07/10/2023 | Picture of the month
JULY 2023 The tule elk is a subspecies of elk and can only be found in California. While there were 500.000 elk when the first settlers arrived today only a couple thousands of them can be found in small seperated protected areas. And even there they are not able to...
06/10/2023 | Picture of the month
JUNE 2023 Burrowing owls are small, long-legged owls and can be found throughout open landscapes across North and South America. They are the only owls nesting in burrows, often abandoned prairie dog burrows. Unlike like most of the owls burrowing owls can be active...
05/28/2023 | Picture of the month
MAY 2023 Grey partridges belong to the game birds in the pheasant family and used to be widely spread across Europe and Asia. Nowadays however they are listed as critically endangered to threatened in many countries in Europe. Funny the fact they got so endangered as...
04/21/2023 | Picture of the month
APRIL 2023 During my last layover in Rio de Janeiro i was not only exploring the city but also some nature sites nearby. Next to the busy beach of the famous Copacabana is a small hill covered with tropical rainforest. While hiking to the top the sound of the city was...
03/21/2023 | Picture of the month
MARCH 2023 During the last winter months of 2020/2021 we had a roosting tree with sometimes more than a dozen long-eared owls but they were all gone when spring has arrived. This year we had a family of long-eard owls directly at Munich airport. Why they’ve...
02/28/2023 | Picture of the month
FEBRUARY 2023 While my last pictures of the month were mostly from Asia i thought i choose a local bird again for this month. The common kingfishers in my hometown Munich can mostly be found during the winter months. They often perch on branches along small creeks to...
