My first encounter with this exotic-looking insect species in our country was about 25 years ago, when I was not interested in photography. Back then, I came home from school and there was a mantis in

Snails are pretty much the perfect photo models for me. They are in no hurry, you can get as close to them as you want and even if they accidentally hide their antennae from you, just wait a moment and

The buff-tip (Phalera bucephala) Today I would like to show you a butterfly that is active mainly at night, but with a bit of luck and attention you can find it resting somewhere during the day, I have

Do you know Lysice? Lysice is a small town in the Blansko district in the South Moravian Region and is home to less than two thousand people. I admit that before I met my husband, I actually had no idea

As I was going through my photos recently, I realized that one of the flowers I photograph most (snowdrops and coneflowers aside) is probably the daisy. This seemingly ordinary plant bravely blooms sometime

Libelloides macaronius is probably the rarest of creatures I have had the opportunity to photograph. During our holiday in South Moravia I was secretly hoping to meet it, but I knew that the chances of

Blueberries, these little tiny fruits have cost us many a stain on our shirt at home. I am of course talking about the real wild blueberries, small but much tastier than their bigger, more bulky Canadian

The Pouzdřanská Steppe National Nature Monument is a place where it really lives. I had read a lot about the place and I was very tempted to visit it. I was a bit curious about the saga pedo, which is

Warning: post contains mold, lots of mold Upozornění: příspěvek obsahuje plíseň, hodně plísně From time to time my family and I go to my husband's mom's house, who is basically a very kind and caring woman,

Giant peacock moth (Saturnia pyri) is one of the butterflies I also had to wait a long time for. I looked for it wherever I could and finally found it ironically in a place where I would not have expected

Do you like caves? I quite do, especially on hot summer days they offer a nice cooling during trips. The Sloupsko-šošůvské are the largest accessible caves in the Czech Republic and you can find them near

When I take photos I usually try to make the colours look natural. I'm not a fan of any big adjustments. However, occasionally I'll take a photo that literally tempts me to play with colour. I then spend

I have a confession to make - I'm afraid of spiders. I grew up in an old family house in the suburbs with a big yard and a huge garden, teeming with all sorts of vermin. Bugs, earthworms, frogs, and sometimes

My dad often told me that when he was little boy, it was no problem to see this majestic beetle in the woods. I didn't have that lucky, even as a little girl, let alone later in life. Unfortunately, as

St. Wenceslas Cathedral is definitely one of the main landmarks of the charming and historically rich city of Olomouc. Today we will focus on its south tower, which, at 100.65 metres, holds the title of

Maculinea nausithous is an inconspicuous butterfly with quite an interesting life cycle. I finally got lucky and came across it in the wild. I hope the photos will please you too. For its reproduction