JungleDragon
  • Menu
  • Home
  • Photos
  • Species
  • Explore
  • Lists
  • Forum
  • Tags
  • Members
  • Upload
  • Search
  • Sign in

country flag of Exploring photos taken in Belgium

  • Map
  • Photos
  • Species
  • Parks
  • Videos
  • Members
    • Share
  • Popular
  • Newest
  • Oldest
  • Unidentified
    • Play
  • The common bluebell - Hyacinthoides non-scripta An impressive tree stands amongst the bluebells in a wood. Belgium,Bluebells,Common bluebell or English bluebell,Forest,Geotagged,Hallerbos,Hyacinthoides non-scripta
    The common bluebell - Hyacinthoides non-scripta
  • Rufous hornbill - Buceros hydrocorax Seen in Pairi Daiza, Sep 2016.
The Flat-helmeted Hornbill (Buceros hydrocorax) is a species of bird in the Bucerotidae family, endemic to the Philippines.

 Belgium,Buceros hydrocorax,Geotagged,Rufous hornbill,Summer
    Rufous hornbill - Buceros hydrocorax
  • White-crested Turaco portrait As of late I find the Turaco family to be the prettiest birds around. I was quite happy to see several species of them at the Antwerp zoo. Antwerpen,Tauraco leucolophus,White-crested Turaco
    White-crested Turaco portrait
  • Twins I love autumn such a beautiful colors and everywhere you look you can find mushrooms. Agaricales,Agaricomycetes,Agaricomycetidae,Amethyst Deceiver,Basidiomycota,Belgium,Fall,Fungi,Geotagged,Laccaria amethystina,Mushrooms,mushroom
    Twins
  • Clouded Buff - Diacrisia sannio A break in the middle of all the tropical spottings to add a few beauties seen in Belgium between last and this year :-) Belgium,Clouded buff,Diacrisia sannio,Geotagged,Spring
    Clouded Buff - Diacrisia sannio
  • Sphaeroderma testaceum - Copula  Alticinae,Belgium,Chrysomelida,Copulation,Geotagged,Sphaeroderma,Sphaeroderma testaceum
    Sphaeroderma testaceum - Copula
  • Hommelorchis - Ophrys fuciflora I was so happy when i found these...in the same area we can also see Ophrys apifera, Bee orchis, and quite some other orchid species but when I realized this was actually Ophrys fuciflora I was thrilled because it was my first time to find this one! Also called O. holoserica, apparently an incorrect name.
https://www.jungledragon.com/image/92367/hommelorchis_bounty-_ophrys_fuciflora.html Belgium,Geotagged,Ophrys fuciflora,Spring
    Hommelorchis - Ophrys fuciflora
  • Eurasian eagle-owl - Bubo bubo In January 2021 we had the good luck to be visited often in the trees near our house by this beautiful owl. Unfortunately after a moth or two he stopped showing up. At first we thought that he had moved on to a different area since they are very scarce in belgium and he seemed to be calling for a mate. Unfortunately a neighbor found out he had been found dead, poissoned probably when eating rats that ahd been eating poisson themselves. This is very unfortunate and makes me sad everyt ime I think about it. At least my husban was able to catch these beautiful shot to keep up his memory. Belgium,Bubo bubo,Eurasian eagle-owl,Geotagged,Winter
    Eurasian eagle-owl - Bubo bubo
  • Common Spotted-orchid - Dactylorhiza fuchsii Seen in June 2020 in Silsombos, Belgium. 
 Belgium,Common Spotted-orchid,Dactylorhiza fuchsii,Geotagged,Summer
    Common Spotted-orchid - Dactylorhiza fuchsii
  • Cuckoo Gold wasp -Chrysis subcoriacea I could not believe my eyes and my luck when I saw one day this beauty very interested in the creivices of one of our very rusty house windows! This happened in May 2019 and unfortunately I have not seen one alike ever since then but now I know they are around, in my area :-)

It looks like Chrysis subcoriacea based on the images in this article but please correct me if my current ID is wrong:
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/324532511_De_Nederlandse_en_Belgische_goudwespen_van_het_genus_Chrysis
https://vespa-g2n.jimdofree.com/chrysioidea/chrysididae/chrysis-subcoriacea/

https://www.jungledragon.com/image/125468/gold_wasp_-chrysis_subcoriacea.html Belgium,Chrysis subcoriacea,Cuckoo Wasp,Geotagged,Spring
    Cuckoo Gold wasp -Chrysis subcoriacea
  • Candle orchid - Arpophyllum giganteum Plantentuin, Meise.  Arpophyllum giganteum,Belgium,Candle Orchid,Geotagged,Spring
    Candle orchid - Arpophyllum giganteum
  • Sempervivum grandiflorum Plantentuin, Meise.  Belgium,Geotagged,Houseleek,Sempervivum grandiflorum,Spring
    Sempervivum grandiflorum
  • Pasque flower - Pulsatilla vulgaris KU Leuven botanical garden, Heverlee.  Belgium,Geotagged,Pasque flower,Pulsatilla vulgaris,Spring
    Pasque flower - Pulsatilla vulgaris
  • Giant anteater - Myrmecophaga tridactyla With baby.
Seen in Pairi Daiza, Sep 2016.

Interesting Fact for the Giant Anteater:
They have the lowest recorded body temperature of all mammals, only reaching 91F!/32.8C Belgium,Geotagged,Giant anteater,Myrmecophaga tridactyla,Summer
    Giant anteater - Myrmecophaga tridactyla
  • Equisetum arvense Roadside pastures, between St Joris-Weert and Nethen, Belgium. Belgium,Equisetum arvense,Field horsetail,Geotagged,Spring
    Equisetum arvense
  • Bee Orchid - Ophrys apifera Silsombos, June 2015.  Belgium,Geotagged,Ophrys apifera,Spring,ophrys api
    Bee Orchid - Ophrys apifera
  • Galah - Eolophus roseicapilla Seen in Pairi Daiza, Sep 2016.  Belgium,Eolophus roseicapilla,Galah,Geotagged,Summer
    Galah - Eolophus roseicapilla
  • Cuckoo bumblebee - Bombus campestris Lubbeek Belgium,Bombus campestris,Geotagged,Summer
    Cuckoo bumblebee - Bombus campestris
  • Nymphaea gigantea australiana Plantentuin, Meise.  Belgium,Geotagged,Nymphaea gigantea,Spring
    Nymphaea gigantea australiana
  • Common Houseleek - Sempervivum tectorum Gardens former gothic abbey Villers La Ville, July 2014. 
Traditionally used in treatment of ear infections, abcesses, sores and burns. Belgium,Common Houseleek,Geotagged,Sempervivum tectorum,Summer
    Common Houseleek - Sempervivum tectorum
  • European Peacock I made this photo on a sunny October day. I was following the butterfly for some time while it was flying from flower to flower, trying to get a decent shot. but the butterfly kept waving with  it's wings making it difficult to take a photo with the wings fully open. 
But suddenly a cloud came for the sun. Lacking the warmth of the sun the butterfly sat motionless on the flower with it's wings fully open. This allowed me to take this photo with the flash acting as replacement for the sun. Belgium,European Peacock,Geotagged,Inachis io
    European Peacock
  • Spanish/Moroccan Poppy - Papaver rupifragum var. atlanticum Plantentuin, Meise.    Belgium,Geotagged,Papaver rupifragum,Spring
    Spanish/Moroccan Poppy - Papaver rupifragum var. atlanticum
  • Coprinopsis picacea Meerdaalbos, Oct 2013.  Belgium,Coprinopsis picacea,Fall,Geotagged
    Coprinopsis picacea
  • Love-lies-bleeding - Amaranthus caudatus Gardens former gothic abbey Villers La Ville, Aug 2020.
Used for the treatment of various ailments such as diabetes mellitus, cancer, malaria, hypercholesterolemia, atherosclerosis, helminthic and bacterial infections, inflammation, hepatic diseases and cardiovascular complications. Amaranthus caudatus,Belgium,Geotagged,Love-lies-bleeding,Summer
    Love-lies-bleeding - Amaranthus caudatus
More photos.. (1,677 total)
Thank you for visiting About Terms Privacy Donate