Bios Photo 10/2023

Green tree frog (Hyla arborea) male on a Blackthorn (Prunus spinosa), Lorraine, France

Green tree frog (Hyla arborea) male on a Blackthorn (Prunus spinosa), Lorraine, France

Green tree frog (Hyla arborea) male on a Blackthorn (Prunus spinosa), Lorraine, France

Green tree frog (Hyla arborea) male on a Blackthorn (Prunus spinosa), Lorraine, France

Speckled salamander (Salamandra salamandra), Foręt de la Reine, Lorraine, France

Speckled salamander (Salamandra salamandra), Foręt de la Reine, Lorraine, France

Alpine Newt (Ichthyosaura alpestris) female in low angle in water, Lorraine, France

Great Crested Newt (Triturus cristatus) male in nuptial livery in water, Lorraine, France

Speckled salamander (Salamandra salamandra), Foręt de la Reine, Lorraine, France

Black woodpecker (Dryocopus martius), female black woodpecker looking for food in a dead tree, Loire Valley, France

The Loire at sunset in winter, Loire Valley, France

Alluvial meadow under the frost, winter landscape near Mesves sur Loire, Nièvre, France

Green woodpecker (Picus viridis) on a chestnut tree trunk, Loire Valley, France

Poplars in spring, Landscape of the Loire below Pouilly-sur-Loire, France

Black stork (Ciconia nigra) on a beach near Cosne-sur-Loire in mid July, Nièvre, France

Great Egret (Ardea alba) at dawn on an arm of the Loire near Cosne-sur-Loire, Nièvre, France

Flight of Common Cranes (Grus grus) in the countryside of Cosne-sur-Loire, at dawn when the cranes join the maize fields in mid-November, Nièvre, Fran...

Common Crane (Grus grus) in flight at dawn over the Loire River, late November, Nièvre, France

Colony of Common Cranes (Grus grus), crane dormitory on the Loire River in late November, Nièvre, France

Flight of Common Cranes (Grus grus) on a beach of the Loire at dawn, Nièvre, France

Common Cranes (Grus grus) on a beach of the Loire, Nièvre, France

Common Cranes (Grus grus) on a beach of the Loire, Nièvre, France

Common Crane (Grus grus) at dawn on a bank of the Loire, Nièvre, France

Green Woodpecker (Picus viridis) in flight over the Loire, mid April, Nièvre, France

Nightingale (Luscinia megarhynchos) singing in a meadow along the Loire River near Saint-Satur, Cher, France

Green Woodpecker (Picus viridis) flying from a dead tree trunk in mid April, Nièvre, France

Black-capped Warbler (Sylvia atricapilla) on a branch along the Loire, Nièvre, France

Pied Wagtail (Motacilla alba) on a stump by the Loire, Nièvre, France

European Serin (Serinus serinus) singing on a branch in an orchard, Nièvre, France

Whinchat (Saxicola rubetra) male posing in a rapeseed field, Nièvre, France

Ring-necked Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) in a meadow along the Loire in April, Nièvre, France

Montagu's Harrier (Circus pygargus), adult male taking off from a post, Campania, Italy

Blue Rock Thrush (Monticola solitarius), side view of an adult female perched on a rock, Campania, Italy

Blue Rock Thrush (Monticola solitarius), side view of an adult female perched on a rock, Campania, Italy

Eurasian Whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus), side view of an adult standing on the ground, Campania, Italy

Eurasian Whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus), side view of an adult standing in the water with opened wings, Campania, Italy

Northern Shoveler (Spatula clypeata), side view of an adult female in flight, Campania, Italy

Northern Shoveler (Spatula clypeata, side view of an adult male in the water, Campania, Italy

Pallid Harrier (Circus macrourus), adult male in flight seen from below, Campania, Italy

Wood Sandpiper (Tringa glareola), side view of an adult standing in the water, Campania, Italy

Wood Sandpiper (Tringa glareola), side view of an adult landing in the water, Campania, Italy

Red-footed Falcon (Falco vespertinus), front view of a 2nd cy male hovering, Campania, Italy

Red-footed Falcon (Falco vespertinus), front view of a 2nd cy male in flight, Campania, Italy

Red-footed Falcon (Falco vespertinus), side view of a 2nd cy male standing on the ground, Campania, Italy

Red-footed Falcon (Falco vespertinus), side view of a 2nd cy male in flight, Campania, Italy

Buff-tailed bumblebee (Bombus terrestris) on Pincushion (Scabiosa sp.) flower, Bouches-du-Rhone, France

Green Rose Chafer (Cetonia aurata) on Common hogweed (Heracleum sphondylium) flower head, Loire-Atlantique, France

Male Black Snipe fly (Chrysopilus cristatus) on Yellow Iris (Iris pseudacorus) flower, Loire-Atlantique, France

Glass-winged Dronefly (Eristalis similis) on California Poppy (Eschscholzia californica) flower, Gers, France

Meadow brown (Maniola jurtina), Gers, France