fisherman in fog
and now about wild garlic

and now about wild garlic

    I have several wild garlic plants on my plot. We already use it in our kitchen in April. In many places in the forests of Podlasie, this garlic grows in the wild in large areas. I believe that few know this plant and its useful properties. It is easy to grow. When...

welcome spring

welcome spring

    April was a chilly month. We do not have the welcome to spring until the beginning of May. In nature, there has been a spring awakening for a long time. There is little greenery, so it is not visible. Many birds have not yet returned from their wintering grounds....

a short spring trip to the forest

a short spring trip to the forest

   Spring this year is late and cold, we decided to take a short spring trip to the forest. It was cloudy. It is difficult to count on very good photos. This forest is famous for its great flowering areas of anemones. Before the leaves appear on the trees, anemones...

Studzieniczne lake and the cormorants

 

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We had short trek on Studzieniczne lake. The weather was admirable. Around calm, na the edges of the lake we had no one. There and here few fishers in the small boat. On the high pines about edge of the lake the colony of cormorants. I like a talk them in early morning.

Again new butterfly

My new butterfly small pearl-bordered fritillary (Boloria selene)  belongs to Genus: Boloria enough small and beautiful butterflies. It's second species in my collection from this Genus. These photos were taken in south of Podlasie.

My new butterfly

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This time I’ve managed to take common butterfly but not in my countryside. It’s Marbled White (Melanargia galathea).
The photo was taken on meadow where was mostly clover. I’ve met there more other butterflies. Because it was late afternoon light was poor but insects were enough quiet.

this beetle just have its ID

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When I myself don’t able to find name for my insect then post my photo on site treknature.com where my friends usually give me correct name. for this beetle I was seeking long time its ID and only on TN get the name.