Bios Photo 10/2023

Copper Demoiselle (Calopteryx haemorrhoidalis) male, wings closed on a leaf in spring, Gapeau riverain , near Hyères, Var, France

Lesser purple emperor orange shape (Apatura ilia clytie) in late spring, on the ground to absorb moisture in the sand at the edge of the Gapeau river,...

Western demoiselle (Calopteryx xanthostoma) male closed wings on a dry stem after capturing a small flying insect in spring, Ripisylve du Gapeau near...

Brown Argus (Aricia agestis) on a grass, wings open in spring, Countryside near Hyères, Var, France

Black ant (Lasius sp) carrying plant debris to the anthill in spring, country road near Hyères, Var, France

Slender-billed Gull (Chroicocephalus genei) taking off from an islet of a group of nesting gulls in spring, Salin des Pesquiers in Hyères, Var, France

Closed-winged Great-banded Grayling (Brintesia circe) foraging on an alfalfa flower in spring, along a country lane near Hyères, Var, France

Black-winged Stilt (Himantopus himantopus) Adult building its nest with plant debris on a small islet in spring, Vieux Salins à Hyères, Var, France

Anti-predator cage above a plover nest in the pebbles at the edge of an old pond in spring, Little terns brooding just a few meters away in this area...

Pied Avocet (Recurvirostra avosetta) with chick on a mudflat in spring, Vieux Salins à Hyères, Var, France

Landscape of the Vieux Salins de Hyères in spring, with a group of Greater Flamingos (Phoenicopterus roseus) and a hiking trail in the background, Var...

Common antlion (Myrmeleon formicarius) hanging from the tip of a rockrose leaf in spring, Maquis on a hill in the Maures massif near Hyères, Var, Fran...

Blister beetle (Mylabris variabilis) on a stem facing another in flight, spring, country road near Hyères, Var, France

Copper Demoiselle (Calopteryx haemorrhoidalis) Male, wings closed, on a leaf in early summer, Gapeau riverain near Hyères, Var, France

Southern swallowtail (Iphiclides podalirius) open wings on a butterfly tree (Buddleia davidii) in early summer, Country garden near Collobrières, Var,...

Landscape of the Maures massif in springtime, Collobrières hills, Var, France

Violet Dropwing (Trithemis annulata) Male lying in wait on a leaf in early summer, Gapeau riverain near Hyères, Var, France

Capture of a Robber fly (Asilidae sp) by a spider on a stem, in summer in an overgrown meadow near Hyères, Var, France

Capture of a Robber fly (Asilidae sp) by a spider on a stem, in summer in an overgrown meadow near Hyères, Var, France

Robber fly (Heteropogon sp) Pair in courtship before mating attempt in early summer, Female resting on a grass and male hovering, fallow meadow near H...

Keeled Skimmer (Orthetrum coerulescens) Male on a leaf in spring, Gapeau riverain, Hyères, Var, France

Black Cicada (Cicadatra atra) on a stem in early summer, Countryside near Hyères, Var, France

Flesh fly (Sarcophaga carnaria) Pair on a stem in early summer, Countryside near Hyères, Var, France

Grapevine phylloxera (Daktulosphaira vitifoliae) Oviposition on the top of a grapevine leaf in early summer, Vignoble du Toulois, Lorraine, France

Grapevine phylloxera (Daktulosphaira vitifoliae) Presence of an oviposition developing on the underside of a grapevine leaf in early summer, Vignoble...

Collared Forest Gecko (Gonatodes concinnatus) on a leaf, Ecuador

Drone view of the Amazon rainforest, Approuage River, French Guiana

Drone view of the Amazon rainforest, Approuage River, French Guiana

Drone view of the Amazon rainforest, French Guiana.

Drone view of a river jump, Camopi, French Guiana.

Drone view of a misty forest, Amazon, Régina, French Guiana

Drone view of an inselberg (rock savannah) in the Amazon, Régina, French Guiana

Masked treefrog (Smilisca phaeota), Chocó, Ecuador.

Yuruani Glassfrog (Hyalinobatrachium iaspidiense), French Guiana

Tukeit Hill Frog (Allophryne ruthveni), French Guiana

Indeterminate leafhopper (Orthoptera sp), Ecuador.

Cayenne stubfoot Toad (Atelopus flavescens) on a leaf, French Guiana.

Blue-thighed Rainfrog (Pristimantis crucifer) on a leaf, Mindo, Ecuador

Poison Dart Frog (Allobates femoralis) on a leaf, French Guiana.

Neotropical rattlesnake (Crotalus durissus) in a savannah, Kourou, French Guiana

Predation by a stray spider (Ctenidae sp) on a Lowland Tropical Bullfrog (Adenomera andreae), French Guiana.

Portrait of juvenile Emerald Tree Boa (Corallus caninus), SaŁl, French Guiana

Small molting lizard, Indeterminate Anole Lizard (Norops sp), Ecuador.

Hatching of a young turtle on a Guiana beach, Olive Ridley turtle (Lepidochelys olivacea), Rémire Montjoly, French Guiana.

Portrait of Roque Tree Frog (Hyloscirtus phyllognathus), Ecuador

Peruvian Climbing Salamander (Bolitoglossa peruviana) on a leaf, Ecuador

Portrait of Peruvian Climbing Salamander (Bolitoglossa peruviana) on a leaf, Ecuador

Andean Snail-Eater (Dipsas andiana), Mindo, Ecuador

Northern Eyelash-Boa (Trachyboa boulengeri), Chocó, Ecuador.

Sharp-nosed Toad (Rhinella dapsilis), Ecuador