Forest floor with anemones in 3 colors - blue, yellow and white

Anemones in 3 colors are covering the forest floor.

The forest just north of the Munkholm Bridge near Arnakke on Sealand in Denmark is probably the only place in Denmark where Liverwort (Hepatica nobilis), Wood anemone (Anemone nemorosa) and Yellow anemones (Anemone ranunculoides) grow right next to each other.

From gallery of Arnakke pictures

Forest floor with blue, yellow and white anemones.

Photo Arnakke – Lichtenhansen Photography change website title.

Photo Arnakke - Landscape and wildlife from unusual places is the new title for my nature website. The name LichtenHansen was too hard to remember and hard to spell too. The website address remains the same:

Frog paradise. Garden pond with no fish.

No fish is the key to turn your pond into a frog paradise. Frog and other amphibians like newt prefer to breed in water holes without any fish. Using chemicals to keep your water clear is another major no-no. Plant instead a lot of plants. Plants also give small animals and insects a place to hide and breed.

Water Snake next to flowering Water Lily in our garden pond

The Water snakes in our garden are usually very shy and seldom show themselves more that a few seconds, but the other day one of them swam around between the water lilies for a few minutes and I had time to get my Canon camera and a 300mm lens, and take a few photos before it disappeared again.
At the same time one the big egg laying dragonfly - background and reflections almost perfect. It was hard to choose the target for the photos - I knew that it would only last for a few second more, but I got a few photos. Here they are:

Panoramio - New photos

Published a few new photos for the Panoramio contest: Unusual landscape photos by Allan Hansen

1. Landscape with ocean view at New Island, Falkland Islands. Black-browed albatrosses are nesting just below the rocks with orange lichens.
Entered the Travel category.

2. Icebergs and Adelie penguin rookery near Palmer Station on Ansverse Island in Antarctica.
Entered the Unusual Location category.

2. Fiskenet hængt til tørre i aftenlys ved Tempelkrogens bådelaug ved Ågerup / Arnakke på Sjælland, Danmark.
Entered the Scenery category