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…


Leucadia White (Melete leucadia)

Leucadia White (Melete leucadia)

This individual was infrequently accompanied by the beautiful Orsilochus Daggerwing which too was sucking up salts from the sand. This the beginning of the…


Pale Sulphur (Aphrissa statira)

Pale Sulphur (Aphrissa statira)

Noel Kempff Mercado National Park has the river Paraguá as a natural border in the west, and on the shores of the river you'll see a large number of insect…


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…


Bellavista Lepidoptera 02

Leptophobia species

I found this one alongside a dirt road on a ridge behind Bellavista lodge. A bright and open area receiving wind from the valleys below. Please help me…


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.…