🚨BREAKING NEWS: Scientists discover things can live in the cold! 🥶 Apparently, life exists in unexpected places—like the Arctic ice. Who knew? Next up: water is wet, and the sky is blue. 🌊🔵
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Scientists uncover extreme life inside the Arctic ice

For the first time, researchers report that Arctic algae can hustle along in -15 C – the lowest-temperature movement ever recorded in complex, living cells.

Morning Mischief – Encounter with the Eurasian Jay

Yesterday, during an early walk through our local forest in Tilburg, I was surprised by two Garrulus glandarius — Eurasian jays, or Vlaamse gaaien in Dutch. Perched between shadows and streaks of morning light, they were hopping, chasing, and seemingly playing among the branches.

Photographing them with my Canon 7D Mark II and Sigma 100–400mm lens proved to be a delicate dance with the low light and their quick movements — but the experience itself was more valuable than any perfect shot.

Eurasian jays belong to the corvid family, known for their intelligence and complex behavior. They’re not just beautiful with their electric-blue wing feathers — they’re problem-solvers, mimics, and even cache acorns for future meals, playing a vital role in forest regeneration.

It reminded me how even a local patch of woodland can offer something extraordinary — a moment of wild behavior, rarely seen up close. You don’t have to travel far for wonder. Sometimes it finds you.

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One photo a day, every day - Photos by Pierre Acobas

One photo a day, every day, taken between 0h00 and midnight. I started on September 17th 2013, stopped on September 16th 2014 because it was originally supposed to be a 365 project and then resumed this challenge on January 1st 2015.