Long-eared owl
JANUARY 2021 During the winter months long-eared owls often spend the day in roosting trees. They can be found in big numbers roosting in the same tree, some owls may even use the same branch every day. Long-eared owls are numerous throughout Germany but yet hard to...
Stoat
DECEMBER 2020 The stoat or short-tailed weasel is a small member of the mustelid family and native to Eurasia and North America. Its coat is brown in summer (with belly and feet in white), in the winter months its coat is pure white except the tip of its tail wich...
Rock Ptarmigan
NOVEMBER 2020 The rock ptarmigan is a medium sized bird about the size of a chicken. It is widely spread in alpine regions but yet hard to find. It is molting several times a year and so it’s perfectly adapted to its habitat, grey and brown during the summer and...
Red Deer Rut
OCTOBER 2020 End of September and the beginning of October is the season of the red deer rut. Usually the stags and females live seperately in small groups throughout the year, but when the hormons start to kick in, everything changes dramatically. The strongest stags...