Showing posts with label Fauna. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Fauna. Show all posts

Pyrenees

February 05, 2026

The marmot, native to the Alps, was reintroduced to the Pyrenees in 1948. It prefers sunny meadows between 1,000 and 2,000 meters in altitude. It delights tourists with its playful antics and the carefree games of the marmot pups in the flowery meadows. These sociable and curious rodents spend their days feeding, playing and basking in the sun. Easily recognizable by their stocky silhouette, their distinctive coat ranging from gray-brown to reddish but especially by their high-pitched scream, marmots find a safe habitat in the heights.

RR: 10 Countries RTR (20)
Date: Jan 24

Moose

March 13, 2025

A moose survives a long winter by eating only twigs. Havan and mountain ash are the best, but the diet also includes young pines, even junipers.

RR: March Alternative RR
Date: March 5

Helix pomatia

September 23, 2024

Helix pomatia, known as the Roman snail, Burgundy snail, or escargot, a land snail native to Europe.
RR: RR Francophone
Date: August 29

Lüneburger Heide

August 09, 2019

Lüneburg Heath is a large area of heath, geest, and woodland in the northeastern part of the state of Lower Saxony in northern Germany. It forms part of the hinterland for the cities of Hamburg, Hanover and Bremen and is named after the town of Lüneburg. Most of the area is a nature reserve.

Distance: 439 km
Travel time: 3 days

From Drenthe

August 07, 2012

A card from Drenthe, a province of the Netherlands, located in the north-east of the country. I'm guessing the card is showing some views of the museum village in Orvelte.

Distance: 253 km (157 miles)
Travel time: 8 days

Great Crested Grebe

July 19, 2012

Fauna from Finland! The great crested grebe (Podiceps cristatus) is the most common grebe in Finland, where nesting populations have significantly increased over the past few decades. It is a full diving species, catching small fish at the edge of the water in inland lakes and sea bays.

Distance: 1,897 km (1,179 miles)
Travel time: 5 days

Lipica

April 23, 2012

A card from Lipica, a village in Slovenia close to the border with Italy. It's one of the main tourist centers of the Slovenia's Karst region and the origin of the Lipizzaner horses.

Distance: 933 km (580 miles)
Travel time: 12 days

Reindeers from Finland

November 05, 2011

This card with reindeers (Rangifer tarandus) was sent to me from Nokia, Finland. This Reindeer in finish is called 'Poro'. Nokia is a town and a municipality on the banks of the Nokianvirta River (Kokemäenjoki) in the region of Pirkanmaa (West-Finland)

Distance: 1,630 km (1,013 miles)
Travel time: 4 days