Marbled White (Melanargia galathea)
Early in the morning on the orchid meadow I discover a marbled white every few meters. Outside this meadow I have never seen these butterflies consciously before, but here they reliably appear every year. Thanks to the cloudy and rather cool morning it takes several hours until they finally thaw out and leave their sleeping places. I use this unusually long time to photograph them in many situations.
This picture is part of the category Close-Up & Macro.
Great spotted woodpecker (Dendrocopos major)
After a break of two years, I was lucky again to observe a family of great spotted woodpeckers. Nest photography is a critical task, because you consciously take the risk of disturbing the birds, which in the worst case could lead to a breeding stop. But the fact that I was able to observe countless feedings, take more than 900 photos and also some films in a single morning is a clear sign that I approached and behaved considerately under the camouflage cover.
This picture is part of the category Wildlife Wild.
'Wildlife Wild' shows pictures of animals living in the great outdoors.
Meadow brown (Maniola jurtina)
At the beginning of June the meadows are suddenly full of the Meadow Brown. Typically, however, they do not sit at the top of the grasses, which is why they are not as easy to spot as the Lycaenidae. I usually find them when I let my eyes wander over the meadows early in the morning, because in the backlight the slightly darker spots stick visually out of the grass.
This picture is part of the category Close-Up & Macro.
Gossamer-winged Butterfly (Lycaenidae)
If the sunlight performs the way you dreamed it would before you got up early, the day is automatically a success. This gossamer-winged butterfly presented itself in the tall grass shortly after sunrise while warming up for its start into the day.
This picture is part of the category Close-Up & Macro.
Gossamer-winged Butterfly (Lycaenidae)
Already a week ago I went to a meadow where I always met many butterflies. But at that time I did not find a single one. Afterwards I could imagine that it was because of the rather cool nights, which temporarily prevailed during the ice saints' days. So I went there again today and was not disappointed this time. Shortly after sunrise I discovered a lot of gossamer-winged butterflies that were recovering from the nightly numbness in the warm sunlight and left the night place shortly after.
This picture is part of the category Close-Up & Macro.
Path
Along the Jura Crest Trail I saw many impressive trees. Often they grew on exposed ridges and were shaped by the weather, most of them beeches. Other trees stood alone or in small groups on meadows and, like this one still waiting for spring, formed a beautiful landscape motif on their own.
This picture is part of the category Landscape.
Diamonds
Probably I take photos in black and white far too rarely. Here I tried it once again, because I had the feeling that the ice packs would stand out more intensively. The photo is already some years old, it is from my trip to Iceland.
This picture is part of the category Snowscape.
Mushroom in autumn forest
In autumn, the ground in the forests is covered with leaves fallen from trees. In between, however, there is still life and even fruiting organisms like the ones of the mushrooms. This individual has fought its way through the foliage and has thus come to light where it is warmed by the evening sun.
This picture is part of the category Close-Up & Macro.
Grey wagtail (Motacilla cinerea)
Beside the quite frequent white wagtail there is also the mountain wagtail in Switzerland, which occurs however some more rarely. It is mostly found on the gravelly banks of watercourses, and contrary to its name, also in the lowlands. While I was watching the kingfishers, I suddenly noticed that there was another bird near the water. Since it did not notice me under the camouflage cover, I was able to photograph it for a few minutes.
This picture is part of the category Wildlife Wild.
'Wildlife Wild' shows pictures of animals living in the great outdoors.
Mushroom in autumn forest
Autumn is the time of mushrooms. I spent a whole afternoon looking for a beautiful picture in the woods. There were more than enough fungi, but most of them grow in foliage or branches, so they can't be ideally shown on a photo. Fortunately, this small specimen grew a little exposed on an old tree trunk.
This picture is part of the category Close-Up & Macro.
