High points of the Vosges

Posted on 10/10/2022 by Patricia

Oct. 6 – 9, Vosges, East of France. Autumscapes and wildlife from a very short stay, with an inspiring start at Haut-du-Tôt…

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Peaceful landscape

Posted on 16/09/2022 by Patricia

Sep. 12, 2022, East of Belgium. Fifteen days after the discovery of the marsh gentian, we return to the place where we first saw it, and we found it. The mood is peaceful as the landscape around us is…

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Wild flowers of the moors

Posted on 16/09/2022 by Patricia

Aug. – Sept., 2022, East of Belgium. Wild flowers come and go quickly, they must be captured at their best. Also, if you plan to come to the Open Doors at the Royal Observatory of Belgium on Sept. 24 – 25, don’t forget to take a look at our photographic exhibition about the La Palma skies! Below: purple digitalis, common toadflax, marsh gentian and ‘calocera viscosa’ (fungus).

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La Palma skies: our next exhibition

Posted on 26/08/2022 by Patricia

August 25, 2022. We welcome you to our second exhibition about the island of La Palma and its impressive views from the summit, both in day and at night. The photographic exhibition will be part of the activities proposed during the upcoming Open Doors at the Royal Observatory of Belgium on Sept. 24-25, 2022. For more information, see: https://spacepole.be/en/open-days. Enjoy!

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Go East

Posted on 26/08/2022 by Patricia

July 2022, East of Belgium. We like this: high moors, rough bushes, green forests, steep hills… so many wild environments to explore!

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La Calestienne

Posted on 26/06/2022 by Patricia

June 25th, 2022, Nismes, Viroinval. To the South of Belgium, some impressive karstic formations can be found on the “tiennes”, i.e. the top of the local hills.

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Birds of many colours

Posted on 24/05/2022 by Patricia

Trois-Ponts, East of Belgium, May 23, 2022. Well-hidden in a birdhide facing the hillside of the Salmvalley, many small but colourful inhabitants of these woody hills can be observed, e.g. finch, tit, jay and blackbird.

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Belgium bound

Posted on 13/05/2022 by Patricia

April-May 2022, Belgium. Bird watching can be fun, even close from home. You have to observe (from a distance), something we learned from astronomy, and stay quiet, then you spot them… Grey heron, finch and jay!

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