Monthly Archives: June 2025

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 … Continue reading →

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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 … Continue reading →

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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. … Continue reading →

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The mighty scavengers. I

Posted on 09/06/2025 by Patricia

April 30, 2025. Spanish Pyrenees, Aragón. Impressive in flight, fierce on the ground, the mighty scavengers of Aragón alltogether make sure that nothing remains from the carcasses of dead animals. Griffon, Egyptian and bearded vultures as well as black raven … Continue reading →

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