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2 0 Snakeshead

Snakeshead

by Zlatan CelebicAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Tromelin Island

Striking leafless cluster of orange berries (when mature) mounted on upright ...

0 0 Pochard

Pochard

by Zlatan CelebicAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Tromelin Island

waters of a artificial recreational lake close to marshes of eastern parts of ...

0 0 Yellow loosestrife

Yellow loosestrife

by Zlatan CelebicGenève, Switzerland

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

0 0 Dronefly

Dronefly

by Zlatan CelebicAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Tromelin Island

Large and stocky hoverfly, red-brown and black patterned.

1 1 Leaf beetle

Leaf beetle

by Zlatan CelebicAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Tromelin Island

Small bicolored Coleoptera, not more than 1cm in length.

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 ...

1 0 Common Linnet

Common Linnet

by Zlatan CelebicAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Tromelin Island

Pictured here is male, acquiring his summer attire, with red breast. Brown ...

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 Jura Mountain ...

0 0 Eurasian Coot

Eurasian Coot

by Zlatan Celebic

Small bird from Coot (Rallidae) family. It s all black with white frontal ...

2 0 Script lichen

Script lichen

by Zlatan CelebicAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Tromelin Island

Thallus no more than 1 cm in diameter, whitish; with a script-looking blackish ...

3 1 Jellyspot

Jellyspot

by Zlatan CelebicAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Tromelin Island

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

2 1 Clitocybe sp

Clitocybe sp

by Zlatan CelebicAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Tromelin Island

Large carpophores growing tightly together. Caps irregular in shape, upturned, ...

2 0 Crust fungi

Crust fungi

by Zlatan CelebicAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Tromelin Island

Mainly brown-orange crust fungus, developing as crust like spots on dead ...

2 2 Whinchat

Whinchat

by Zlatan CelebicAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Tromelin Island

This is a common bird from Old World flycatcher family; with grey-black ...

0 0 Scorpion Senna

Scorpion Senna

by Zlatan CelebicVersoix, Genève, Switzerland

Shrub, some 2 meters tall. Leaves odd-pinnate with large yellow flowers ...

1 0 Lesser Butterfly-orchid

Lesser Butterfly-orchid

by Zlatan CelebicAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Tromelin Island

Medium sized (about 30 cm tall) perennial flowering plant with with flowers ...

1 0 Lumpy Bracket

Lumpy Bracket

by Zlatan CelebicFerney-Voltaire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

The fruitbodies, also called brackets, are white to cream, with brown edge ...

1 0 Serin

Serin

by Zlatan CelebicAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Tromelin Island

Small (a bit smaller than sparrow) european finch, distinctive yellow ...

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 ...

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 Box Tree Moth

Box Tree Moth

by Zlatan CelebicAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Tromelin Island

Small moth (approx 2 to 2,5cm in body length) of the family Crambidae, with ...

1 0 10-spot ladybird

10-spot ladybird

by Zlatan CelebicAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Tromelin Island

Small lady-beetle, less than 1 cm in length. Brownish elytres with cream ...

2 0 Orange Tip

Orange Tip

by Zlatan CelebicAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Tromelin Island

Portrayed here male, easily recognised by these bright orange upper halves of ...

0 0 Creeping Buttercup

Creeping Buttercup

by Zlatan CelebicAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Tromelin Island

Growing in massif, and producing plenty of bright yellow and shiny small (2cm ...

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 Heart and Dart

Heart and Dart

by Zlatan CelebicAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Tromelin Island

All-brown moth with spots on forewings; about 3 to 4 cm in length.

1 1 Giant funnel

Giant funnel

by Zlatan CelebicAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Tromelin Island

A.k.a Giant leucopax or giant clitocybe, this is a saprobic species of fungus ...

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 ...

2 0 Turkey Tail

Turkey Tail

by Zlatan CelebicAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Tromelin Island

A small group of carpophores, some 3 to 10 cm large, semi-circular in shape. ...

4 5 Witches' Butter

Witches' Butter

by Zlatan CelebicAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Tromelin Island

Black (very black) lumps, some 1 to 4 cm in diameter, growing on the underside ...

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 Paper Wasp

Paper Wasp

by Zlatan CelebicAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Tromelin Island

Black and yellow social insect, with brown transparent wings and orange ...

0 0 Red Slug

Red Slug

by Zlatan CelebicVaud, Switzerland

Approximately 12 cm in length, this slug is reddish brown and sports a ...

2 1 Yellow-legged Zipper

Yellow-legged Zipper

by Zlatan CelebicÉchenevex, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

Tiny spider, really tiny - when moving, no bigger than 6-7 mm, 3-4mm in body ...

2 1 Four-spotted Moth

Four-spotted Moth

by Zlatan CelebicFerney-Voltaire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

A small mainly brown moth, some 15mm in length.

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, ...

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 ...

9 1 Spindle

Spindle

by Zlatan CelebicFerney-Voltaire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

A deciduous shrub, some 3-4m tall. In winter, when most of the forest is naked, ...

1 0 Black-headed Gull

Black-headed Gull

by Zlatan CelebicTalloires-Montmin, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Tromelin Island

Small gull from Laridae family. Here seen just entering its winter colors (pics ...

1 0 Small Tortoiseshell

Small Tortoiseshell

by Zlatan CelebicAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Tromelin Island

Medium sized butterfly (about 5 to 6 cm wingspan) with all orange appearance, ...

2 0 St John's wort

St John's wort

by Zlatan CelebicAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Tromelin Island

Herbaceous perennial, grown up to some 75cm, with numerous branches growing ...

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, ...

1 0 Fly honeysuckle

Fly honeysuckle

by Zlatan CelebicAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Tromelin Island

Deciduous shrub, up to some 3m in height. White flowers, later replaced by ...

1 0 Brown katydid

Brown katydid

by Zlatan CelebicAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Tromelin Island

It did look like a nymph of a katydid, but it is not - this katydid is a small ...

3 0 Forest Bug

Forest Bug

by Zlatan CelebicAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Tromelin Island

Some 15 mm long and flat shield-bug, predominantly bronze brown. It sports red ...

0 0 Mallard

Mallard

by Zlatan CelebicAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Tromelin Island

This was an interesting spotting, and I don't really know what to think of ...

0 0 Weeping Widow

Weeping Widow

by Zlatan CelebicAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Tromelin Island

Broadly convex, yellow-reddish cap surface radially streaked with yellow and ...

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