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Mixed alpine forest, Jura Natural Reserve.
Light colored lichen, producing branches that divides into two or three. Grows ...
some 3,5 to 4 cm long caterpillar, mainly brownish, with three longitudinal ...
Seen mid March in a small urban setting at the basis of slopes of
Green hellebore is a perennial flowering plant in the buttercup family, ...
Small isolated whitish mushroom, grows alone. Light brown underneath.
Some 4 to 5 cm in wingspan, generally white-cream appearance with more or less ...
Probably Tachina fera - about 15mm long, with yellow-orange abdomen sporting ...
Brown wings with yellow spots, some of them filled concentric circles of black ...
Also known as garden or garden yellow loosestrife, this plant from Primulaceae ...
This thistle was some 50cm tall, no spines on stems nor leaves. Inflorescences ...
Not a harsh winter around lake Leman and Upper
Also known as Red crossbill: male's general appearance is reddish (Ph No 1) , ...
This sage, a member of Lamiaceae family, is an herbaceous perennial some 1,20m ...
Bright colored predatory Soldier beetle, red and black, some 15mm in length. ...
Dense spikes of soft pink flowers rise from June to early autumn above ...
Medium sized butterfly (about 5 to 6 cm wingspan) with all orange appearance, ...
Eyebright or Eyewort, also known by synonym Euphrasia officinalis, is partly ...
Small and delicate mushroom, between 1 and 1,5 cm in diameter.
Some 10 cm tall, and a bit over 2cm in diameter. Grows isolated, only one ...
Medium sized butterfly (about 5 to 6 cm wingspan) with all orange appearance. ...
A moth of Noctuidae family with a wingspan of some 4 cm. Wings richly decorated ...
Tiny bright yellow-orange carpophores, 0,2 - 0,3 cm in diameter; appear ...
Soe 1m to 1,20m tall plant in family Rosaceae, with burnt-like compact and ...
Probably Donacia vulgaris, common leaf beetle of Europe; with aquatic larvae. ...
Brown-yellowish dragonfly with massive body, some 5 cm in length, 7 to 8 in ...
Hardy and tall (about 120 to 130 cm approx) herbaceous plant; at this stage ...
The adult male of this diving duck is unmistakable (all photos). It has a black ...
Medium sized (about 30 cm tall) perennial flowering plant with with flowers ...
Also known as Dwarf Carline or Silver thistle, this is a perennial flowering ...
Eyebright or Eyewort, also known by synonym Euphrasia officinalis, is partly ...
Large and all black passerine bird, 60 to 65 cm in length, over 120 cm in ...
Medium sized and slender duck, some 50cm in length. Breeding male predominantly ...
Large white headed gull, with white body and light grey wing covers and back, ...
The Solomon's seal is a perennial flowering plant from the Asparagaceae family, ...
It did look like a nymph of a katydid, but it is not - this katydid is a small ...
Pictured here is male, distinguished by azure-blue and black coloration. They ...
A magnificent lily found all over Alps, easily recognized by those gorgeous ...
The Large Skipper, of an orange-brown general appearance, is a butterfly of the ...
A rather small corvid (approx 35cm in length) but a medium sized bird. Appears ...
Approximately 12 cm in length, this slug is reddish brown and sports a ...
A wild viola with generally purple flowers as here, sometimes yellow or white.