Spider monkey (Ateles sp)

Spider monkey (Ateles sp)

Almost every day I encountered either spider or howler monkeys. This individual is part of a group I found during one of my many trips on the oxbow lake at the…


Red Howler Monkey (Alouatta seniculus)

Red Howler Monkey (Alouatta seniculus)

There are many groups of both spider and howler monkeys roaming the forest around Amazon Research and Conservation Center (ARCC), and this group turned up as I…


Black and Gold Howler (Alouatta caraya)

Black and Gold Howler (Alouatta caraya)

This part of the Pantanal has numerous forested islands. Islands, as they are truly so during the annual floods, but also virtual islands during the dry season…


Black and Gold Howler (Alouatta caraya)

Black and Gold Howler (Alouatta caraya)

This part of the Pantanal has numerous forested islands. Islands, as they are truly so during the annual floods, but also virtual islands during the dry season…


Peruvian spider monkey (Ateles chamek)

Peruvian spider monkey (Ateles chamek)

During my 2 weeks in the Bolivian Amazon I only had this very brief encounter. They are always on the move, so dependent on the size of the group they can pass…


Bolivian red howler (Alouatta sara)

Bolivian red howler (Alouatta sara)

I heard one or more groups every day, but seeing them was another matter. This was my closet encounter during my stay. -14.399695,-67.908357


Rødhyll (Sambucus racemosa)

Rødhyll (Sambucus racemosa)

Noen svært få rødhyll får slike flotte rødfarger før løvfallet, som denne som står i svingen ned til Sandbukta. Den står lyst og fritt til med godt jordsmonn,…


Rødhyll (Sambucus racemosa)

Rødhyll (Sambucus racemosa)

Selv om Rødhyllen vokser overalt, er det få virkelig fine eksemplarer av frukt som denne som vokser mellom Sandbukta og Ingierstrand. Her står to eksemplarer…


Rødhyll (Sambucus racemosa)

Rødhyll (Sambucus racemosa)

Noen svarthyll er er mer rødlige enn andre under knoppskytingen - denne er en av de aller flotteste! Rødfargen falmer gradvis mens bladene brettes ut og når…


Rødhyll (Sambucus racemosa)

Rødhyll (Sambucus racemosa)

Man skulle tro at dette vil bli noen rødlige blomster, men den gang ei. Enkelte rødhyll er sterkt rødlige i den tidligste vekstfasen om våren. Etterhvert som…