Mating Long Jawed spiders


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During our walk in Nature reserve the ‘Riethoek’ (Reedcorner, Amsterdam Zuidoost), looking for small creepy crawlies for our ‘1000 species year’ project, we were just focusing on a Long Jawed Spider when this happened:

Morning Fountain Tale


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Early morning in Leiden, the Netherlands. A fountain on the Beestenmarkt. Low sunlight, and some pigeons. With a little fantasy, one doesn’t need much to make a fairytale 🙂 . Feel free to add your own version of the conversation 😉 .

Beestenmarkt in Leiden, the Netherlands

Fountain in morning light. Beestenmarkt in Leiden, the Netherlands

A few pigeons meet to take their morning shower
A few pigeons meet to take their morning shower

Good morning, how are you today?
Good morning, how are you today?

Pigeon in backlight near a city fountain
Looks like it’s going to be a fine day, don’t you think so?

Sparkling fountain water.
Aaaah, that’s nice and fresh!

Red-legged seriema on the pathway


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Red-legged seriema on the pathway
Red-legged seriema on the pathway

Also named crested cariama

Eyes of a sleepy white wolf


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Eyes of a sleepy white wolf
Eyes of a sleepy white wolf

Photo made in Artis Amsterdam zoo,  October 28, 2014

Morning Poetry – Canadean goose on the river Rurh


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Morning poetry - Canadian goose on the River Ruhr
Morning poetry – Canadian goose on the River Ruhr

Photo made in Germany, Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia – May 2014