02/20/2026 | Picture of the month
FEBRUARY 2026 Racoon dogs are heavy-set fox-like canid native to East Asia. Its closest relative is the red fox although the facial markings are more like a racoon. They feed on a wide variety of animals and plants that what make them so highly adaptable. They call...
01/24/2026 | Picture of the month
JANUARY 2026 The rock ptarmigan is a sedentary species which breeds across Arctic and Subarctic Eurasia and North America on rocky mountainsides and tundra. To be perfectly camouflaged it constantly changes its plumage according the seasons. From pure white in winter...
12/11/2025 | Picture of the month
DECEMBER 2025 Although featured a while ago here is another capture of a dusky langur and its baby. This bright orange color of the young monkey is really unique. I watched them for several hours and it is always so entertaining to see them searching for food,...
11/13/2025 | Picture of the month
NOVEMBER 2025 The snowy egret is a medium sized white heron quite common along the coasts of the USA. But it also widely distributed in almost all of South America. Like all herons it can wait patiently for the right moment to strike. They feed on fish, amphibians,...
10/22/2025 | Picture of the month
OCTOBER 2025 Each year between the end of September to mid October there is a special time for me in the forests around Bavaria. The red deer rut is always exciting and even if i encountered it many times each year is different. This year it was quite late and not as...
09/06/2025 | Picture of the month
SEPTEMBER 2025 My son found this juvenile western whip snake during a hike in Southern France. This non-venomous, diurnal colubrid snake can be found across southern Europe and some Mediterranean islands. They mainly hunt small mammals. lizards and amphibians. For...
