While I understand a few languages (French is my mother language, English and Spanish are OK, Portuguese or Italian I…
Continue ReadingCleaner presentation for Roumazeilles.net
A cleaner template was long overdue for Roumazeilles.net. I also wanted the site to be easier to navigate with a…
Continue ReadingA TV decoder box comes to our house
Sometimes, you just think aloud about a technical possibility and one of the family members will jump and request an…
Continue ReadingCast picture slideshows to Chromecast
A Chromecast is a really funny little tool that will ease the connection of a basic TV set to a…
Continue ReadingWalrus – Wrangel Island
I have a soft spot for these animals most people find ugly and wide-eyed. But despite their obese weight, they…
Continue ReadingKiller whale – Wrangel Island
A beautiful killer whale spotted from the boat, while cruising far from the coast. Orca, or killer whale (Orcinus orca), orque,…
Continue ReadingPolar bears of Wrangel Island
When you want to see polar bears in the wild, there is a name that keeps popping up: Wrangel Island.…
Continue ReadingSnowy owl – Wrangel Island
A shy bird. Long distances. Somewhat insufficient light. A couple of nice shots. Snowy owl (Bubo scandiacus), Harfang des neiges.Wrangel Island,…
Continue ReadingQuantum computing, let’s reduce weirdness
This is true. When we hear about Quantum Computing, we hear a lot of noise and so few useful information.…
Continue ReadingGround squirrels – Wrangel Island
A few rodents from the Sciuridae family, very similar to tree squirrels and marmots. Ground squirrels (Sciuridae family), marmottins.Wrangel Island, Russia.August…
Continue ReadingPika – Wrangel Island
Those little rodents are thought to be nearer to rabbits than to mice and rats. I have to admit that…
Continue ReadingBreaching humpback whales – Wrangel Island
The whale whose song is so elaborate, the humpback whale, is the easiest to observe in the cold waters of…
Continue ReadingPelagic cormorant – Wrangel Island
Pelagic cormorant (Phalacrocorax pelagicus), Cormoran pélagique.Wrangel Island, Russia.August 2018.
Continue ReadingGray whales – Wrangel Island
Gray whales have been hunted to extermination in the Atlantic Ocean. But you can still find some in the Pacific…
Continue ReadingDunlin – Wrangel Island
Dunlin (Calidris alpina), bécasseau variable.Wrangel Island, Russia.August 2018.
Continue ReadingBlack-legged kittiwake – Wrangel Island
Kittiwakes always stay out at sea, and only approach coasts for breeding. There, in large colonies perched in high cliffs,…
Continue ReadingBirth of sea horses
I never saw that before:
Continue ReadingArctic foxes aren’t white
Who would not admire the stunningly white fur of those arctic foxes you see in the BBC documentary films? But…
Continue ReadingArtic flowers – Wrangel Island
Summer is a short season when plants need to hurry and flower.
Continue ReadingWrangel Island – Beluga whales
Belugas are not too difficult to find (much less than the elusive narwhal). But, like all whales, they are often…
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