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0 0 Spurge

Spurge

by Zlatan CelebicGenève, Switzerland

Annual perennial herbs, some half a meter tall.

1 0 Lichen

Lichen

by Zlatan CelebicBourgogne-Franche-Comté, Tromelin Island

Light colored lichen, producing branches that divides into two or three. Grows ...

3 2 Tachina fly

Tachina fly

by Zlatan CelebicBourgogne-Franche-Comté, Tromelin Island

Probably Tachina fera - about 15mm long, with yellow-orange abdomen sporting ...

0 0 Primrose

Primrose

by Zlatan CelebicAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Tromelin Island

Not a harsh winter around lake Leman and Upper

0 0 Eurasian Collared Dove

Eurasian Collared Dove

by Zlatan CelebicAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Tromelin Island

Seen mid March in a small urban setting at the basis of slopes of

0 0 Green-veined White

Green-veined White

by Zlatan CelebicAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Tromelin Island

Some 4 to 5 cm in wingspan, generally white-cream appearance with more or less ...

0 0 Yellow loosestrife

Yellow loosestrife

by Zlatan CelebicGenève, Switzerland

Also known as garden or garden yellow loosestrife, this plant from Primulaceae ...

2 0 Mycena sp

Mycena sp

by Zlatan CelebicAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Tromelin Island

Small and delicate mushroom, between 1 and 1,5 cm in diameter.

0 0 Green Hellebore

Green Hellebore

by Zlatan CelebicAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Tromelin Island

Green hellebore is a perennial flowering plant in the buttercup family, ...

0 0 Small Tortoiseshell

Small Tortoiseshell

by Zlatan CelebicRhône-Alpes, Tromelin Island

, there is a range of blue spots, bordered ...

1 0 Small Tortoiseshell

Small Tortoiseshell

by Zlatan CelebicAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Tromelin Island

Nymphalidae. On a closer view, there is a

1 3 Common bistort

Common bistort

by Zlatan CelebicAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Tromelin Island

Dense spikes of soft pink flowers rise from June to early autumn above ...

0 0 Common eyebright

Common eyebright

by Zlatan CelebicBourgogne-Franche-Comté, Tromelin Island

Eyebright or Eyewort, also known by synonym Euphrasia officinalis, is partly ...

3 1 Jellyspot

Jellyspot

by Zlatan CelebicAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Tromelin Island

Tiny bright yellow-orange carpophores, 0,2 - 0,3 cm in diameter; appear ...

0 0 Meadow Sage

Meadow Sage

by Zlatan CelebicAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Tromelin Island

This sage, a member of Lamiaceae family, is an herbaceous perennial some 1,20m ...

1 0 Soldier Beetle

Soldier Beetle

by Zlatan CelebicAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Tromelin Island

Bright colored predatory Soldier beetle, red and black, some 15mm in length. ...

0 0 Stemless Carline Thistle

Stemless Carline Thistle

by Zlatan CelebicSeptmoncel Les Molunes, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, Tromelin Island

Also known as Dwarf Carline or Silver thistle, this is a perennial flowering ...

1 0 Red-crested pochard

Red-crested pochard

by Zlatan CelebicAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Tromelin Island

The adult male of this diving duck is unmistakable (all photos). It has a black ...

0 0 Azure Damselfly

Azure Damselfly

by Zlatan CelebicBourgogne-Franche-Comté, Tromelin Island

Pictured here is male, distinguished by azure-blue and black coloration. They ...

0 0 Spotting

Spotting

by Zlatan CelebicAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Tromelin Island

Found in our appartement one warm summer evening. We live in

1 0 7-spot Ladybird

7-spot Ladybird

by Zlatan CelebicSeptmoncel Les Molunes, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, Tromelin Island

The most common of all Ladybirds. Bright red, less than 1 cm in length bearing ...

0 0 Meadow buttercup

Meadow buttercup

by Zlatan CelebicAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Tromelin Island

Some 40 cm tall plant, with bright yellow terminal flower. Rather late ...

1 0 Cladonia

Cladonia

by Zlatan CelebicAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Tromelin Island

, all together located just half-way between the slopes of

1 0 Spotting

Spotting

by Zlatan CelebicAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Tromelin Island

A small drub colored moth, some 2 to 3 cm in length.

0 0 Meadow geranium

Meadow geranium

by Zlatan CelebicAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Tromelin Island

Hardy perennial of Geraniaceae some 50 cm in height, pinkish flowers of some ...

1 0 Wood geranium

Wood geranium

by Zlatan CelebicAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Tromelin Island

Herbaceous perennial of Geraniaceae family, growing up to some 70 cm in height. ...

0 0 Great Burnet

Great Burnet

by Zlatan CelebicBourgogne-Franche-Comté, Tromelin Island

Soe 1m to 1,20m tall plant in family Rosaceae, with burnt-like compact and ...

2 3 Leaf Beetle

Leaf Beetle

by Zlatan CelebicBourgogne-Franche-Comté, Tromelin Island

Probably Donacia vulgaris, common leaf beetle of Europe; with aquatic larvae. ...

1 0 Four-spotted Chaser

Four-spotted Chaser

by Zlatan CelebicBourgogne-Franche-Comté, Tromelin Island

Brown-yellowish dragonfly with massive body, some 5 cm in length, 7 to 8 in ...

0 1 White Veratrum

White Veratrum

by Zlatan CelebicLamoura, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France

Hardy and tall (about 120 to 130 cm approx) herbaceous plant; at this stage ...

0 0 Raven

Raven

by Zlatan CelebicAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Tromelin Island

Large and all black passerine bird, 60 to 65 cm in length, over 120 cm in ...

0 0 Gadwall

Gadwall

by Zlatan Celebic

Medium sized and slender duck, some 50cm in length. Breeding male predominantly ...

0 0 Yellow-legged Gull

Yellow-legged Gull

by Zlatan CelebicAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Tromelin Island

Large white headed gull, with white body and light grey wing covers and back, ...

0 0 Martagon Lily

Martagon Lily

by Zlatan CelebicAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Tromelin Island

A magnificent lily found all over Alps, easily recognized by those gorgeous ...

2 0 Large Skipper

Large Skipper

by Zlatan CelebicAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Tromelin Island

The Large Skipper, of an orange-brown general appearance, is a butterfly of the ...

0 0 Solomon's seal

Solomon's seal

by Zlatan CelebicAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Tromelin Island

The Solomon's seal is a perennial flowering plant from the Asparagaceae family, ...

2 0 Noonday fly

Noonday fly

by Zlatan CelebicAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Tromelin Island

This predominantly black fly from Mucidae family is about 1 cm long with ...

1 2 Green-veined White

Green-veined White

by Zlatan CelebicAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Tromelin Island

Some 4 to 5 cm in wingspan, generally white-cream appearance with more or less ...

1 3 Longhorn beetle

Longhorn beetle

by Zlatan CelebicAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Tromelin Island

This Longhorn beetle (longhorn beetle family, or Ceramycidae) is approx 2,5 cm ...

2 0 Elder-flowered Orchid

Elder-flowered Orchid

by Zlatan CelebicSeptmoncel Les Molunes, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, Tromelin Island

Short and robust herbaceous plant, some 15 cm in height; with dark pink or ...

0 0 Yarrow

Yarrow

by Zlatan CelebicAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Tromelin Island

Short of 1m in height, herbaceous and perennial, small white flowers in tight ...

2 0 Jersey cow mushroom

Jersey cow mushroom

by Zlatan CelebicAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Tromelin Island

Large carpophores, fruiting body from 5 cm (the smallest) to 15cm in diameter. ...

1 0 Round-headed Rampion

Round-headed Rampion

by Zlatan CelebicAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Tromelin Island

This member of Campanulaceae family, also known as 'Pride of Sussex' is ...

0 0 Great Yellow Gentian

Great Yellow Gentian

by Zlatan CelebicAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Tromelin Island

August. In Jura

0 0 Early-purple Orchid

Early-purple Orchid

by Zlatan CelebicAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Tromelin Island

This is flowering perennial herbaceous plant belonging to family Orchidaceae. ...

2 0 Monkshood

Monkshood

by Zlatan CelebicBourgogne-Franche-Comté, Tromelin Island

Difficile to decide between variegated and common monkshood; they are both ...

1 0 Spring gentiane

Spring gentiane

by Zlatan CelebicTromelin Island

This plant is the smallest of gentianes, all in all some 10 to 12 cm tall, and ...

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 ...

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