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0 0 Ibex

Ibex

by charlottePNeuchâtel, Switzerland

Dans le Jura Suisse

0 0 Spotting

Spotting

by Zlatan CelebicAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Tromelin Island

Small isolated whitish mushroom, grows alone. Light brown underneath.

1 0 Speckled Wood

Speckled Wood

by Zlatan CelebicRhône-Alpes, Tromelin Island

Brown wings with yellow spots, some of them filled concentric circles of black ...

5 4 Orache moth

Orache moth

by Zlatan CelebicRhône-Alpes, Tromelin Island

A moth of Noctuidae family with a wingspan of some 4 cm. Wings richly decorated ...

1 0 Viola calcarata/ Pensée des Alpes

Viola calcarata/ Pensée des Alpes

by DanielePralongBex, Vaud, Switzerland

A wild viola with generally purple flowers as here, sometimes yellow or white.

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

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.

1 0 Mycena sp

Mycena sp

by Zlatan CelebicAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Tromelin Island

Some 10 cm tall, and a bit over 2cm in diameter. Grows isolated, only one ...

0 0 Alpine thistle

Alpine thistle

by Zlatan CelebicAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Tromelin Island

This thistle was some 50cm tall, no spines on stems nor leaves. Inflorescences ...

0 0 Primrose

Primrose

by Zlatan CelebicAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Tromelin Island

Not a harsh winter around lake Leman and Upper

0 0 Small Tortoiseshell

Small Tortoiseshell

by Zlatan CelebicRhône-Alpes, Tromelin Island

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

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 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 ...

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 ...

1 0 Spotting

Spotting

by Zlatan CelebicAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Tromelin Island

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

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 0 Common crossbill

Common crossbill

by Zlatan CelebicMijoux, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

Also known as Red crossbill: male's general appearance is reddish (Ph No 1) , ...

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 Martagon Lily

Martagon Lily

by Zlatan CelebicAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Tromelin Island

A magnificent lily found all over Alps, ...

0 0 Carduus defloratus/Chardon decapité

Carduus defloratus/Chardon decapité

by DanielePralongBergün/Bravuogn, Graubünden - Grigioni - Grischun, Switzerland

This plant from the Asteraceae family measures from 10 to 90 cm and has a ...

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 ...

0 0 Spotting

Spotting

by Zlatan CelebicAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Tromelin Island

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

1 0 Crust fungi

Crust fungi

by Zlatan CelebicAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Tromelin Island

Leathery, almost lichen-like, crusts with irregular surface, various sizes - ...

5 1 Coral mushroom

Coral mushroom

by Zlatan CelebicAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Tromelin Island

Carpophores remind a coral, cream to yellow in color, up to 10cm in height.

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 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 ...

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 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 ...

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 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 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 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, ...

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 ...

1 0 Eurasian Blue Tit

Eurasian Blue Tit

by Zlatan CelebicAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Tromelin Island

Small passerine bird from a family Paridae, easily recognized by its ...

1 0 Long-spurred violet

Long-spurred violet

by Zlatan CelebicAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Tromelin Island

Also known as Mountain violet, this species is a herbaceous flowering perennial ...

0 0 Common buzzard

Common buzzard

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

Medium sized raptor, about 50cm in length, and extremely variable in ...

0 0 Great Yellow Gentian

Great Yellow Gentian

by Zlatan CelebicAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Tromelin Island

August. In Jura range and

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 ...

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 Austrian speedwell

Austrian speedwell

by Zlatan CelebicAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Tromelin Island

A summer flowering broadleaved herbaceous plant from family Plantaginaceae. ...

2 0 Marsh Frog

Marsh Frog

by Zlatan CelebicAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Tromelin Island

Large pond frog of variable colors, but with two lateral stripes on the back.

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 ...

2 0 Snakeshead

Snakeshead

by Zlatan CelebicAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Tromelin Island

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

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