Travel Stories

Some days ago, I noticed barn swallows feeding their youngsters in our roof gutter. I decided to join them with my telelens and follow the feeding behaviour for some time. This was very interesting and I noticed several things. After a young got a meal, it often did a little …

In the past, Eagle owls were extinct in Belgium since early 20th century. In 1982 birds were released from breeding programs, and slowly started to repopulate the country in the following decades. Anno 2015 the Belgian population is thought to consist of 125-135 breeding pairs, …

Last weekend PJ, Eli and myself went to the Lorraine in northern France with our good friend Jean Marie to have another try for European wild cats. Because of the warm weather that had been predicted, meadows were to be cut, thereby attracting carnivores. We were hoping to …

Last week I got to spend some time in the French Jura. A region I had been keen on visiting for a long time. Mostly because I saw the films by Agnes George, who is a friend of my good friend Jean-Marie. Here is an example of what she filmed... CLICK HERE I never forgot these …

For most people, mice are rarely seen well. This also goes for house mice, which are usually observed as a brown lightning, flashing away in your garage. Some time ago, PJ and I spent two weekends photographing house mice. He had some extra on offer in his garage, so we caught …

This blog post will explain how the three of us found the Holy grail of European mammal watching, the Eurasian lynx, just last week on the border between Poland and Ukraine. The three of us being: PJ -Mister Lova Lova- D'hondt, here photographed whilst testing a camera trap Iwan …