Yearly Archives: 2015


barn swallow, brood, Hirundo rustica, juvenile, nestling
The Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica)   Did you know…… For a long time, swallows were believed to hibernate in holes in the ground or underwater, withdrawn in some kind of torpid state. Nowadays we know they migrate to warmer countries during wintertime.

Photofriday 4: Barn Swallow



Mute Swan Cygnus olor male showing off sunset pink water 1
The Mute Swan (Cygnus olor)   Did you know…… Mute swans often mate for life as a monogamous couple. They even raise the cygnets as a pair. Mute swans often use the same nest each year, restoring it if neceassairy.

PhotoFriday 3: Mute Swan



white rabbit bunny cute funny humour
European Rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus)   Did you know…… Male rabbits fight each other for the females. They can be very aggressive and competitors are often badly injured or even killed! Looks can be deceiving, isn’t it?!

PhotoFriday 2: European Rabbit


A Resting tree frog on a rusty leaf
The European Tree Frog (Hyla Arbora)   Did you know…… Tree frogs are wonderful barometers. Before a rain shower, they start croaking. So if you hear the tree frogs, you better unfold your umbrella!

PhotoFriday 1: Tree Frog


Roeselien Shop Fine Art 2
 1. If it Walks Like a Goose And it Talks Like a Goose…. As soon as this Army of Cuteness arrives, the most fanatical birder goes “awwwwwwww”. Bold loitering spontaneously share their sandwiches, a homeless worriedly counts whether they are as many as yesterday.   2. Interview by Bored Panda […]

38. Photography Bestof 2014



3
Roeselien Raimond, a Dutch nature photographer who takes especially warm and beautiful pictures of wild red foxes, shared some exclusive new winter fox photos with Bored Panda and talked to us about her work. Raimond (whom we’ve written about and spoken with before here) said that snow can be rare […]

37. 50 Shades Of White With A Touch Of Red: ...