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Translation tools I use

While I understand a few languages (French is my mother language, English and Spanish are OK, Portuguese or Italian I…

Cleaner 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…

A 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…

Cast picture slideshows to Chromecast

A Chromecast is a really funny little tool that will ease the connection of a basic TV set to a…

Walrus – Wrangel Island

I have a soft spot for these animals most people find ugly and wide-eyed. But despite their obese weight, they…

Killer whale – Wrangel Island

A beautiful killer whale spotted from the boat, while cruising far from the coast. Orca, or killer whale (Orcinus orca), orque,…

Polar bears of Wrangel Island

When you want to see polar bears in the wild, there is a name that keeps popping up: Wrangel Island.…

Snowy 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,…

Quantum 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.…

Ground 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…

Pika – Wrangel Island

Those little rodents are thought to be nearer to rabbits than to mice and rats. I have to admit that…

Breaching humpback whales – Wrangel Island

The whale whose song is so elaborate, the humpback whale, is the easiest to observe in the cold waters of…

Pelagic cormorant – Wrangel Island

Pelagic cormorant (Phalacrocorax pelagicus), Cormoran pélagique.Wrangel Island, Russia.August 2018.

Gray whales – Wrangel Island

Gray whales have been hunted to extermination in the Atlantic Ocean. But you can still find some in the Pacific…

Dunlin – Wrangel Island

Dunlin (Calidris alpina), bécasseau variable.Wrangel Island, Russia.August 2018.

Black-legged kittiwake – Wrangel Island

Kittiwakes always stay out at sea, and only approach coasts for breeding. There, in large colonies perched in high cliffs,…

Birth of sea horses

I never saw that before:

Arctic foxes aren’t white

Who would not admire the stunningly white fur of those arctic foxes you see in the BBC documentary films? But…

Artic flowers – Wrangel Island

Summer is a short season when plants need to hurry and flower.

Wrangel Island – Beluga whales

Belugas are not too difficult to find (much less than the elusive narwhal). But, like all whales, they are often…