3 Feb 2023
Black-crowned Sparrow-Lark (Eremopterix nigriceps ssp. melanauchen)
This location was full of bird song from the black-crowned sparrow-lark and other bird species. Most of Socotra is rather silent in regards to bird sounds. You…
11 Nov 2016
Hawksbill Sea Turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata)
Another hawksbill sea turtle female on the way back to sea after successfully delivering a clutch of eggs in a safe spot in the sand of Bird Island. this…
11 Nov 2016
Laurel Dodder (Cassytha filiformis)
A hawksbill sea turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata) struggling to push through the entangled vines of the laurel dodder. This is a parasitic species getting all it…
10 Nov 2016
Hawksbill Sea Turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata)
Such a precious event - a female hawksbill sea turtle, a critically endangered species, covering her precious eggs laid in the sand. She is one of a dwindling…