Winterscape

Posted on 26/12/2025 by Patricia

Dec. 24, 2025. Winter in the High Fens: the colours of the fens are most vivid, as is the icy wind… Merry Christmas!

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Small and pretty things

Posted on 05/12/2025 by Patricia

Oct. 17th, 2025, East of Belgium. Autumn is there. In the leave-dropping trees, flocks of small birds are more active than ever. They appear dark against the sky at first, until you catch them with your cameralens: the yellowish fitis and fly-spotting goldcrest.

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Lazy beach guests

Posted on 28/11/2025 by Patricia

Baie d’Authie, Pas-de-Calais, Sep 11th, 2025. The seals of Berck-sur-Mer look as if they have all day for a nap, but the sea tides are quickly changing their comfortable setting.

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Butterflies

Posted on 12/08/2025 by Patricia

Aug. 8-11th, 2025, East-Belgium. Summertime! A great diversity of butterflies abounds near the small riverbeds crossing the high plateau (here: lemon butterfly, silver-washed fritillary, swallowtail and map butterfly).

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Marsh bloomers

Posted on 08/07/2025 by Patricia

June 14th – July, 2025, High Fens. Walking on the wooden paths (“caillebottis” in French, “vlonderpaden” in Dutch) of the Belgian highland, the marsh bloomers just above the high grasses attract immediate attention.

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Tiny monsters

Posted on 19/06/2025 by Patricia

June 13-14th, 2025, High Fens near the Belgian-German border. The leaves of the sundew (zonnedauw (NL), rossolis (F)) are particularly well-equipped to catch small insects and any minute things that come too close to their tentacles. These tiny monsters aren’t easily spotted amidst the diversity of specially-adapted plants and the surrounding vegetation.

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Wild bloomers

Posted on 13/06/2025 by Patricia

June 12th, 2025, High Fens, Belgium-Germany border. Late spring in the High Fens offers special treats such as cottongrass (veenpluis), common sundew (zonnedauw) and arctic starflower with six or seven sepals (zevenster). Also, we were careful not to step on a small adder crossing our path.

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The mighty scavengers. II

Posted on 09/06/2025 by Patricia

April, 29-30, 2025. Spanish Pyrenees, Aragón. Kites and griffon vultures are social and come in group, whereas the Egyptian vulture shows in small company. The bearded vulture comes last. The final leftovers, i.e. white-cleaned bones, are what it is after. So absolutely nothing remains.

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