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Janus Hansen

@leivurjanushansen

Head of Terrestrial Zoology at Faroe Islands National Museum. Living with wife, kid and dog.

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I've been playing around with old photos (not by me) and taking new ones from the same exact location.

#landscapephotography
#monochrome
#history
#faroes

07.03.2026 13:31 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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I've been playing around with old photos (not by me) and taking new ones from the same exact location.

#landscapephotography
#monochrome
#history
#faroes

05.03.2026 19:15 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Today we submitted paleo paper with 6 UA co-authors. Its -10 to -30CΒΊ in Kyiv in the last week. Most of my colleagues does not have heating or electricity due to russian attempts to freeze Ukraine into surrender. Most of the don't sleep that well due to air raids. Still... we finished the paper πŸ¦–βš’οΈ

04.02.2026 12:09 πŸ‘ 64 πŸ” 15 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
Pages 50 and 51 of the catalog of BrΓΌnnich (1764) containing the first mention of the Danish common name β€œrovbille” for Staphylinus (top); page 27 of the catalog of Forster (1771) containing the first mention of the English common name β€œrove beetle” for Staphylinus.

Pages 50 and 51 of the catalog of BrΓΌnnich (1764) containing the first mention of the Danish common name β€œrovbille” for Staphylinus (top); page 27 of the catalog of Forster (1771) containing the first mention of the English common name β€œrove beetle” for Staphylinus.

#LiteratureNotice Hansen. On the Etymological Origin of β€œRove Beetles” (Coleoptera: #Staphylinidae) doi.org/10.1649/0010... #Beetle #Beetles #Etymological #rovebeetles

31.01.2026 08:01 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

The shiny metallic blue beetle Necrobia rufipes was one of the many new insect records for the Faroes in 2025.
#BlueBugs
#TjΓ³Γ°savniΓ°
#Coleoptera

19.01.2026 12:08 πŸ‘ 12 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Going through old photos. Here's the rainbow over SyΓ°radalur on a dramatic winter day.

01.02.2011

Nikon D7000
1/200 s
ISO 400
Nikkor 10-24mm @ 10mm f/8
#photography #colour
#landscape #landscapephotography
#faroes #winter

21.01.2026 22:01 πŸ‘ 12 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The christmas weather in Schwarzwald was beautiful. No snow but all the trees covered in hoarfrost.

26.12.2025

OM E-M1MarkII
1/2000 s
ISO 200
M.Zuiko Digital ED 12-100mm F4.0 IS PRO @ 100mm
#photography #colour
#birdphotography #bird
#germany #winter

01.01.2026 23:00 πŸ‘ 17 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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On our walk to see a beaver in Haslach (Falkau, Schwarzwald) two Goldcrests were flittering around us.

We saw two beavers later in the day!!

25.12.2025

OM E-M1MarkII
1/200 s
ISO 1250
M.Zuiko Digital ED 12-100mm F4.0 IS PRO @ 100mm
#photography #colour
#birdphotography #bird
#germany #winter

26.12.2025 16:22 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Forest in fog with some white frosty trees

Forest in fog with some white frosty trees

Frosty fog in Schwarzwald
25.12.2025

OM E-M1MarkII
1/800 s
ISO 200
M.Zuiko Digital ED 12-100mm F4.0 IS PRO @ 50mm
#photography #colour
#landscapephotography
#fog #landscape #germany #winter

25.12.2025 13:53 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Feldberg, Schwarzwald
23.12.2025

OM E-M1MarkII
1/4000 s
ISO 200
M.Zuiko Digital ED 12-100mm F4.0 IS PRO @ 100mm
#photography #colour
#landscapephotography
#fog #landscape #germany

23.12.2025 16:34 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Karlsruhe schlossgarten
20.12.2025

#photography #colour
#landscapephotography
#fog #landscape #germany

20.12.2025 17:04 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Agnes Kreiling giving a presentation

Agnes Kreiling giving a presentation

Today, at the Changing Currents conference organised by GranskingarrÑðið, @agneskreiling.bsky.social presented three projects which were centered around Koltur Research Station: the Baseline Project (www.tjodsavnid.fo/natturan-i-k...) the terrestrial ecosystem monitoring project and #LIFEPLAN).

04.12.2025 21:32 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Spot of fieldwork with @bardseyben.bsky.social and @trevormaclaurin.bsky.social

23.09.2025 19:24 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Stalagmite in the cave of aven d'Orgnac. I'm not sure of the official name but it definitely should be: The Snail.

23.09.2025 19:33 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Mont Ventoux

#photography #colour
#landscapephotography
#mountain #landscape #france

15.09.2025 21:36 πŸ‘ 14 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The nightlife here in France is quite something!

#entomology (since there is a Lepidoptera flying by?)
#trailcam #cameratrap #wildboar
@agneskreiling.bsky.social

13.09.2025 19:37 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Bloody-nosed beetle (Timarcha tenebricosa). So-called because they exude droplets of so-called nosebleed (but which is their bright red-orange hemolymph coming out of their mouth).

#beetle #entomology #omsystem #chrysomelidae #coleoptera

04.09.2025 20:44 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Polyommatus bellargus (Adonis Blue)
Southern France 02.09.2025

www.inaturalist.org/observations...

#butterfly #lepidoptera #france #entomology #omsystem

02.09.2025 20:23 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

It's not really black and white... but close enough

01.09.2025 12:38 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Stream in winter

#photography #monochrome #blackandwhite
#landscapephotography
#island #landscape #snow #winter #faroe

31.08.2025 20:42 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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SyΓ°radalur

#photography #colour
#landscapephotography
#island #landscape #faroe #winter #storm #sunset

29.08.2025 19:34 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Lake SΓΈrvΓ‘gsvatn

#photography #colour
#landscapephotography
#island #landscape #hdr #faroe #winter #snow

27.08.2025 21:31 πŸ‘ 17 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Dunnesdrangar

#photography #colour
#landscapephotography
#island #landscape #hdr #faroe #winter #snow

26.08.2025 20:49 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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TrΓΈllkonufingur
(The Witch's Finger)
A 313 m. high seastack

#photography #monochrome #blackandwhite
#landscapephotography
#island #landscape #snow #winter #hdr #faroe

24.08.2025 20:58 πŸ‘ 14 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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(another) Koltur from Kellingardalur

#photography #colour
#landscapephotography
#island #landscape #hdr #faroe

23.08.2025 20:43 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Sheep and TindhΓ³lmur

#photography #monochrome #blackandwhite
#landscapephotography
#island #landscape #animals #sheep #snow #winter #hdr #faroe

21.08.2025 21:04 πŸ‘ 13 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Koltur from Kellingardalur

#photography #monochrome #blackandwhite
#landscapephotography
#island #landscape #stream

20.08.2025 21:19 πŸ‘ 13 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Ja, Færøerne.

17.08.2025 17:08 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Koltur & Hestur

#photography #monochrome #blackandwhite
#landscapephotography
#mountain #landscape

17.08.2025 14:14 πŸ‘ 13 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

New Coleoptera record for Europe. Sthereus ptinoides found on Faroese beaches.
Origin: Far-east Siberia!?

14.08.2025 13:51 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0