Red Sea Ghost Crab (Ocypode saratan)

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…


Red Sea Ghost Crab (Ocypode saratan)

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…


Red Sea Ghost Crab (Ocypode saratan)

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…


Inversed Fiddler Crab (Cranuca inversa)

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…


Red Sea Ghost Crab (Ocypode saratan)

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,…


Lowland tapir (Tapirus terrestris)

Lowland tapir (Tapirus terrestris)

The many canals feeding water to the rice fields at Fazenda San Fransico hold a diverse flora and fauna, and in a blink of an eye you may see a tapir - in the…


Tidevannsiskrystaller

Tidevannsiskrystaller

Disse flotte krystallene oppstår kun i tidevannsbeltet, og hver gang vannet trekker seg tilbake utvikler krystallene seg. Dette er som så mange ting i naturen…


Isens siste timer er kommet

Isens siste timer er kommet

Her vises sjøisen brutt opp av vestavinden og hvordan alle kanter etter gjentatte berøringer med andre isbiter har blitt til issørpe og avrundete biter. Det er…


Så rare lyder!

Så rare lyder!

For en hund er lydene av isen som bryter opp og gnisser mot hverandre noe nytt, og her må det undersøkes forsiktig.


Endelig slapp isen taket!

Endelig slapp isen taket!

7. april vil stå lenge som det seneste fjordisen i Bunnefjorden har smeltet eller brutt opp. Jeg kan ikke huske at isen har ligget så lenge. Siste "rekord" var…