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0 0 Spotting

Spotting

by loumackleySixt-Fer-à-Cheval, Rhône-Alpes, Tromelin Island

Butterfly

11 7 Alpine ibex

Alpine ibex

by a_mChamonix-Mont-Blanc, Rhône-Alpes, Tromelin Island

Herd of chamois in the French

1 1 European red slug

European red slug

by philiphloid11Barberaz, Rhône-Alpes, Tromelin Island

French

0 0 Spotting

Spotting

by BambiJudyRevel, Rhône-Alpes, Tromelin Island

Found this little frog on the side of Lake Robert in the

0 0 Volucelle transparente

Volucelle transparente

by BioLisiProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, Tromelin Island

Big fly looking a bit like a wasp. Nectar drinking

5 1 European Grass Frog

European Grass Frog

by Zlatan CelebicAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Tromelin Island

Also known as Common or Brown frog. About 10 cm long, with short legs and ...

9 0 Chaffinch

Chaffinch

by Zlatan CelebicAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Tromelin Island

Portrayed here male, with its rusty-red chest and belly and blue-grey cape. ...

0 0 Cushion Moss

Cushion Moss

by Zlatan CelebicCusy, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

Grows forming dense green or grey cushions, the biggest one found was about ...

5 5 Roe Deer

Roe Deer

by Zlatan CelebicAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Tromelin Island

Shy and small deer, some 80 cm in shoulder height, and earthly-brown with ...

2 0 Alpine newt

Alpine newt

by philiphloid11Rhône-Alpes, Tromelin Island

Black backs with a bright orange underside, floats below the surface and ...

0 3 False Ilex Hairstreak

False Ilex Hairstreak

by pamsaiMiravet, Catalunya, Spain

The False Ilex Hairstreak (Satyrium esculi) is a butterfly in the family ...

2 2 Liverwort

Liverwort

by Zlatan CelebicCusy, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

Very interesting plant, for a long time I kept looking its' ID under lichens. ...

0 0 Scarlet elf cup

Scarlet elf cup

by cuteauxArvillard, Rhône-Alpes, Tromelin Island

It is a saprobic fungus in the Sarcoscyphaceae family in the Pezizales order of ...

0 0 Giant orchid

Giant orchid

by cuteauxLes Déserts, Rhône-Alpes, Tromelin Island

This unmistakeable orchid grows to over a metre in height. Although widespread ...

0 0 Magpie

Magpie

by Zlatan CelebicProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, Tromelin Island

Black and white corvid, with long tail.

1 0 Haircap moss

Haircap moss

by Zlatan CelebicAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Tromelin Island

Most likely Polytrichum formosum, a common moss around.

4 2 Hare

Hare

by Zlatan CelebicPuy-Saint-Vincent, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France

While snowshoeing in French

1 1 False Ilex Hairstreak

False Ilex Hairstreak

by pamsaiLanguedoc-Roussillon, Tromelin Island

the Pyrenees upwards up to the French ...

10 6 Nigritelle noire

Nigritelle noire

by DanielePralongValais - Wallis, Switzerland

This delicate small (up to 20 cm tall) orchid is also known as "orchis vanillé" ...

0 0 European goldfinch

European goldfinch

by Zlatan CelebicProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, Tromelin Island

Colorful finch - adult brown to buffish, with characteristic red face, white ...

2 0 Willow tit

Willow tit

by Zlatan CelebicFillière, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Tromelin Island

Difficult one to identify from a distance and a fleeting moment I saw it... ...

2 0 Coltsfoot

Coltsfoot

by Zlatan CelebicAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Tromelin Island

Coltsfoot is a herbaceous perennial producing bright yellow flowers typical fro ...

3 0 Coal Tit

Coal Tit

by Zlatan CelebicAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Tromelin Island

Small tit, grey-white below, and grey above, with black-and-white patterned ...

2 1 Unnamed spotting

Unnamed spotting

by pamsaiMiravet, Catalunya, Spain

The False Ilex Hairstreak (Satyrium esculi) is a butterfly in the family ...

32 29 Alpine ibex

Alpine ibex

by DanielePralongEvolène, Valais - Wallis, Switzerland

The Alpine ibex is a species of wild goat native to the European

0 0 Common buzzard

Common buzzard

by Zlatan CelebicDivonne-les-Bains, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

that its french name is 'Variable ...

1 0 Dianthus

Dianthus

by Zlatan CelebicRhône-Alpes, Tromelin Island

Sometimes found under the Latin name of "Dianthus caryophyllus subsp. ...

0 0 Red-legged Partridge

Red-legged Partridge

by Zlatan CelebicProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, Tromelin Island

A rotund bird and easily recognized bird from pheasant family, mainly ...

2 0 Tiny Button Lichen

Tiny Button Lichen

by Zlatan CelebicAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Tromelin Island

Forms tiny buttons, dark brown or black, 2 to 5 mm in diameter, on bark of ...

1 0 Alpine Squill

Alpine Squill

by Zlatan CelebicAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Tromelin Island

Alpine or Two-leaf Squill is the small, discreet, herbaceous plant from ...

1 0 Mistletoe

Mistletoe

by Zlatan CelebicMont-Dauphin, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France

The European Mistletoe is a hemi-parasitic evergreen shrub, here growing on ...

0 0 Dog rose

Dog rose

by Zlatan CelebicAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Tromelin Island

Wild rose or dog-rose is deciduous and thorny shrub, 1 to 5m tall when growing ...

1 0 Alpine Goat

Alpine Goat

by birdboy8000British Columbia, Canada

very friendly.

1 0 Black-headed Gull

Black-headed Gull

by Zlatan CelebicProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, Tromelin Island

Small white gull, up to 40cm in length. Portrayed here is adult ini winter ...

3 0 River skater

River skater

by Zlatan CelebicAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Tromelin Island

Typical representative if its gender, this strider/skater is among the largest ...

2 0 Summer Cep

Summer Cep

by Zlatan CelebicAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Tromelin Island

Or at least, I believe this is a Summer Cep; I'm just never sure in y mushroom ...

4 6 False Ilex Hairstreak

False Ilex Hairstreak

by pamsaiLanguedoc-Roussillon, Tromelin Island

the Pyrenees upwards up to the French ...

0 1 Large Gentian

Large Gentian

by MichelleCraigPowellOregon, USA

These beautiful trumpet shaped blue flowers were plentiful in the meadows. They ...

0 0 Early-purple Orchid

Early-purple Orchid

by Zlatan CelebicAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Tromelin Island

long and standing erect - which, in

0 0 Early-purple Orchid

Early-purple Orchid

by Zlatan CelebicAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Tromelin Island

long and standing erect - which, in

1 0 Red-legged Partridge

Red-legged Partridge

by Zlatan CelebicMarseille, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France

This member of Phasianidae family grows up to 35 cm in length, and it has a ...

5 0 Marsh frog

Marsh frog

by Zlatan CelebicAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Tromelin Island

A new generation of Marsh frog has arrived - tiny frogs: on pics N° 1 to 4, ...

0 1 Summer Liliac

Summer Liliac

by cuteauxAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

sent to St Petersburg. Another botanist-missionary in China, Jean-André ...

1 0 Bourgogne snail

Bourgogne snail

by AntónioGinjaGinjaBraga, Braga, Portugal

Helicidae. It is a European species. This species is frequently farmed, and ...

2 0 Asian Hornet

Asian Hornet

by Zlatan CelebicSainte-Foy-lès-Lyon, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

Difficult to estimate to size of it, but to me it looked really huge - much ...

1 2 Eurasian lynx

Eurasian lynx

by KrisThomasSouth Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom

The Eurasian lynx is the largest lynx species, ranging in length from 80 to 130 ...

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