In the snowy boreal forest
Even the snow seems to shiver from the great cold and falls in minute flakes, thickly packed. Noises come muffled and are lost in the distance in the boreal forest caught in the grip of [...]
Frost-flowers, Sibillini National Park
During my frequent wanderings in the Central Apennines, several times I have been able to observe a phenomenon whose nature and rarity I only now know: frost-flowers, peculiar dendritic formations that form on frozen water [...]
Outstretched wings, the bearded vulture
Seen from a distance, the bearded vulture's nearly three-meter wingspan disappears against the mighty profile of the mountain. The distance is considerable, but I can clearly make out the silhouette of the great vulture as [...]
Magic afterglow
At the lower elevations, under the blanket of low clouds, the landscape was gray and dreary. The ascent - one step after another on the well-known path -, did not portend anything exciting. Instead, once [...]
In the polar bear country, Svalbard
The small boat slows down, the engine is almost completely silent, the hull glides over the icy waters zigzagging without wavering between large and small ice islets. The bear - an imposing male - watches [...]
Howling wolves
They stood up and howled, several times and for a long time. Others responded from the opposite valley. They chased each other, playful. They raised sprays of snow, joy of life, freedom. They turned their [...]