Tag Archives: Nature

On the fly

Posted on August 28, 2014 by lembrechtsjonas

Ladies and gentlemen, this is your captain speaking. We welcome you aboard just another flight. I have been flying a lot this summer, and yesterday brought three more flights in a row. Brussels-Copenhagen, Copenhagen-Stockholm and Stockholm-Kiruna. Three more times the safety … Continue reading →

Posted in General, Sweden | Tagged Airplane, Clouds, Denmark, flying, Nature, Photography, Scandinavia, Summer, Travel | Leave a comment

Chasing Europe’s Big 5

Posted on August 26, 2014 by lembrechtsjonas

This is a guest post from Sofie Lembrechts, about a nature photography trip to Spain. While I am mainly a photographing ecologist, she had to become an ecological photographer in order to catch the big mammals of Europe with her camera. The … Continue reading →

Posted in Spain, Uncategorized | Tagged Bears, Big 5, Birds, Ecology, Europe, Mammals, Nature, Photography, Spain, Travel, Travelling, Wildlife | 2 Comments

Marshing on

Posted on August 25, 2014 by lembrechtsjonas

My playtime is limited on my international working trips. If I want to see a little bit of the environment, I have to be inventive and time-efficient. My forced visit to Philadelphia airport while waiting for a connection flight provided an … Continue reading →

Posted in USA | Tagged Airport, America, Birds, Coast, John Heinz, Marsh, Nature, Philadelphia, Photography, Plants, Refuge, Summer, Travel, USA, Wildlife | 4 Comments

Airport ecology

Posted on August 20, 2014 by lembrechtsjonas

I was happy that I could lay hands on a textbook on Urban Ecology with 50 percent reduction at the conference in California. This urban ecology is a big fascination of mine: with large portions of the earth surface changed into … Continue reading →

Posted in USA | Tagged Airport, Birds, butterfly, City, Ecology, Flowers, flying, Garden, Nature, Philadelphia, Travel, Traveling, Urban ecology, USA | 2 Comments

At the conference

Posted on August 12, 2014 by lembrechtsjonas

Trying to grab the full diversity of ecological research is like crossing Lake Tahoe without a boat. I brought this huge lake a short visit while on a break from the thousands of posters, presentations and working ecologists here at … Continue reading →

Posted in USA | Tagged California, Ecology, ESA2014, Lake Tahoe, Nature, PhD, Photography, Science, Sierra, Travel | 1 Comment

Hedgehog parade

Posted on August 5, 2014 by lembrechtsjonas

We have a real hedgehog invasion in the garden! A whole nest of tiny little hedgehogs is roaming over the terrace and sniffing around over the lawn. They even leave their hiding places during the day, brave and without any fear defying … Continue reading →