6 Feb 2023

Kalesan, Socotra

I was here exactly 8 years ago - 6 February 2015. There is quite a bit more water now, perhaps 1,5 to 2 meters deeper. There are few signs of the powerful…

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6 Feb 2023

Boswellia popoviana

Socotra is home to least 9 endemic species of Boswellia, which is a spectacular feat! They are incredible survivalists and most of them cling to bare rock as…

by morten

6 Feb 2023

Kalesan, Socotra

I was here exactly 8 years ago – 6 February 2015. There is quite a bit more water now, perhaps 1,5 to 2 meters deeper. The sand-washed, very bright surfaces…

by morten

6 Feb 2023

Socotra plant 54 (Grass Lilies)

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6 Feb 2023

Cryptolepis socotrana

A specialist that thrives in the cracks of vertical cliffs around waterways. Their roots find their way deep down the cracks and find what they need to…

by morten

6 Feb 2023

Kalesan, Socotra

I was here exactly 8 years ago – 6 February 2015. There is quite a bit more water now, perhaps 1,5 to 2 meters deeper. The sand-washed, very bright surfaces…

by morten

6 Feb 2023

Cryptolepis socotrana

A specialist that thrives in the cracks of vertical cliffs around waterways, as seen here in Kalesan gorge. Their roots find their way deep down the cracks and…

by morten

30 Apr 2018

Dark-breasted rosefinch (Procarduelis nipalensis)

A beautiful high-elevation dweller, seen here around the Tungnath temple during the full moon of April 2018. The winters are harsh here, but on the last day of…

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30 Apr 2018

Himalayan Pika (Ochotona roylei)

This little cutie was in full swing eating the delicious primula flowers and other species now in bloom, but I just missed it having a mountful of flowers.…

by morten

30 Apr 2018

Himalayan Pika (Ochotona roylei)

This little cutie was in full swing eating the delicious primula flowers and other species now in bloom, and here it had a very short break on an outcrop to…

by morten