Rapeseed fields

Greece in May

Coot on ice

Oystercatchers

Rapeseed fields

The rapeseed fields of Groningen are blooming abundantly this year. Of course you do need a brilliant blue sky if…

Greece in May

We just came back from a two week holiday in the Peloponnesos. Greece in May is so lovely. All the…

Oystercatchers

  Oystercatchers seen at Oterdummerpier, near Oterdum.  

Bateleur

Bateleurs with kill at Kruger National Park

This Bateleur landed on the road behind us. We turned around to make a few photos. This is a different bird, but a nice close-up of a juvenile Bateleur.

How to sleep in a tree

Chacma baboon sleeping in a tree, Kruger National Park

Always wanted to know how to sleep in a tree? This is how it’s done if you’re not a bird: Like birds, baboons also love to poop on cars. The effect is even more spectacular: baboon poo seriously smells like…

Diceros bicornis

Black rhino

The Black Rhino (Hook-lipped Rhinoceros) used to be the most numerous of the world’s rhino species. There are less than 5000 left in Africa today, which is 90% lower than three generations ago. So you can imagine how thrilled we were to…

Sealed with a kiss

Seal

Sealed with a kiss, originally uploaded by gwendolen. Just as we were about to depart from Vlieland, this seal popped up to wave us goodbye. Common seals were almost wiped out in the sixties, but they are doing remarkably well…

Greece in May

Poppies

We just came back from a two week holiday in the Peloponnesos. Greece in May is so lovely. All the trees & flowers are in bloom.