Author Archives: Paul

Food at last!

Posted on 27/09/2011 by Paul

June 18th, in the province of Huesca. Our second experience with the vultures being fed. Skies are extremely clear. However a black cloud arrives from the North: there they are! Descending, landing, walking, stumbling, the griffon vultures gather around and wait patiently … Continue reading →

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Vultures …

Posted on 15/09/2011 by Paul

June 13th, at a “muladar” near Huesca. To watch feed 200-250 vultures is an awesome spectacle! We were lucky to experience this in a tiny village of the Spanish pre-Pyrenees. Our guide was most experienced. You are invited to visit … Continue reading →

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Fern, Vall de Boi, 2011

Posted on 26/07/2011 by Paul

June 8th, Vall de Boi.  About 25 years ago, I became aware of Ansel Adams’ photograph “Leaves, Mount Rainier National Park, Washington, c 1942” , thanks to one of his many books. The subject of the photo is a fern, … Continue reading →

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The Fox

Posted on 11/07/2011 by Paul

June 8th, Vall de Boi.  We were walking in the ‘Parc Nacional d’ Aiguestortes i Estany de Sant Maurici’, at the far end of the valley in a beautiful spot called “Pletiu de Riumalo” (in Catalan language) when Patricia suddenly spotted an awesome fox. … Continue reading →

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Eurasian Coot

Posted on 28/06/2011 by Paul

Mid- may, 2011. A day of walking led us over the bridge at Arquennes. We noticed a family of Eurasian coot with two chicks, nesting on what is a leftover of the old bridge (and the one that’s in use now is … Continue reading →

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Uelhs deth Joeu

Posted on 03/06/2011 by Paul

May, 31st. Vall d’Aran, Cataluña, Spanish Pyrenees. Coming smoothly out under roots of trees and rocks, but quickly growing into a huge, roaring waterfall, the place known as “Uelhs deth Joeu” was proven to be one of the many sources of … Continue reading →

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La Palma (2)

Posted on 26/05/2011 by Paul

On day 3 of our stay at La Palma, our telezoom broke down: impossible to focus, even manually ! So we were restricted to a wide-angle zoom for the rest of the week. Bad luck, but this strenghtened our motivation … Continue reading →

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Gooooood Morning, La Palma !

Posted on 20/05/2011 by Paul

During the 2nd half of january (2011) Patricia went to La Palma (Canary Islands, Spain) for a fortnight of observations with the Belgian 1.2 m Mercator telescope. The campaign wasn’t a big success, due to extremely bad weather at the … Continue reading →

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