
Leafless Iris, Romania
Rediscovered Wild Flora & Fauna of Europe
Europe is an interesting place when it comes to its flora and fauna. It is hard to tell, at least for someone like me who is not an expert in botany and biology, what’s endemic or what species have been introduced over time and adapted to the local environment, or possibly even overtaken what has been there before. And most of Europe is so built up that it is not an easy task to find undisturbed places where wildflowers grow and wildlife exists. Unless you live in a place like Romania where there are about 8,000 bears freely roaming around, not that I ever wish to meet one! But I suppose you just have to look closely (excluding the bears and wolves etc.) to find them, which can sometimes happen in the most unexpected places.
Blue Thistle | Crete | Greece
Purple Milk Thistle | Crete | Greece
Spiny Bears Breech | Crete | Greece
Purple Thistle | Crete | Greece
Mediterranean Wild Thyme with Bee | Crete | Greece
Red Veined Darter Dragonfly | Crete | Greece
Thirsty Hornet | Crete | Greece
Web in Pine Tree | Crete | Greece
Wild Geese | Germany
Mountain Bluet | Brasov | Romania
Bloody Geranium | Brasov | Romania
Wildflower | Brasov | Romania
"Flower" Pinetree | Brasov | Romania
Dandelion with bugs | Snagov | Romania
Butterfly with wings closed | Snagov | Romania
Butterfly with wings opened | Snagov | Romania
Colourful Bronze Beetle | Snagov | Romania
Rainbow-coloured Beetle | Snagov | Romania
Red Tulip | Bucharest | Romania
Red Peony with Honey Bee | Bucharest | Romania
Butterfly Collecting Nectar | Bucharest | Romania
Hoary Plantain with Bug | Brasov | Romania
Alpine Snowbell | Carpathian Mountains | Romania
Gas Plant Blossom | Brasov | Romania
Female Cone Norway Spruce | Carpathian Mountains | Romania
Leafless Iris Blossom | Brasov | Romania
European Green Lizard | Emerald Lake | Romania
Grass Snake Eating Frog | Emerald Lake | Romania
Wolfsbane | Balea Lake | Romania