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Happy 1st of August! (Swiss National Holiday) [3+ minutes read]

Every year on the 1st of August, the Swiss celebrate their national holiday, which is an official holiday in all of the Swiss cantons. Since the 20th century, t...

Zurich, Switzerland

[](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmSJqRZK6GnLGDwTtNh5zUk1R6DpB3Xnb84imimHgEfftJ/180723.jpg) In this photo, you can see the Limmat River as it flows past the Gr...

Six-spot burnet (Zygaena filipendulae)

[](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmaKiu7hrSZ8vSjGNKNZfBHUFacw1pydeA5mbZ9t2GbsR5/180720.JPG) When I took this photo, I wasn’t sure whether the insect I captured...

Fribourg, Switzerland

[](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmNrMunYc9cb3EmmJTrsJDWAyAm3nrprCb4Y5229Up3WNM/180716.png) Overlooking the Saane River as it flows through the town of Fribour...

After 2 months on Steemit, I am drastically reducing my posting frequency

In my last post, I announced that I would be thinking about my future Steemit strategy, and here are my decisions: I will indeed drastically reduce my posting f...

My 2nd month on Steemit: May 2018; Lake Neuchâtel, Switzerland

Another month has passed! Time to look back on my top posts in May, to thank my supporters, and, most importantly, to decide on the future of this photo blog… [...

Switzerland: One country, four languages, many dialects (5+ minutes read)

Switzerland has four official languages, but one of them is not actually spoken, one is not actually written, and two of the four are split into dozens of diale...

Grey heron (Ardea cinerea) [CC BY-SA 4.0]

[](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmW161rXMVYSWfkAVweHDsK6Lzcdn3ZoarAXm3ieNQ4kHK/180607-1.JPG) These gracefully strutting birds always make for a good photo mot...

Church of Flüelen, Switzerland [CC BY-SA 4.0]

[](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmW6U5XgytQfSsvae33D7ovLQXbK3yb1RMaozFv2a4HYSu/180605.png) The Roman Catholic Church of Flüelen (Canton of Uri) is built on a ...

Mute swan (Cygnus olor) [CC BY-SA 4.0]

[](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmZcL9x5cvb8TkRbQ6ZBGQ444AzJXWVrYHvPPLy6kUqSeE/180601.JPG) Of the many pictures I’ve taken of swans, I like this one especiall...

Lausanne, Switzerland [CC BY-SA 4.0]

[](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmbL8EzNmeb91jo86TkAGi4HsFLFzkBihok241hYD4ZTSL/180531.png) A small forest near Lausanne (Canton of Vaud). You can see the rays...

[720p reupload] The Bears of BearPark Bern, Switzerland: Up-close (6 clips) [CC BY-SA 4.0]

The current incarnation of the world-renown “bear pit” in the Swiss capital, completed in 2009, is located at the eastern shore of the Aare river, just outside ...

The Bears of BearPark Bern, Switzerland: Up-close (6 clips) [CC BY-SA 4.0]

The current incarnation of the world-renown “bear pit” in the Swiss capital, completed in 2009, is located at the eastern shore of the Aare river, just outside ...

Lake Neuchâtel, Switzerland

[](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmVfJxrRJAutQLfKiM4atff6W778PuspJTBJDATdVH1iam/180529.png) Photographed in Yverdon-les-Bains on a cloudless midsummer day. (Cl...

Honey bee (Apis mellifica) [CC BY-SA 4.0]

[](https://steemitimages.com/DQmVZvFaxM7QdcDn8MDVHiWSWkAaRKzGHcGdQzXRAg1LF19/180526.JPG) You can see that the busy little pollinator already carries a nice port...

Visiting BearPark, Bern, Switzerland (4 photos + tips)

Swiss capital Bern has a centuries-old tradition of keeping live brown bears in the city center. (In a compound, of course.) [](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQ...

Lake Geneva, Switzerland

[](https://steemitimages.com/DQmRe8px53ugQxjH1ZsrSG3RvEddjATTEnNknpjzQLDvhHX/180523.png) Sunset over Lake Geneva after a long summer day. Picture taken near Lau...

Bellinzona, Switzerland

[](https://steemitimages.com/DQmeVJGEkF68ctEJuXWdtpZND7CYnCAVdHLu8uLBzDN3nhF/180521.png) View from Torre bianca (“White tower”) of Castelgrande, one of the thre...

Rhine river, Basel, Switzerland (4 photos)

View from Wettsteinbrücke (Wettstein bridge), overlooking the city of Basel. [](https://steemitimages.com/DQmQ6EpHtbsHXAvoEPefHxmYugqtjzyP8MZVssaDEnQE6iX/180518...

Ruddy darter (Sympetrum sanguineum) [CC BY-SA 4.0]

[](https://steemitimages.com/DQmVRBHPTrPx2MA7wTM5Rnz2oq5A3BoMcxqDJyhKBHyEBVG/180517.png) This fiery red dragonfly goes on a break after the hunt, sitting on a w...