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When my alarm went off around 5 am, I walked to the window, took a short peek and went back to bed. It was drab grey and no sign of a sunrise, so no need to be out early. I had planned to photograph Marsh Gentian (Gentiana pneumonanthe, Klokjesgentiaan) and being the plant they are, […]
Well, not really actually. It was a rather pleasant early morning when I arrived an hour before dawn at a local fen in the middle of a large patch of flowering heather. The day before had been a very wet one and temperature during the night had dropped enough for a foggy morning. There was […]
My third attempt with the foxes was even worse than the second. This time, I did not get to see anything remotely foxy. I had brought a portable hide instead of the camocloth to conceal my every movement. I guess they were just at another location for the morning. Another person told me the foxes […]
The titel refers to the debut album (1995) by Australian rockband Silverchair. Music I grew up with and recently ‘rediscovered’ and thus added to my iPod. Check ‘m out! I went back to the inquisitive little foxes, but this time they were smarter than I was. I had put out a little bait and waited […]
Over the years that I have been visiting the local fishing ponds, I have found a lot of proof for the presence of foxes (Vulpes vulpes, Vos). Tons of excrement, freshly killed ducks and even an unused den or two. People that, like me, regularly visit the place, often saw foxes on the trails between […]
Since our return from Africa, I had not been out with the camera. Instead, I spent the time to repair my floating hide, which had been at its intented destination for more than a year without being used and the winterfrost had made the adhesive crack. Last friday, I found myself down in the water […]