21 Jul 2021

Lysende nattskyer – Noctilucent clouds

Lysende nattskyer er noe som kun kan sees i sommermånedene, og bare rundt 50-70 grader nord og sør, men som likevel ikke er vanlige å se. Dette er skyer som er…

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8 Nov 2018

Great curassow (Crax rubra)

A beautiful male, foraging on the lawn of La Laguna Del Lagarte Lodge with several other individuals, looking for fallen fruits or up in the trees. One of the…

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9 Nov 2016

Ruddy Turnstone (Arenaria interpres)

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21 Jul 2016

Noctilucent clouds over Oslo

Such an amazing moment! Warm summer's night, with a calm sea reflecting the wonderous sky.

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9 Mar 2016

2016 solar eclipse

This photo is right before the end of totality, and I remember how I was taken completely by surprise when the sun re-appeared - "is it over already?", I…

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9 Mar 2016

2016 solar eclipse

In this shot you can see something amazing that is only possible to see the few seconds before and after totality - when the sun is but a tiny point or line of…

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24 Jul 2015

Noctilucent clouds over Oslo

Last summer was sunny and warm, and many of the nights were filled with these mysterious night-shining clouds. This summer has been a cool, cloudy and unstable…

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2 Feb 2015

Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos)

I found quite a few of this species in the small mangrove lagoon in the Shuab valley of western Socotra. They are migrants and will soon leave northwards to…

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17 Dec 2014

Whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus)

A few places rock of unusual colors come up to the surface on the beaches of Peru, and here an entire beach is red by this rock. It has become so popular with…

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27 Nov 2014

Bare-faced Curassow (Crax fasciolata)

After being hunted countless years by humans, the curassow is still nervous in the presence of humans even in protected areas. This one exhibited somewhat…

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