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General Subjects => Travel / Places to Visit => Topic started by: Yann on May 20, 2018, 09:47:16 PM

Title: Vallée du Viroin, south of Belgium
Post by: Yann on May 20, 2018, 09:47:16 PM: A 4h round trip and here we're in the beautiful region of Viroin, in the south of Belgium.

The weather was perfect to catch some insects, another sunny and very warm day.

Ophrys fuciflora
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Orchis maculata
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Neottia nidus-avis
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Ophrys insectifera
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Platanthera chlorantha
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Title: Re: Vallée du Viroin, south of Belgium
Post by: Yann on May 20, 2018, 10:00:13 PM: Centaurea jacea
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Himantoglossum hircinum
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Iphiclides podalirius (Flambé in french)
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Aquilegia vulgaris
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Aceras anthropophora
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Title: Re: Vallée du Viroin, south of Belgium
Post by: Maggi Young on May 21, 2018, 10:43:40 AM: I hope, Yann, that you will forgive me for adding the attachimg codes to your posts to allow your photos to bee seen enlarged on first viewing. :)
Title: Re: Vallée du Viroin, south of Belgium
Post by: Yann on May 21, 2018, 11:04:20 AM: No soucy Maggi, i'm preparing a new batch of photos. I think now almost everybody has dsl or fiber for the most lucky of us, so full loading should not be a problem.
Title: Re: Vallée du Viroin, south of Belgium
Post by: Yann on May 21, 2018, 11:10:39 AM: Potentilla intermedia
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Reseda lutea
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Silene nutans
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Viola arvensis
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Linum catharticum
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Title: Re: Vallée du Viroin, south of Belgium
Post by: Maggi Young on May 21, 2018, 11:25:44 AM: Thank you, Yann! It is great to see your photos - and the interesting places you visit.
Title: Re: Vallée du Viroin, south of Belgium
Post by: Gabriela on May 21, 2018, 06:45:48 PM: Very nice with a rich flora region Yann and beautiful pictures as usual.

I also prefer to see the pictures full size - thanks Maggi (saves the clicks to open the thumbn. ::)