Yearly Archives: 2015


PhotoFriday 10: Common Sundew (Drosera rotundifolia)

Common Sundew (Drosera rotundifolia)   Did you know…… Sundew grows on poor soil and for nutrition she’s depended on other sources, being…insects. Therefore she uses two different kind of glands. One gland secretes a deliciously smelling mucilage, to lure them poor insects. As soon as the insect has landed, the […]

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40. The C-Factor: Goslings 2

What’s with these goslings, fox kits, lambs, kittens, ducklings, cubs and cygnets? How can they make us photographers do things, like lying down in the mud and voluntarily crawl through goose shit? Do they have some kind of supernatural powers..? Nope. They have what all baby animals have: The C(ute)-factor. […]


PhotoFriday 9: Levitating Lambs 1

Levitating Lambs   Did you know…… Before lambs turn into these totally boring sweaters on legs, called sheep… …they are utterly funny and totally nuts… ….and play hilarious games like ‘lamb stacking’ ‘sheep leaping’ and ‘levitating lamb’. >> Read more  


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PhotoFriday 8: Egyptian Goslings (Alopochen aegyptiaca)

Egyptian Goslings (Alopochen aegyptiaca)   Did you know…… Egyptian Goslings aren’t popular at all? But that the found a way to reverse this hostile tide…. …..with a highly effective and ruthlessly efficient weapon…? >> Read more  


PhotoFriday 7: Snake’s Head Fritillary 2

Snake’s Head Fritillary (Fritillaria meleagris)   Did you know…… The name Fritillaria comes from the Latin fritillus meaning dice-box, possibly referring to the chequered pattern on the flowers. It’s also called chess flower, snake’s head fritillary, snake’s head, frog-cup, guinea-hen flower, guinea flower, leper lily , Lazarus bell, chequered lily, chequered […]