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Madeira: Island Ark – Islands of Evolution

By MadeiraNaturalist April 4, 2017 biology, endemic, flora, insects, reptiles No Comments
Madeira: Island Ark –  Islands of Evolution

This is a very interesting documentary about the nature of Madeira Island. Contents: Laurisilva Forest – 4′ Stink Laurel – 7′ plants usually small evolved in Madeira to giant plants.…

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Cristiano Ronaldo volcanic boots

By MadeiraNaturalist October 28, 2015 geology, volcano No Comments

This is a video to promote the Soccer Boots “Nike Mercurial Superfly CR7 Savage Beauty”. The design was inspired by the volcanic Portuguese island of Madeira where the player Cristiano…

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Non-stop Lightning Storm

By MadeiraNaturalist October 23, 2015 atmospheric No Comments
Non-stop Lightning Storm

Yesterday I recorded an amazing lightning storm. During the day there were some showers, but as the night came there was no clouds anymore right above the city of Funchal.…

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Total Lunar Eclipse (timelapse)

By MadeiraNaturalist October 9, 2015 astronomy No Comments
Total Lunar Eclipse (timelapse)

Last month a total lunar eclipse was observed in Madeira Islands. I managed to take a bunch of photos that I intended to compile as a Timelapse. The following video…

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Endemic brooms of Madeira

By MadeiraNaturalist September 14, 2015 biology, endemic, flora 1 Comment
Endemic brooms of Madeira

In a previous post I’ve written about three invasive broom species that can be found in Madeira Islands. Beside those invasive species we can also find two endemic broom species…

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First mushrooms

By MadeiraNaturalist September 1, 2015 biology, mushrooms 2 Comments
First mushrooms

This year the mushrooms arrived much sooner. It was a surprise to see so many mushrooms this time of year. Usually they start to show up only at the middle…

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Flies making love

By MadeiraNaturalist August 6, 2015 biology, insects No Comments
Flies making love

This is just a funny video. It has adult content only for flies! 🙂 It was not planned. It just happened that two flies choose to mate right next to…

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Dead krill at Praia Formosa

By MadeiraNaturalist July 31, 2015 biology, marine 2 Comments
Dead krill at Praia Formosa

A few days ago a friend told me that he had witnessed thousands of shrimps dying at Praia Formosa. He told me that the sea was calm that day (at…

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Broom species identification (genus Cytisus)

By MadeiraNaturalist July 30, 2015 biology, flora, invasive No Comments
Broom species identification (genus Cytisus)

Broom species (“Giesta” in portuguese) of the genus Cytisus are all invasive species in Madeira Islands. After their introduction they have become naturalized and now dominate vast areas, replacing native…

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Hoverfly, Scaeva pyrastri

By MadeiraNaturalist July 17, 2015 biology, insects No Comments
Hoverfly, Scaeva pyrastri

Scaeva pyrastri is a big hoverfly species when compared to most of the common hoverflies. It has a body length of 12-15 mm. [1] Along with its large size for…

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