Mandarin Duck

Mandarin Duck

04/16/2018 | Picture of the month

APRIL 2018 These colorful ducks (at least the drakes are) are a non native species from Asia. Brought here in the 1920ies to show their colorful plumage some individuals escaped and with time distributed throughout Germany and some neighbour countries. They mainly...
24 hrs in Denver

24 hrs in Denver

04/16/2018 | Last Trips

Unfortunately we only have a 24 hrs layover in Denver but in the summer months we arrive early enough to do some wildlife viewing in the late afternoon and early eavening. Due to a time difference of 8 hours (german time is +8 hrs) i’m easy awake at dawn so i...
Wild Boar

Wild Boar

04/10/2018 | Last Trips

While hiking through the Forstenrieder forest just south of Munich, i was looking for signs of new born wild boars. I’ve been there once a week the last months and no signs of cute little wild boar babies. But i had nice encounters with a group of adult boars...
Songbirds

Songbirds

04/02/2018 | Last Trips

While visiting my parents during the Easter weekend i luckily had my camera with me. In their backyard are so many kinds of songbirds that just sitting there and watch them is a treat. To capture these fast moving birds is another story. I managed to get a couple of...