In December, the forests of Alsace, in France"s Grand Est region, wrap themselves in a veil of fog, as if nature were holding its breath before winter. Between Scots pines and silver firs, the moss-covered ground muffles every step and silence feels almost sacred. These woodlands, which cover nearly 40% of Alsace, shelter a rich biodiversity: roe deer, wild boar, black woodpeckers and sometimes the elusive lynx, which has returned after decades of absence.
A pine forest in Alsace, France
Today in History
More Desktop Wallpapers:
-
Gujō Hachiman Castle, Gifu Prefecture, Japan
-
World Population Day
-
Skógafoss waterfall, Iceland
-
International Womens Day
-
Atlantic spotted dolphin near Santa Maria Island, Azores, Portugal
-
Just a pinch
-
Iguazu Falls at the border of Argentina and Brazil
-
Royal Alcázar of Seville, Spain
-
Tower Bridge, London
-
British Summer Time ends
-
Tibetan New Year
-
Sport where you least expect it
-
Red lechwe, Okavango Delta, Botswana
-
Kings Mountain, Chugach Mountains, Alaska, United States
-
Wolf Island, Galápagos, Ecuador
-
World Meteorological Day
-
This ‘snow’ never melts
-
Hay Festival
-
Mount Rainier National Park, Washington, USA
-
Maritime forest in Cumberland Island National Seashore, Georgia, United States
-
Colourful house in Olinda, Pernambuco, Brazil
-
Want to hang about?
-
Sway with the Amazonian canopy
-
World Art Day
-
Giraffes in the Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya
-
World Rainforest Day
-
Love is in the snow
-
Spine-cheeked anemonefish
-
Toledo, Spain
-
Castellfollit de la Roca, Catalonia, Spain
Bing Wallpaper Gallery

