Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos)

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…


Whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus)

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…


Eurema sp.

Eurema sp.

On the path close to the new rooms at Cristalino Jungle Logde there was a large asteraceae bush in bloom, and naturally I found many wonderful species there.…


Elathea Yellow (Eurema elathea)

Elathea Yellow (Eurema elathea)

A small sandbank not far from the pier of Fazenda San Fransico was crowded with a great number of butterflies, and I was fortunate to disembark and get some…


Whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus)

Whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus)

A large wader, and even though it does not breed here it is most definitely behaving like a permanent resident as it's not at all afraid of human presence. I'm…


Vassgro (Alisma plantago-aquatica)

Vassgro (Alisma plantago-aquatica)

Fruktsamlingen til vassgro er en spesiell formasjon som her blir enda mer kunstferdig med vannet som henger fast mellom nøttene. Naturlig utbredelse i…


Vassgro (Alisma plantago-aquatica)

Vassgro (Alisma plantago-aquatica)

Det vokser noen få vassgro i vannkanten i demningen i Delingsdalen over Ingierstrand. De er store og flotte eksemplarer og vokser nesten helt for seg selv.…