African Baconfig (Aizoon canariense)

African Baconfig (Aizoon canariense)

Inconspicuous but commonly found in sandy plains of the coast and further inland. This is the first I've found with flowers. It is found throughout much of…


Aksveronika – Spiked Speedwell (Veronica spicata)

Aksveronika – Spiked Speedwell (Veronica spicata)

Det var lite humler og bier på våren og forsommeren på Fyrsteilene, men nå er det store mengder av de og her nyter en humle en av de mange frodige og…


Aksveronika – Spiked Speedwell (Veronica spicata)

Aksveronika – Spiked Speedwell (Veronica spicata)

Aksveronikaen på Fyrsteilene kjemper en tøff kamp mot den innvaderende og svartlistete gravbergknappen (Phedimus spurius), især der det er ekstra skrint. Disse…


Aksveronika – Spiked Speedwell (Veronica spicata)

Aksveronika – Spiked Speedwell (Veronica spicata)

Den vakre aksveronikaen vokser over hele Fyrsteilene, men den sliter med konkurranse fra den invaderende og menneskeintroduserte gravbergknappen (Phedimus…


Aksveronika - Spiked Speedwell (Veronica spicata)

Aksveronika – Spiked Speedwell (Veronica spicata)

Fyrsteilene har en rik flora der en av disse er aksveronikaen som du kan finne over hele øya. Enkelte steder vokser den i tette bestander, mens andre steder…


Walrus (Odobenus rosmarus)

Walrus (Odobenus rosmarus)

The walrus utilizes their tusks as ice picks when they haul themselves up onto an ice float, and sometimes they might break as is the case with this one. This…


Walrus (Odobenus rosmarus)

Walrus (Odobenus rosmarus)

These clumsy and fat mammals on land are amazingly fast and agile in the ocean! This encounter by the Seven Islands (Sjuøyane), Svalbard is from a zodiac, and…


Limonium paulayanum

Limonium paulayanum

A very hardy plant that I found commonly in the Arher area in the north-east where it grows close to the ocean and thus the salt. I found very few with open…


Limonium paulayanum

Limonium paulayanum

A very hardy plant that I found commonly in the Arher area in the north-east where it grows close to the ocean and thus the salt. Endemic.