Category Archives: insects

The forgotten valley

Posted on 02/07/2014 by Patricia

June 9th, 2014. Valley of Rasal, Aragon, Spain. The road is narrow but in a good shape, and joins the dam of Arguis to the dam of Santa Maria and Carcavilla. The village of Rasal is special with its mansions and massive Pyrenean chimneys. In … Continue reading →

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Natural design

Posted on 30/09/2013 by Patricia

June, 2012 – 2013, Aragon, Spain. What is the difference between these two insects? Both belong to the family of the Sphyngidae. The first one is named Macroglossum stellatarum, a moth most active during daytime (also known as the Hummingbird-Hawk moth), while the other is a large moth … Continue reading →

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Life in the marsh…

Posted on 28/09/2013 by Patricia

June, 23rd. Barruera (Salencar), Cataluña. The river is wild, the path along the river is muddy, part of the wooden bridge lies stranded on the small beach, heaps of stray wood cover the riverbanks. All this is due to the heavy thundershowers of a few days ago. At … Continue reading →

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Blue flowers …

Posted on 19/07/2012 by Paul

May 6th. The Hallerbos (Halle, south of Brussels) is known for its beautiful “Hyacinthoides non-scripta” (Bluebell, Jacinthe des bois, Wilde hyacint ( http://www.nhm.ac.uk/nature-online/british-natural-history/survey-bluebells/bluebell-identification/native/index.html)) but this popularity also has a disadvantage: too many people are visiting these woods in springtime. Some … Continue reading →

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Aragonese butterflies

Posted on 15/02/2012 by Patricia

Ayerbe, June 20th. Lovely butterflies, always at their best in the (early) morning hours…  

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Beautiful butterfly

Posted on 08/02/2012 by Patricia

Ayerbe, June 20th, 2011. Early morning, we climbed the hill to the chapel and the castle ruins overlooking the small town. Amidst a multitude of wild blossoming flowers, butterflies and other insects were already active in search of some rich nectar…         … Continue reading →

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Green Borinage

Posted on 07/08/2011 by Patricia

May 22th, Warquignies. In the Borinage region, just South of the city of Mons, the landscape is sown with artificial hills in the shape of volcanoes. These man-made hills consist of waste material from the local coalmines. Since the closure … Continue reading →

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