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	401 (1 photos) Det Kongelige Teater 2021-11-19 Kgs. Nytorv, Copenhagen, Denmark The original and oldest stage of the Royal Danish Theater, 1872-74.
	403 (5 photos) Fandens Hul 2022-06-18 Teglstrup Hegn, Sjælland, Denmark An extraordinary place. An overgrown forest lake or bog with floating vegetation around the water opening. Acid water makes it an interesting habitat for several plants and especially dragonflies. This is the only place in Denmark to find the declining Sedgling, a small damselfly.
	35 (2 photos) Agua Azul 2007-10-15 Agua Azul, Chiapas, Mexico After periods with rain the water is powerful and fast running. And the rain water brings with it a lot of sediments and therefore the water loses its natural blue color.
	262 (7 photos) Agave landscape 2017-10-07 Amatitán, Jalisco, Mexico The landscape north of Amatitlán. The extinct volcano in the background is the Tequila volcano named after the small village, Tequila, lying at its foot. And which has given name to the famous drink, exactly being produced in this part of the world. The Tequila heartland.
	73 (3 photos) Aquismón 2009-09-17 Aquismón, Huasteca, Slp, Mexico Views from above the village. Further up the mountains is where you find the famous and very fascinating El Sótano de las Golondrinas.
	37 (2 photos) Boca del Cielo 2007-10-13 Boca del Cielo, Chiapas, Mexico A small village on the Pacific coast. Not much happens here, but it is a good spot for resting terns.
	39 (2 photos) Cañon de Sumidero 2007-10-12 Cañon Sumidero, Chiapas, Mexico A deceptional view on a foggy morning, hiding the 1200 meters free fall viewed from the lookout at the top-end of the road.
	223 (4 photos) Calakmul ruins 2013-11-29 Calakmul, Cam, Mexico Mark climbing pyramid 2. 45 meters tall. Absolutely the most interesting ruin complex in all of Mexico with the undisturbed jungle forest as long as the eye can reach. Yucat
	55 (1 photos) Sunset 2009-01-23 Campos el Molino, Aguascalientes (agu), Mexico Glowing sunset.
	56 (1 photos) Donkey at work 2009-03-20 Campos el Molino, Aguascalientes (agu), Mexico Donkey cart in backlight.
	300 (2 photos) The Moon 2019-03-20 Cd. Guzmán, Jalisco, Mexico The Super Worm Moon. Equinox and perigee at the same time. Equinox means that day and night are the same length. Spring has arrived! Perigee means the shortest distance between the earth and the moon in the year cycle. Worm refers to the soil activity of these creatures as the thaw sets in.
	332 (1 videos) Forest fires in Jalisco 2019-05-10 Cd. Guzmán, Jalisco, Mexico The landscape is very dry now, and spontaneous or intended fires are emerging in many places, as here on the volcano Nevado de Colima and adjacent hills. Most are away from human activities, and are probably left to die out by natural causes. The smoke effect, however, is substantial and schools and the university in Cd. Guzm
	118 (3 photos) Cerro del muerto 2009-10-16 Cerro del muerto, Ags, Mexico View towards presa Rodriguez and cerro Guajolote. Photo 2 same view towards presa Rodriguez, just from higher above. Photo 3 view toward the west. On this side of the mountain the vegetation always is greener than on the eastern side.
	206 (1 photos) Cerro del muerto 2012-11-13 Cerro del muerto, Ags, Mexico Classical landmark for Aguascalientes. Mountain of the dead. The silhouette should be obvious.
	40 (2 photos) Cerro del Muerto 2008-10-27 Cerro del muerto, Aguascalientes (agu), Mexico View towards the plane central part of Aguascalientes with Jalisco in the distance.
	121 (2 photos) Cerro Guajolote 2009-07-06 Cerro Guajolote, Aguascalientes (agu), Mexico View from the plateau north of presa Rodriguez with cerro del muerto in the background.
	259 (12 photos) Chimo 2017-09-17 Chimo, Cabo Corrientes, Jalisco, Mexico Very far out along the coast of Bah
	260 (2 photos) Chacala landscape, El Tuito 2017-09-17 Close to Chacala, Cabo Corrientes, Mexico The whole area west of the El Tuito highway from Puerto Vallarta southward is one big locality consisting of green hills - thorn forest, low jungle vegetation. Much is still intact due to the difficult terrain, but there are also many open parties where micro farming, especially cattle, has taken over. However, birding wise there is undoubtedly much to discover still in this precious region.
	152 (1 photos) Volcán de Fuego 2012-02-10 Colima city, Col, Mexico It didn't stay for long. Less than a day. Nevado de Colima, lying behind out of sight, with its higher altitude has been much more resitent toward the elements when first the snow was there. I took the picture from where I live en the center of Colima. The distance is about 30 kilometers.
	148 (2 photos) Home in Colima 2012-02-14 Colima City, Col, Mexico Here I live in the moment of writing on the first floor. An unusually hot experience.
	151 (1 photos) Colima River 2012-02-11 Colima City, Colima (col), Mexico The river little further down compared to picture 150.
	150 (1 photos) Colima River 2012-02-14 Colima City, Colima (col), Mexico The river where I live.Not the most beautiful stretch in that direction, but the other way you find 200 meters with more vegetation, and it is pretty nice. The water flows all the year, providing a good base for the plenty birdlife and the squirrels. For example, you easily see the Snowy Egret trying its luck in the middle of the river.
	228 (2 photos) Cozumel harbor 2013-11-26 Cozumel harbor, Quintana Roo (roo), Mexico A waiting-in-harbor photo with Lori walking in the shadow. Yucat
	42 (2 photos) Cozumel Island 2009-04-27 Cozumel Island, Quintana Roo (roo), Mexico East coast of the island. Desolated and wonderful!
	340 (2 photos) View from the Altitle cave 2019-06-28 Cueva Altitle near La Huerta, Jalisco, Mexico After the wet season has started the landscapes slowly transform, but still some way to go before it is all green.
	341 (1 photos) Dynamite holes 2019-06-28 Cueva Altitle near La Huerta, Jalisco, Mexico The cave is located near an active marble quarry.
	342 (1 photos) Cave entrance, Altitle 2019-06-28 Cueva Altitle near La Huerta, Jalisco, Mexico Another modest-looking cave entrance, but inside the system continued for a length of 3 kilometers, and perhaps for the same reason this is one of the richest caves in Jalisco in terms of bat numbers. A study in 2017 estimated that some 80000 animals, of 8 different species, were using the cave.
	346 (5 photos) Nils Bouillard on a Big Bat Year 2019-06-27 Cueva Tampumacchay, Los Ortices, Colima, Mexico Nils Bouillard and local guy from Los Ortices. A difficult cave to find, 10 km south of Colima City, why we asked for help to get there. The caves, because there were two different entrances, apparently connected underground but we didn't go deep enough to explore this.
	145 (1 photos) El Fuerte, Sinaloa 2010-11-02 El Fuerte, Sin, Mexico View from hotel R
	146 (1 photos) El Fuerte, Sinaloa 2010-11-02 El Fuerte, Sin, Mexico An Osprey enjoying the quite morning, while man kneels in his most humble respect and true delight to be able to perceive such beauty.
	141 (1 photos) El Sótano de las Golondrinas 2009-09-16 El Sótano de las Golondrinas, Huasteca, San Luis Potosí (slp), Mexico Read the article about this incredible place elsewhere on the site.
	176 (1 photos) Estero Palo Verde 2012-05-19 Estero Palo Verde - Tortugario, Cuyutlán, Colima (col), Mexico Mangrove leaves in water.
	177 (1 photos) Estero Palo Verde 2012-05-19 Estero Palo Verde - Tortugario, Cuyutlán, Colima (col), Mexico One of several workers who are both responsible for the turtles as well as the boat rides.
	178 (1 photos) Termites nest 2012-05-19 Estero Palo Verde - Tortugario, Cuyutlán, Colima (col), Mexico Termite nest. Common in general, but especially here in the mangrove. At other places some of the nest are taken over by parakeets, but normally they just are.
	179 (3 photos) Through the mangrove 2012-05-19 Estero Palo Verde - Tortugario, Cuyutlán, Colima (col), Mexico Mangrove scenario. The boardwalk through the mangrove leading to the observation spot. At this place the white mangrove is more common than the red which has the classic mangrove roots. The white looks more like normal trees with one solid trunk, and that is because it normally lives at a higher elevation than the other types of mangrove, and therefore do not need to protect itself from salt water and tidal flooding.
	183 (1 photos) Estero Palo Verde 2012-05-19 Estero Palo Verde - Tortugario, Cuyutlán, Colima (col), Mexico The fishermen often work like this wading through the shallow water of the lagoon, even though there are crocodiles. The American Crocodile can reach a length of about 5-6 meters, and even though individuals that big are rare they do exist, I expect? I have to ask what goes on in their heads. Hopefully before a croc finds out the fleshy way...
	158 (1 photos) Ex-Hacienda Nogueras 2012-02-19 Ex-Hacienda Nogueras, Comala, Colima (col), Mexico The garden of the hacienda which now belongs to the University of Colima and works as faculty. Disciplines related to the environment. The garden is open to the public and is run based on an organic growth philosophy. One of the most idyllic places in Colima and absolutely worth a visit.
	261 (12 photos) The dam at Amatitán 2017-10-07 Grande Río Santiago at Presa Santa Rosa, Jalisco, Mexico One of the many dams along the river.
	57 (1 photos) Tabasco sunset 2007-10-19 Highway 186, Tabasco (tab), Mexico Almost like a danish summer sunset.
	61 (1 photos) Urban oasis 2007-10-30 Jardín Botánico de UNAM, Ciudad de México (cdmx), Mexico At the back-end of the park you find wild patches with beautiful natural colors.
	58 (1 photos) Lago Sontecumapan 2007-10-20 Lago Sontecumapan, Los Tuxtlas, Veracruz (ver), Mexico Boat trip on Sontecumapan. Nice trip up a few rivers, but on the way back the sky opened fully and an immense shower started pouring, something that apparently is unavoidable in Los Tuxtlas in the rainy season.
	159 (2 photos) Laguna la María 2012-02-15 Laguna la Maria, Comala, Colima (col), Mexico The lake is lying inside the old crater and the rich vegetation reaches the shores.
	407 (2 photos) Laguna Zapotlán 2020-02-12 Laguna Zapotlán (Ciudad Guzmán), Jalisco, Mexico One of my favorite places to go birding in MY Mexico. And this afternoon it suddenly exploded with the sky opening up to worlds that lie way beyond what we humans can ever aspire to. Only dreaming...
	368 (1 photos) Volcán Popocatépetl 2019-11-28 Morelos (Mor), Mexico The famous volcano southeast of Mexico City. Still alive with the fresh ashes covering the top.
	402 (1 photos) The sky on fire 2019-12-24 Nevado de Colima, Jalisco, Mexico An intense fire-like glove filled the sky this afternoon. As a mirror reflecting the real fires that often lid up the sky in the dry season. Forest fires. Mostly sparked with intention by scrupulous farmers wanting to have a bigger piece of the pie than what a balanced nature can handle.
	147 (1 photos) Ex-hacienda Nogueras 2012-02-19 Nogueras, Comala, Col, Mexico Propiedad de la Universidad de Colima, y abierto para el p
	45 (1 photos) Palizada road 2007-10-18 Palizada road, Campeche (cam), Mexico Along the 50 km road towards Palizada you find many lushful and wet spots, and many birds!
	184 (14 photos) Parque Ecológio La Campana 2012-05-22 Parque Ecológico La Campana, Colima, Col, Mexico 1 - A characterless scrubland but home to many birds, especially during the winter months. 2 - Water tank. 3 - Someone is using the area to feed his cows and horses. A practice that will continue after the park becomes official? 4 - The water flows well from the tank. 5 - It doesn't look much but this green patch and the surroundings below the water tank has proven very good for buntings and sparrows. 6 - Below the water tank. 7 - Dry seed pod from the Guamuchil tree which is very common in the area and very popular among the birds. 8 - The nature type is dry thorn forest! 9 - A young Parota, Elephant-ear, Here with two broken branches which is a problem. The local people are collecting firewood in the area with the result that many smaller tree have already been cut down. It is therefore important to adquire the area soon before more damage is done. 10 - La Campana is the name of the ruins lying at the edge of the area, and as you can percibe there are ruins inside the area that have still not been excavated. What will be the future of these ruins when the area will become a natural park? 11 - Beautiful tree! 12 - Here in May before the rain sets in the vegetation is very dry 13 - Cattle fence as you see them in Mexico. Here with a very narrow opening making it a problem for large people to join the party. 14 - A flame colored jewel among dry spring ruins. Name?
	367 (1 photos) Raptor Rehab station 2019-11-28 Parque Ecológico Macuiltépetl, Xalapa, Veracruz (Ver), Mexico Always depressing to see proud animals tied up like this, even though they are supposed to be helped here. But sadly some of them, there were about 10-15 raptors, had lost the ability to survive on their own. White Hawk on the left and Laughing Falcon on the right.
	366 (1 photos) Bearded Wood-partridge feeding spot 2019-11-29 Parque Ecológico Macuiltépetl, Xalapa, Veracruz (Ver), Mexico Just a place where the partridge is supposed to show up, behind the raptor rehab station.
	46 (2 photos) Highland plains 2007-10-24 Plains close to Tlaxcala, Puebla (pue), Mexico On the border between Tlaxcala and Puebla one finds this highland plain containing several saline ponds. Also just being a more interesting route to follow going from Mexico City to Xalapa in Veracruz, avoiding the toll road for a good distance.
	263 (12 photos) (1 videos) Plateau north of Tequila 2017-10-07 Plateau north of Tequila, Jalisco (Jal), Mexico A few photos of the asphalt and not-asphalt road north of El Salvador. The last two show the famously missing bridge. 3 shows the entrance to El Salvador. 4-6 shows the river of return, and number 6 is of course showing expressed divine blessing of my dear Blue Escape...(5 Chickens 2017-10-13). The video showing my last destination on this day of exploring the vicinity of Guadalajara. target="_blank" href="http://maps.google.com/?q=21.175127+-103.770418" >Map
	59 (2 photos) Playa Escondida 2007-10-21 Playa Escondida, Los Tuxtlas, Veracruz (ver), Mexico Los Tuxtlas in general is an incredible lushful and beautiful area which one should allow oneself to experience.
	48 (1 photos) Presa Codorníz 2008-10-11 Presa Codorníz, Sierra Fría, Aguascalientes (agu), Mexico Picturesquely and idyllic view from the restaurant in La Fragua.
	54 (1 photos) Sunset 2008-12-30 Presa el Cedazo, Aguascalientes (agu), Mexico The sky on fire. Well, every time it catches with fascination...
	242 (1 photos) Presa la Vega 2013-12-15 Presa la Vega, west of Guadalajara, Mexico This pictures shows the east shore along which we were driving the first times we visited the place. With so much water still in December, it's likely that there is only access few months of the year.
	44 (3 photos) Presa Rodriguez 2009-04-09 Presa Rodriguez, Aguascalientes (agu), Mexico Landscape west of the city of Aguascalientes as it looks before the rain sets in.
	52 (1 photos) Ruiz Cortinez 2007-10-22 Ruiz Cortinez, Los Tuxtlas, Veracruz (ver), Mexico Normal weather in the region, in fall. But still a disappointing experience, and more so being my birthday and no luck with the local and endemic Tuxtla Quail-Dove.
	292 (3 photos) Inconvenient leftover 2018-07-25 Salinas de Cuyutlán - V. Carranza, Colima, Mexico Everything in life can be looked at from two sides, and it is not the plastic in it self that is the problem here. It's when the human being is not able to think and consider his thoughts beyond his own interest that the problems occur.
	51 (2 photos) San Felipe 2009-04-29 San Felipe, Yucatán (yuc), Mexico View from the harbour and the hotel room. It is here the hurricanes first hit land when they come roaring in from the Caribbean.
	137 (1 photos) Sierra Fría 2009-09-05 Sierra Fría, Aguascalientes (agu), Mexico Showing well that it is still possible to find extensive undisturbed forests in these mountains.
	215 (2 photos) The Lyre tree 2013-07-11 Sierra Quila, Jal, Mexico A remarkable tree with the right epithet. Unfortunately it burned down a few years later in a forest fire, why these photo now represent history gone by.
	217 (1 photos) Sierra Quila 2013-07-11 Sierra Quila, Jal, Mexico The southern slope in area with several water falls. Ascend from Tecolotl
	258 (20 photos) Cabo Corrientes Lighthouse 2017-09-12 The Lighthouse, Cabo Corrientes, Jalisco, Mexico A visit, or a small expedition, to the lighthouse at the corner between the ocean and the bay. It has been out of service for several years, and there is nothing left of value. A local fisherman, Corrales, told me that THEY had been here long ago stealing what was worth stealing. Apparently also the camera because I didn't see any..! But it's a fascinating place, and you can read more about the visit under my 5 Chickens from 2017-09-13. From the last photos I hope it is perceivable that it was very HOT.
	365 (1 photos) Camp Rancho El Capulín 2019-11-29 Volcán Cofre de Perote, Veracruz (Ver), Mexico Just a place where the Strickland's Woodpecker has been seen before...
	155 (2 photos) Volcán de Fuego 2012-05-10 Volcán de Fuego, Jal, Mexico The lava polished through aeons floating downward without moving in the strong reflecting sunlight. And Von and Ruth on the road up the green southern slope.
	246 (1 photos) Volcán de Tequila 2015-09-10 Volcán de Tequila, Jalisco (Jal), Mexico View from the very old crater edge.
	334 (21 photos) The volcano on fire. 2019-02-22 Volcán Nevado de Colima, Jalisco (Jal), Mexico Heart-breaking to experience when vast areas of pristine nature goes up in smoke. And even more so, when you know that if often, as in this case, should never have happened. Read more here.
	333 (11 photos) Preparing for more avocados 2019-05-22 Volcán Nevado de Colima, Jalisco (Jal), Mexico Land that has earlier been brutally cleared from all natural vegetation and now awaiting to be used for more avocado production. And when it gets that far, be sure to know that your fruit has not been treated organically at all. Some 6-7 times of spraying before the fruit is ripe.
	154 (1 photos) Volcán de Fuego 2012-01-15 Yerbabuena, Comala, Col, Mexico The volcanoes (Nevado de Colima is lying to the left outside the picture) raises to an altitude of almost 4 km and are actually situated in Jalisco, though they often are associated with Colima. Probably because of the name. Here on the Colima side of the volcanoes you can ascend to about 1500 meters. The field in front of the picture is an Avocado field - the new trend in Colima.