Winged Prickly Ash (Zanthoxylum armatum)

Winged Prickly Ash (Zanthoxylum armatum)

Elevation: 2775 meters. Native range is Indian Subcontinent to Temperate East Asia and Malesia


Tjeld - Eurasian oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus)

Tjeld – Eurasian oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus)

Bestanden av blåskjell er på et historisk lavmål i Oslo- og Bunnefjorden, og det er nesten ingen voksne skjell igjen. De jeg har funnet ligger i fjellsprekker.…


Tjeld - Eurasian oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus)

Tjeld – Eurasian oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus)

Det er flere par tjeld som hekker på Fyrsteilene i år og denne ungen er en av tre i dette kullet. Desverre overlevde ikke den tredje, så nå har hver unge sin…


Tjeld | Eurasian oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus)

Tjeld – Eurasian oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus)

Det er flere par tjeld som hekker på Fyrsteilene, og der tjelden er er det umulig å ikke høre deres karakteristiske lyder. Når de har intense "dialoger" som…


Rufous-vented yuhina (Yuhina occipitalis)

Rufous-vented yuhina (Yuhina occipitalis)

This was perhaps just another spring morning here in Bhutan, but to me it was such a special time at this location. This day started with such a beautiful and…


Fringed Rue (Ruta chalepensis) UV

Fringed Rue (Ruta chalepensis) UV

No special patterns appear in UV for this flower!


Fringed Rue (Ruta chalepensis)

Fringed Rue (Ruta chalepensis)

I only found this species in one specific location on Skand (or Skand) - the highest point on all of Socotra - and was grateful it was in bloom.


Fringed Rue (Ruta chalepensis)

Fringed Rue (Ruta chalepensis)

I only found this species in one specific location on Skand (or Skand) - the highest point on all of Socotra. Elevation: 1480 meters.


Thamnosma socotrana

Thamnosma socotrana

A most peculiar plant! I only found this plant with fresh flowers, but unfortunately not with open flowers yet. I found it in very steep terrain close to the…


Thamnosma socotrana

Thamnosma socotrana

A most peculiar plant! I only found this plant with fresh flowers, but unfortunately not with open flowers yet. I found it in very steep terrain close to the…