2026-05-31 10:22:16
Bog excursion
The northern pre-Alps have vast areas of swamps, remnants from the melting glaciers after the last ice age. After draining 95% of these wetlands and peat bogs to create more arable land and pastures over the past 200-300 years, most of the remaining areas are protected now, with a rich, but fragile flora & fauna.
The frog in the third picture was in a group of five, all chilling in a small mud hole bearing the hot day (many of the smaller mud holes nearby were a…























