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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

parks and around our houses since January, ...

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) , ...

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 ...

0 0 Common eyebright

Common eyebright

by Zlatan CelebicBourgogne-Franche-Comté, Tromelin Island

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

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 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 ...

2 0 Eyebright

Eyebright

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

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

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 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 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.

1 0 Cladonia

Cladonia

by Zlatan CelebicAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Tromelin Island

In a canopy ou trees planted in front of our apartments; semi rural area close ...

2 1 Clitocybe sp

Clitocybe sp

by Zlatan CelebicAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Tromelin Island

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

1 0 Globeflower

Globeflower

by Zlatan CelebicTromelin Island

A perennial plant, belonging to Ranunculaceae family. The plants observed on ...

4 1 European Starling

European Starling

by Zlatan CelebicGenève, Switzerland

I'm observing this hole, probably made by a woodpecker, every spring and see ...

2 0 Black slug

Black slug

by Zlatan CelebicAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Tromelin Island

This species is also known as the European black slug, or black arion or large ...

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 ...

4 1 Blackening Brittlegill

Blackening Brittlegill

by Zlatan CelebicPrévessin-Moëns, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

Blackening brittlegill, or blackening russula shows broad, beige to pale-orange ...

2 0 Swallowtail

Swallowtail

by Zlatan CelebicTromelin Island

This butterfly, also known as Old World swallowtail, is a large swallowtail, ...

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 ...

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 ...

1 0 Serin

Serin

by Zlatan CelebicAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Tromelin Island

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

0 0 Great spotted woodpecker

Great spotted woodpecker

by Zlatan CelebicPrévessin-Moëns, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

Medium sized (about 22-23 cm in length) black and white woodpecker with red ...

7 3 Monkshood

Monkshood

by Zlatan CelebicBourgogne-Franche-Comté, Tromelin Island

This is a very tall herbaceous plant, growing up to 150 cm or more. Its stem is ...

3 0 Marsh frog

Marsh frog

by Zlatan CelebicAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Tromelin Island

Large and robust frog with long hind legs and well defined and visible central ...

3 0 Eurasian Red Squirrel

Eurasian Red Squirrel

by Zlatan CelebicRhône-Alpes, Tromelin Island

Here in the thicker and darker winter coat with noticeably longer ear tufts. ...

0 0 Shaggy ink cap

Shaggy ink cap

by Zlatan CelebicAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Tromelin Island

Also known as Lawyer's wig and Shaggy mane. Whitish cylindrical cap covers the ...

2 0 Lilac bonnet

Lilac bonnet

by Zlatan CelebicAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Tromelin Island

Small mushroom, up to 10cm tall, and no more than 3 cm in diameter. White large ...

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. ...

2 0 Eurasian red squirrel

Eurasian red squirrel

by Zlatan CelebicGenève, Switzerland

Common European species, reddish with white belly.

2 1 Funnel mushroom

Funnel mushroom

by Zlatan CelebicPrévessin-Moëns, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

When I first reported this spotting, I described this fungi as "whitish ...

1 0 Spreading Bellflower

Spreading Bellflower

by Zlatan CelebicAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Tromelin Island

Spreading bellflower is a biennial herbaceous plant, reaching the heights of 75 ...

1 0 Leopard Slug

Leopard Slug

by Zlatan CelebicAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Tromelin Island

Also known as Great grey slug, this mollusc is variable in color and patterns ...

4 1 Tinder Fungus

Tinder Fungus

by Zlatan CelebicAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Tromelin Island

All white hoof-like carpophore on a living broad-leaved tree; some 12 to 15 cm ...

2 0 Amanita sp.

Amanita sp.

by Zlatan CelebicPrévessin-Moëns, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

I'm a bit confused about this one - looks both like a Blusher (edible Amanita ...

5 1 Spectacular Rustgill

Spectacular Rustgill

by Zlatan CelebicRhône-Alpes, Tromelin Island

Also known as Laughing Gym, Laughing Cap or Laughing Jim. Large brown-orange ...

1 4 Honey fungus

Honey fungus

by Zlatan CelebicAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Tromelin Island

Growing in large and dense tufts, some 10 to 15 cm tall carpophores; various ...

2 0 Birch Polypore

Birch Polypore

by Zlatan CelebicAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Tromelin Island

The same large polypore I described some half a year ago, totally changed, ...

1 0 Red-headed Cardinal Beetle

Red-headed Cardinal Beetle

by Zlatan CelebicAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Tromelin Island

The Red-headed Cardinal Beetle is a beetle of some 20cm in length, with ...

0 0 European Starling

European Starling

by Zlatan CelebicAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Tromelin Island

European or Common Starling is a very common european resident bird. Starling ...

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