terpsiphone corvina)

This threatened and endemic male of the Seychelles paradise flycatcher is found on La Digue and a very few other islands in Seychelles, is naturally unaware of…


Giant Otter (Pteronura brasiliensis)

Giant Otter (Pteronura brasiliensis)

Deep in the Peruvian Amazon at Amazon Research and Conservation Center (ARCC) I visited this oxbow lake where a tiny family of giant otters have managed to…


Giant Otter (Pteronura brasiliensis)

Giant Otter (Pteronura brasiliensis)

For a long time I've wanted to see these giants up close, and Pantanal is perhaps the best place to see them. This is the first group I encountered, as they…


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…


Tayra (Eira barbara)

Tayra (Eira barbara)

Not a common sight, and my first! The guide has lived at Pousada Xaraés for 8 years, and this was hist first sighting too! This one was not so happy about our…


Giant Otter (Pteronura brasiliensis)

Giant Otter (Pteronura brasiliensis)

I was busy photographing butterflies on the river bank when I heard some sounds from the other side of the river. It was the otters! Finally I had the chance…


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…


Myrperlemorvinge (Boloria aquilonaris)

Myrperlemorvinge (Boloria aquilonaris)

Et passende navn på en sommerfugl rundt en myr! Her hviler den på et langt starrstrå i sonen mellom land og myrflakene i Sjølitjernet.