Bios Photo 10/2023

Crested Tit (Lophophanes cristatus) feeding in flight, Ardennes, Belgium

Black tit (Periparus ater) on a lichen-covered branch in winter, Ardennes, Belgium

Twisted trunks of Common Hornbeam (Carpinus betulus) under the snow in winter, Ardennes, Belgium

Frost-covered Molinia (Molinia sp) and Willow (Salix sp) in a peat bog in winter, Hautes Fagnes, Ardennes, Belgium

Dead trees broken like aggressive birds face to face, symbolic spat, in the snow in winter, Ardennes, France

Durmast oak (Quercus petraea) under the snow in winter, Ardennes, Belgium

Tengmalm's owl (Aegolius funereus) emerging from a cavity in a dead tree, Finland

Red-backed shrike (Lanius collurio) male and female on a branch, Ardennes, Belgium

Grey Shrike (Lanius excubitor) on a spruce tree in a clearing in the morning mist, Fagne, Ardennes, Belgium

Red fox (Vulpes vulpes) two cubs dozing huddled together, Ardennes, Belgium

Red fox (Vulpes vulpes), cub at the foot of a giant tree in a beech forest, Ardennes, Belgium

Firecrest (Regulus ignicapilla) on ivy, Ardennes, Belgium

Black Redstart (Phoenicurus ochruros) and pink charcoal berries, bishop's cap, Ardennes, Belgium

Eurasian wild boar (Sus crofa), marcassins running in the forest, Ardennes, Belgium

Eurasian boar (Sus scrofa) portrait of a boar with its snout covered in snow, Ardennes, Belgium

Eurasian boar (Sus scrofa) portrait of a boar in a beech forest, Ardennes, Belgium

Eurasian wild boar (Sus scrofa), boar and hinds of Red Deer (Cervus elaphus) in the undergrowth of a beech forest, Ardennes, Belgium.

Chickweed-wintergreen (Trientalis europaea) flower on a carpet of polytric moss (Polytrichum sp), Ardennes, Belgium

Black grouse (Lyrurus tetrix) fights at dawn in a peat bog, Finland

European Greenfinch (Chloris chloris) on a branch and lichen in a winter snow shower

Woodland and crops, a field of rapeseed in flower, cereals and an agricultural lowland forest in spring, Famenne, Belgium

European Aspen (Populus tremula) alone in a forest in spring, Ardennes, Belgium

Woods and meadows, Purple Beech (Fagus sylvatica) on the edge in spring, Ardennes, Belgium

Pleasure park, mix of trees in spring, Ardennes, Belgium

Freedivers and Tiger shark (Galeocerdo cuvier), Mayotte

Mossy leaf-tail gecko (Uroplatus sikorae) on trunk, Lokobe reserve, Nosy be, Madagascar

Aerial view of Hendréma point to the north of the island of Mayotte in the Comoros archipelago.

Fisherman in a pirogue in the lagoon, Handréma, Mayotte

Blotched fantail ray (Taeniurops meyeni) and diver, a large stingray photographed at a depth of 65 metres with a trimix rebreather diver. Mayotte

Red-striped cleaner shrimp (Lysmata amboinensis) on Yellow-edged moray (Gymnothorax flavimarginatus) in reef, Mayotte

Nudibranch (Halgerda sp) mating at a depth of over 60 metres in the mesophotic zone, Mayotte

Islet of white sand bordered by the coral grooves that form the barrier reef, Mayotte

Crowned Coral Crab (Quadrella coronata) in a finger coral (Madracis hellana) at a depth of 75 metres. Mayotte

Spider crab (Chirostylus sp) from the twilight zone, Mayotte

Cowry devouring the polyps of a gorgonian under the gaze of tiny translucent shrimp at a depth of 70 metres. Mayotte

Broadbarred firefish (Pterois antennata) portrait of juvenile, Mayotte

Mussels and oysters on mangrove roots in Mayotte. Mussels and oysters are the only organisms able to attach themselves to the mangrove roots and branc...

Bioluminescent plankton under the Milky Way, on one of the many islets of white sand in the Mayotte lagoon.

Pointe Handréma, Mayotte

Islet of white sand in the north near the Choisil pass bordered by the coral grooves that form the barrier reef, Mayotte

Groove-like structures formed by corals in the lagoon, Mayotte

Hawksbill turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata) with all flippers extended, above the reef bordering the S-shaped channel in Mayotte.

Hawksbill turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata) on the reef north of the islet M'tsamboro. Mayotte

Cowtail Stingray (Pastinachus sephen) stirring the sand in search of food, attracting a shoal of fusilier fish (Caesio sp). Mayotte

Blotched fantail ray (Taeniurops meyeni) at a depth of 40 metres in the S channel. Mayotte

A cloud of Anthias fish circling around a splendid coral potato in the S-shaped channel. Mayotte

Vehicle set on fire on a country lane between a wheat field and an organic vineyard. Loir et Cher, France

Vehicle set on fire on a country lane between a wheat field and an organic vineyard. Loir et Cher, France

Vehicle set on fire on a country lane between a wheat field and an organic vineyard. Loir et Cher, France

Vehicle set on fire on a country lane between a wheat field and an organic vineyard. Loir et Cher, France