4 Feb 2023
Red Sea Ghost Crab (Ocypode saratan)
Erissel is the easternmost point of Socotra. It is a windswept low-lying area governed by the elements. During cyclones the wind and sea wreak havoc on the…
4 Feb 2023
Red Sea Ghost Crab (Ocypode saratan)
Erissel is the easternmost point of Socotra. It is a windswept low-lying area governed by the elements. During cyclones the wind and sea wreak havoc on the…
4 Feb 2023
Red Sea Ghost Crab (Ocypode saratan)
The north-facing beach of the tip of Erissel is wide and deep, with a large part only tasting the waves during monsoons. This is perfect conditions for the…
3 Feb 2023
Inversed Fiddler Crab (Cranuca inversa)
I found plenty of this species at this location and no signs of competing species. They thrive here next to a large date grove, where I rested in their…
2 Feb 2015
Red Sea Ghost Crab (Ocypode saratan)
I found a huge number of this species. At night they were crawling everywhere on land - wherever I walked these crabs were foraging. These shots are at sunset,…
5 Dec 2014
Vellozia glauca
Only a few days, perhaps weeks a year this species produces huge and wonderful flowers. I was very grateful to be here at the very end of this short period.…
5 Dec 2014
Vellozia glauca
On my way into Chapada dos Guimaraes National Park, a tiny protected area on the immensely diverse Cerrado of Brazil, I saw this colorful flash of pink in the…
27 Nov 2010
Cyrilla sp
Could be a very stunted Swamp Titi (Cyrilla racemiflora), but is also likely to be a Roraima endemic. According to Flora of the Venezuelan Guyana Vol 4: "This…
26 Nov 2010
Swamp Titi (Cyrilla racemiflora)
This shrub also grows a 1000 metres down on the sabana, but there it grows much larger. Here on Mount roraima some are just 15-20 centimetres tall, but still…
26 Nov 2010
Swamp Titi (Cyrilla racemiflora)
This shrub also grows a 1000 metres down on the sabana, but there it grows much larger. Here on Mount Roraima some are just 15-20 centimetres tall, but still…