Tag Archives: Wildlife

Norway rocks!

Posted on July 14, 2015 by lembrechtsjonas

Norway is never just Norway. We had to revisit the magnificent views of the north in order to find back temperature sensors that we had left scattered through the mountains. It made for three days of walking, camping and working … Continue reading →

Posted in Norway | Tagged arctic, camping, Ecology, Hike, Hiking, Landscapes, Mountains, Nature, Nature photography, north, Norway, PhD, Rocks, Scandinavia, Stones, Wild, Wildlife | 8 Comments

Endless days

Posted on July 4, 2015 by lembrechtsjonas

We are back in Abisko again, the beautiful tiny little village in Northern Sweden, above the polar circle, where we will follow-up on our exciting experiments. Right before our arrival we arrived, skies started to clear after a period of rain, making … Continue reading →

Posted in Sweden | Tagged Abisko, Abroad, arctic, Ecology, Field ecology, Fieldwork, Flowers, Hiking, Mountains, Nature, Nature photography, PhD, Photography, Plants, Scandinavia, Spring, Subarctic, Sweden, Travel, Travelling, Wildlife | 8 Comments

The Antarctic feel

Posted on April 21, 2015 by lembrechtsjonas

Punta Arenas is the closest a big city gets to Antartica. The implications of that fact are nowhere felt better as on the top of the Cerro Mirador, the mountain overlooking the city. I have to admit the weather conditions in … Continue reading →

Posted in General | Tagged Antarctica, Chile, Extreme, Nature photography, Photography, Snow, South America, Subantarctic, Travel, Travelling, White, Wildlife, Winter | 3 Comments

From winter to autumn… to summer!

Posted on April 10, 2015 by lembrechtsjonas

You will remember the dreadfull weather conditions at our field sites from one week ago and this post. You might also recall the beautiful autumn that followed these 40 centimeters of fresh and beautiful snow (here). The weather kept improving, and temperatures kept … Continue reading →

Posted in Chile | Tagged Adventure, Animals, Birds, Chile, Ecology, Fieldwork, Gardens, Nature, Nature photography, Photography, Plants, Punta Arenas, Travel, Travelling, Wildlife | 3 Comments

I spy a little guy

Posted on April 5, 2015 by lembrechtsjonas

40 centimeters of snow. An angry wind that cuts through ten layers of clothes. Icy rain every two hours. The circumstances at the top of the mountains in Punta Arenas are far from ideal. And still, surprisingly, there was some … Continue reading →

Posted in Chile | Tagged Animals, Ecology, Fieldwork, Mammal, Mouse, Nature, Photography, Punta Arenas, Snow, South America, Travel, Wildlife, Winter | 5 Comments

Being generous pays off

Posted on February 14, 2015 by lembrechtsjonas

It is not difficult to make the birds happy. A little piece of bread, some cheese or an apple and they accept you as their generous god. It never fails to entertain how the little friends hop around through the shrubs … Continue reading →