Small skipper (Thymelicus sylvestris)  Map
Small skipper (Thymelicus sylvestris)

Nature photography

Selection of my best photos of the nature


Tufted duck (Aythya fuligula)
303
Tufted duck (Aythya fuligula)
Moor frog (Rana arvalis)
302
Moor frog (Rana arvalis)
Moor frog (Rana arvalis)
301
Moor frog (Rana arvalis)
Moor frog (Rana arvalis)
300
Moor frog (Rana arvalis)
Common wood pigeon (Columba palumbus)
299
Common wood pigeon (Columba palumbus)
Sparrows
298
Sparrows
Eurasian nuthatch (Sitta europaea)
297
Eurasian nuthatch (Sitta europaea)
Squirrel
296
Squirrel
Common vole (Microtus arvalis)
295
Common vole (Microtus arvalis)
European green woodpecker (Picus viridis)
294
European green woodpecker (Picus viridis)
Common moorhen (Gallinula chloropus)
293
Common moorhen (Gallinula chloropus)
Chamois (Rupicapra rupicapra)
292
Chamois (Rupicapra rupicapra)
Alpine chough (Pyrrhocorax graculus)
291
Alpine chough (Pyrrhocorax graculus)
Alpine chough (Pyrrhocorax graculus)
290
Alpine chough (Pyrrhocorax graculus)
Eurasian wren (Troglodytes troglodytes)
289
Eurasian wren (Troglodytes troglodytes)
European robin (Erithacus rubecula)
288
European robin (Erithacus rubecula)
Western conifer seed bug (Leptoglossus occidentalis)
287
Western conifer seed bug (Leptoglossus occidentalis)
Parasite wasp
286
Parasite wasp
Common kingfisher (Alcedo atthis)
285
Common kingfisher (Alcedo atthis)
Common kingfisher (Alcedo atthis)
284
Common kingfisher (Alcedo atthis)
Common kingfisher (Alcedo atthis)
283
Common kingfisher (Alcedo atthis)
Water rail (Rallus aquaticus)
282
Water rail (Rallus aquaticus)
Water rail (Rallus aquaticus)
281
Water rail (Rallus aquaticus)
Long-tailed tit (Aegithalos caudatus)
280
Long-tailed tit (Aegithalos caudatus)
Long-tailed tit (Aegithalos caudatus)
279
Long-tailed tit (Aegithalos caudatus)
Goldcrest (Regulus regulus)
278
Goldcrest (Regulus regulus)
Goldcrest (Regulus regulus)
277
Goldcrest (Regulus regulus)
Goldcrest (Regulus regulus)
276
Goldcrest (Regulus regulus)
Raven
275
Raven
Hooded crow (Corvus cornix)
274
Hooded crow (Corvus cornix)
Pigeon
273
Pigeon
Alpaca
272
Alpaca
Bull with cattle egrets
271
Bull with cattle egrets
Chrysolina fastuosa
270
Chrysolina fastuosa
Chrysolina fastuosa
269
Chrysolina fastuosa
Chrysolina fastuosa
268
Chrysolina fastuosa
Common buzzard (Buteo buteo)
267
Common buzzard (Buteo buteo)
Deer
266
Deer
Deer
265
Deer
Deer
264
Deer
Deer
263
Deer
Caspian tern (Hydroprogne caspia)
262
Caspian tern (Hydroprogne caspia)
Black-winged stilt (Himantopus himantopus)
261
Black-winged stilt (Himantopus himantopus)
Ruff (Calidris pugnax)
260
Ruff (Calidris pugnax)
Northern wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe)
259
Northern wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe)
Northern wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe)
258
Northern wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe)
Whinchat (Saxicola rubetra)
257
Whinchat (Saxicola rubetra)
Short-toed treecreeper (Certhia brachydactyla)
256
Short-toed treecreeper (Certhia brachydactyla)
Short-toed treecreeper (Certhia brachydactyla)
255
Short-toed treecreeper (Certhia brachydactyla)
Ash cicada (Cicada orni)
254
Ash cicada (Cicada orni)
Ash cicada (Cicada orni)
253
Ash cicada (Cicada orni)
Ash cicada (Cicada orni)
252
Ash cicada (Cicada orni)
Oriental hornet (Vespa orientalis)
251
Oriental hornet (Vespa orientalis)
Clouded border (Lomaspilis marginata)
250
Clouded border (Lomaspilis marginata)
Bee on the queen of the Alps flower
249
Bee on the queen of the Alps flower
Drone fly
248
Drone fly
Pine sawyer (Monochamus sutor)
247
Pine sawyer (Monochamus sutor)
Hoplia argentea
246
Hoplia argentea
European rose chafer (Cetonia aurata) on woolly thistle (Cirsium eriophorum)
245
European rose chafer (Cetonia aurata) on woolly thistle (Cirsium eriophorum)
Eurasian jay (Garrulus glandarius)
244
Eurasian jay (Garrulus glandarius)
Eurasian jay (Garrulus glandarius)
243
Eurasian jay (Garrulus glandarius)
Eurasian scops owl (Otus scops)
242
Eurasian scops owl (Otus scops)
Eurasian hoopoe (Upupa epops)
241
Eurasian hoopoe (Upupa epops)
Eurasian hoopoe (Upupa epops)
240
Eurasian hoopoe (Upupa epops)
Eurasian golden oriole (Oriolus oriolus)
239
Eurasian golden oriole (Oriolus oriolus)
Physoplexis comosa
238
Physoplexis comosa
Sand martin
237
Sand martin
Sand martin
236
Sand martin
Common raven raven (Corvus corax)
235
Common raven raven (Corvus corax)
Great spotted woodpecker (Dendrocopos major)
234
Great spotted woodpecker (Dendrocopos major)
Eurasian blackcap (Sylvia atricapilla)
233
Eurasian blackcap (Sylvia atricapilla)
Rhagium bifasciatum
232
Rhagium bifasciatum
Long-tailed tit (Aegithalos caudatus)
231
Long-tailed tit (Aegithalos caudatus)
European serin (Serinus serinus)
230
European serin (Serinus serinus)
European pond turtle (Emys orbicularis)
229
European pond turtle (Emys orbicularis)
Alpine snowbell (Soldanella alpina)
228
Alpine snowbell (Soldanella alpina)
Hooded vulture (Necrosyrtes monachus)
227
Hooded vulture (Necrosyrtes monachus)
Hamerkop (Scopus umbretta)
226
Hamerkop (Scopus umbretta)
African spoonbills (Platalea alba)
225
African spoonbills (Platalea alba)
Western cattle egret (Ardea ibis)
224
Western cattle egret (Ardea ibis)
Senegal thick-knee (Burhinus senegalensis)
223
Senegal thick-knee (Burhinus senegalensis)
African green bee-eater (Merops viridissimus)
222
African green bee-eater (Merops viridissimus)
Hildebrandt's starling (Lamprotornis hildebrandti)
221
Hildebrandt's starling (Lamprotornis hildebrandti)
Abyssinian roller (Coracias abyssinicus)
220
Abyssinian roller (Coracias abyssinicus)
African spoonbill (Platalea alba)
219
African spoonbill (Platalea alba)
Eurasian spoonbill (Platalea leucorodia)
218
Eurasian spoonbill (Platalea leucorodia)
African fish eagle (Icthyophaga vocifer)
217
African fish eagle (Icthyophaga vocifer)
Western cattle egret (Ardea ibis)
216
Western cattle egret (Ardea ibis)
Little stint (Calidris minuta)
215
Little stint (Calidris minuta)
Jumping spider
214
Jumping spider
Northern bald ibis
213
Northern bald ibis
Cormorant
212
Cormorant
Leafhopper
211
Leafhopper
Water droplet
210
Water droplet
Water droplet
209
Water droplet
Common firecrest (Regulus ignicapilla)
208
Common firecrest (Regulus ignicapilla)
Peacock feather
207
Peacock feather
Peacock (female)
206
Peacock (female)
Peacock
205
Peacock
Cat
204
Cat
Cat
203
Cat
Short-toed treecreeper (Certhia brachydactyla)
202
Short-toed treecreeper (Certhia brachydactyla)
Common buzzard (Buteo buteo)
201
Common buzzard (Buteo buteo)
European robin (Erithacus rubecula)
200
European robin (Erithacus rubecula)
Grey heron (Ardea cinerea)
199
Grey heron (Ardea cinerea)
Long-tailed tit (Aegithalos caudatus)
198
Long-tailed tit (Aegithalos caudatus)
Crow with a wallnut
197
Crow with a wallnut
Horror tree
196
Horror tree
Hawfinch (Coccothraustes coccothraustes)
195
Hawfinch (Coccothraustes coccothraustes)
Squirrel
194
Squirrel
Blue tit (Cyanistes caeruleus)
193
Blue tit (Cyanistes caeruleus)
Great tit (Parus major)
192
Great tit (Parus major)
Great tit (Parus major)
191
Great tit (Parus major)
Marsh tit (Poecile palustris)
190
Marsh tit (Poecile palustris)
Long-tailed tit (Aegithalos caudatus)
189
Long-tailed tit (Aegithalos caudatus)
Little egret (Egretta garzetta)
188
Little egret (Egretta garzetta)
Little egret (Egretta garzetta)
187
Little egret (Egretta garzetta)
Black redstart (Phoenicurus ochruros)
186
Black redstart (Phoenicurus ochruros)
Black redstart (Phoenicurus ochruros)
185
Black redstart (Phoenicurus ochruros)
Black redstart (Phoenicurus ochruros)
184
Black redstart (Phoenicurus ochruros)
Black redstart (Phoenicurus ochruros)
183
Black redstart (Phoenicurus ochruros)
Little cormorant (Microcarbo niger)
182
Little cormorant (Microcarbo niger)
European goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis)
181
European goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis)
Great crested grebe (Podiceps cristatus)
180
Great crested grebe (Podiceps cristatus)
Green stink bug
179
Green stink bug
Common stonechat (Saxicola torquatus)
178
Common stonechat (Saxicola torquatus)
Green leafhopper (Cicadella viridis)
177
Green leafhopper (Cicadella viridis)
European pied flycatcher (Ficedula hypoleuca)
176
European pied flycatcher (Ficedula hypoleuca)
Cat with a shortened ear
175
Cat with a shortened ear
Wasp with a reflection
174
Wasp with a reflection
Old World swallowtail (Papilio machaon)
173
Old World swallowtail (Papilio machaon)
Ash cicada (Cicada orni)
172
Ash cicada (Cicada orni)
Ash cicada (Cicada orni)
171
Ash cicada (Cicada orni)
Ash cicada (Cicada orni)
170
Ash cicada (Cicada orni)
Ash cicada (Cicada orni)
169
Ash cicada (Cicada orni)
White wagtail (Motacilla alba)
168
White wagtail (Motacilla alba)
Common merganser (Mergus merganser)
167
Common merganser (Mergus merganser)
Camargue horses
166
Camargue horses
Camargue horse
165
Camargue horse
Camargue horse
164
Camargue horse
Flamingo
163
Flamingo
Pied avocet (Recurvirostra avosetta)
162
Pied avocet (Recurvirostra avosetta)
Salin de Giraud - Bubbles
161
Salin de Giraud - Bubbles
Salin de Giraud - Bubbles
160
Salin de Giraud - Bubbles
Salin de Giraud
159
Salin de Giraud
Grasshopper
158
Grasshopper
Flamingo flying
157
Flamingo flying
Flamingo
156
Flamingo
Flamingo
155
Flamingo
Flamingo
154
Flamingo
Flamingos
153
Flamingos
Black-winged stilt (Himantopus himantopus)
152
Black-winged stilt (Himantopus himantopus)
Glossy ibis (Plegadis falcinellus)
151
Glossy ibis (Plegadis falcinellus)
Eurasian coot (Fulica atra)
150
Eurasian coot (Fulica atra)
Little egret
149
Little egret
Mallards biting
148
Mallards biting
Table and chairs
147
Table and chairs
Sunflower field - Sunset
146
Sunflower field - Sunset
Sunflower with a bee
145
Sunflower with a bee
Sunflower - Detail
144
Sunflower - Detail
Hycleus beetle
143
Hycleus beetle
Lavender fields
142
Lavender fields
Lavender fields
141
Lavender fields
Lavender fields - Sunrise
140
Lavender fields - Sunrise
Lavender fields - Sunset
139
Lavender fields - Sunset
Old World swallowtail (Papilio machaon)
138
Old World swallowtail (Papilio machaon)
White-legged damselfly (Platycnemis pennipes)
137
White-legged damselfly (Platycnemis pennipes)
Beautiful demoiselle (Calopteryx virgo)
136
Beautiful demoiselle (Calopteryx virgo)
Blackbird female
135
Blackbird female
White pigeon
134
White pigeon
European bee-eater (Merops apiaster)
133
European bee-eater (Merops apiaster)
Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis)
132
Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis)
Northern lapwing (Vanellus vanellus)
131
Northern lapwing (Vanellus vanellus)
European serin (Serinus serinus)
130
European serin (Serinus serinus)
Blackbird juvenile
129
Blackbird juvenile
Small skipper (Thymelicus sylvestris)
128
Small skipper (Thymelicus sylvestris)
Trichodes alvearius
127
Trichodes alvearius
Hooded crow (Corvus cornix)
126
Hooded crow (Corvus cornix)
Fieldfare (Turdus pilaris)
125
Fieldfare (Turdus pilaris)
Blackbird juvenile
124
Blackbird juvenile
Cat
123
Cat
Yellowhammer (Emberiza citrinella)
122
Yellowhammer (Emberiza citrinella)
European bison (Bison bonasus)
121
European bison (Bison bonasus)
European bison (Bison bonasus)
120
European bison (Bison bonasus)
Hooded crow (Corvus cornix)
119
Hooded crow (Corvus cornix)
Toad juvenile
118
Toad juvenile
Bee hive
117
Bee hive
Great crested grebe (Podiceps cristatus)
116
Great crested grebe (Podiceps cristatus)
European serin (Serinus serinus)
115
European serin (Serinus serinus)
Blackbird female
114
Blackbird female
Blackbird
113
Blackbird
Cornflower (Centaurea cyanus)
112
Cornflower (Centaurea cyanus)
Poppies and wheat
111
Poppies and wheat
Poppies
110
Poppies
Ladybug larva
109
Ladybug larva
Great reed warbler (Acrocephalus arundinaceus)
108
Great reed warbler (Acrocephalus arundinaceus)
Goose
107
Goose
Cucumber green spider (Araniella cucurbitina)
106
Cucumber green spider (Araniella cucurbitina)
Water lily
105
Water lily
Large wall brown (Lasiommata maera)
104
Large wall brown (Lasiommata maera)
European green lizard (Lacerta viridis)
103
European green lizard (Lacerta viridis)
Cream-spot tiger (Arctia villica)
102
Cream-spot tiger (Arctia villica)
Assassin bug (Rhynocoris iracundus)
101
Assassin bug (Rhynocoris iracundus)
Red-backed shrike (Lanius collurio)
100
Red-backed shrike (Lanius collurio)
European bee-eater (Merops apiaster)
99
European bee-eater (Merops apiaster)
European bee-eater (Merops apiaster)
98
European bee-eater (Merops apiaster)
European bee-eater (Merops apiaster)
97
European bee-eater (Merops apiaster)
Garganey (Spatula querquedula)
96
Garganey (Spatula querquedula)
Swan feather
95
Swan feather
Great crested grebe (Podiceps cristatus)
94
Great crested grebe (Podiceps cristatus)
Great crested grebe (Podiceps cristatus)
93
Great crested grebe (Podiceps cristatus)
Moth
92
Moth
Mallard juvenile
91
Mallard juvenile
Horse chestnut flower
90
Horse chestnut flower
Pigeon
89
Pigeon
Cricket nymph
88
Cricket nymph
Omophlus lepturoides
87
Omophlus lepturoides
Bee
86
Bee
Bee
85
Bee
European serin (Serinus serinus)
84
European serin (Serinus serinus)
Tulip
83
Tulip
Tulip
82
Tulip
Chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs)
81
Chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs)
Squirrel
80
Squirrel
Barn swallow (Hirundo rustica)
79
Barn swallow (Hirundo rustica)
White stork (Ciconia ciconia)
78
White stork (Ciconia ciconia)
Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis)
77
Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis)
Chrysolina fastuosa
76
Chrysolina fastuosa
Western capercaillie (Tetrao urogallus)
75
Western capercaillie (Tetrao urogallus)
Common starling (Sturnus vulgaris)
74
Common starling (Sturnus vulgaris)
Long-tailed tit (Aegithalos caudatus)
73
Long-tailed tit (Aegithalos caudatus)
Long-tailed tit (Aegithalos caudatus)
72
Long-tailed tit (Aegithalos caudatus)
Jumping spider
71
Jumping spider
Common starling (Sturnus vulgaris)
70
Common starling (Sturnus vulgaris)
Burying beetle (Nicrophorus)
69
Burying beetle (Nicrophorus)
Bumblebee
68
Bumblebee
Albino Fritillaria meleagris
67
Albino Fritillaria meleagris
Fritillaria meleagris
66
Fritillaria meleagris
Eurasian nuthatch (Sitta europaea)
65
Eurasian nuthatch (Sitta europaea)
Eurasian nuthatch (Sitta europaea)
64
Eurasian nuthatch (Sitta europaea)
Siamese cat
63
Siamese cat
Greengage flower
62
Greengage flower
European robin (Erithacus rubecula)
61
European robin (Erithacus rubecula)
Barnacle geese (Branta leucopsis) and swan
60
Barnacle geese (Branta leucopsis) and swan
Barnacle goose (Branta leucopsis)
59
Barnacle goose (Branta leucopsis)
Barnacle goose (Branta leucopsis)
58
Barnacle goose (Branta leucopsis)
Swan
57
Swan
Carolina duck (Aix sponsa)
56
Carolina duck (Aix sponsa)
Eastern chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes schweinfurthii)
55
Eastern chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes schweinfurthii)
Black-and-white-casqued hornbill (Bycanistes subcylindricus)
54
Black-and-white-casqued hornbill (Bycanistes subcylindricus)
Scadoxus multiflorus
53
Scadoxus multiflorus
Cotton
52
Cotton
Vervet monkey (Chlorocebus pygerythrus) with a baby
51
Vervet monkey (Chlorocebus pygerythrus) with a baby
Long-crested eagle (Lophaetus occipitalis)
50
Long-crested eagle (Lophaetus occipitalis)
Pied kingfisher (Ceryle rudis)
49
Pied kingfisher (Ceryle rudis)
African buffaloes
48
African buffaloes
Pied kingfisher (Ceryle rudis)
47
Pied kingfisher (Ceryle rudis)
Blue-cheeked bee-eater (Merops persicus)
46
Blue-cheeked bee-eater (Merops persicus)
Grey heron (Ardea cinerea)
45
Grey heron (Ardea cinerea)
Hadada ibis (Bostrychia hagedash)
44
Hadada ibis (Bostrychia hagedash)
Yellow-billed stork (Mycteria ibis)
43
Yellow-billed stork (Mycteria ibis)
Northern fiscal (Lanius humeralis)
42
Northern fiscal (Lanius humeralis)
African buffalo (Syncerus caffer)
41
African buffalo (Syncerus caffer)
Spur-winged lapwing (Vanellus spinosus)
40
Spur-winged lapwing (Vanellus spinosus)
Lion (Panthera leo)
39
Lion (Panthera leo)
Tortoise beetle
38
Tortoise beetle
Mountain gorilla (Gorilla beringei beringei) - Female
37
Mountain gorilla (Gorilla beringei beringei) - Female
Mountain gorilla (Gorilla beringei beringei) - Juvenile
36
Mountain gorilla (Gorilla beringei beringei) - Juvenile
tree (Erythrina abyssinica) - Flower
35
tree (Erythrina abyssinica) - Flower
Black-headed weaver (Ploceus melanocephalus)
34
Black-headed weaver (Ploceus melanocephalus)
Holub's golden weaver (Ploceus xanthops)
33
Holub's golden weaver (Ploceus xanthops)
Grey crowned cranes (Balearica regulorum)
32
Grey crowned cranes (Balearica regulorum)
Speckled mousebirds (Colius striatus)
31
Speckled mousebirds (Colius striatus)
Yellow-bellied sunbird (Cinnyris venustus)
30
Yellow-bellied sunbird (Cinnyris venustus)
Ice on a frozen lake
29
Ice on a frozen lake
Frozen lake
28
Frozen lake
European crested tit (Lophophanes cristatus)
27
European crested tit (Lophophanes cristatus)
Moth
26
Moth
Sunset
25
Sunset
Common kingfisher (Alcedo atthis)
24
Common kingfisher (Alcedo atthis)
Common kingfisher (Alcedo atthis)
23
Common kingfisher (Alcedo atthis)
Little egret (Egretta garzetta)
22
Little egret (Egretta garzetta)
Cat
21
Cat
Smoke tree Cotinus coggygria
20
Smoke tree Cotinus coggygria
Dragonflies
19
Dragonflies
Bee
18
Bee
Ladybug
17
Ladybug
Swan
16
Swan
Sunset
15
Sunset
Moon
14
Moon
Grasshopper
13
Grasshopper
Lightning strike
12
Lightning strike
Little egret (Egretta garzetta)
11
Little egret (Egretta garzetta)
Little egret (Egretta garzetta)
10
Little egret (Egretta garzetta)
Common sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos)
9
Common sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos)
Robber fly
8
Robber fly
Scorzonera rosea
7
Scorzonera rosea
Drone fly
6
Drone fly
Thistle
5
Thistle
Queen-of-the-alps (Eryngium alpinum)
4
Queen-of-the-alps (Eryngium alpinum)
Queen-of-the-alps (Eryngium alpinum)
3
Queen-of-the-alps (Eryngium alpinum)
Common merganser (Mergus merganser)
2
Common merganser (Mergus merganser)
Common merganser (Mergus merganser)
1
Common merganser (Mergus merganser)