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...
01/25/2023 | Picture of the month
JANUARY 2023 The dusky langur also known as the spectacled leaf monkey live in small family groups and spend most of their time in the trees feeding on fruits and leaves. They can only be found on the Malaysian Peninsular, Thailand and Myanmar. Due to habitat loss and...
12/27/2022 | Picture of the month
DECEMBER 2022 The sun bear is the smallest of all bears and occurs in the tropical forests of Southeast Asia. Compared to other bears it has short black fur, small ears and a short snout. It is also the most arboreal (tree-living) of all bears. Due to food abundance...
12/09/2022 | Picture of the month
NOVEMBER 2022 The red junglefowl is a tropical bird of the pheasant family. It is widely spread in Southeast and South Asia. It is also called Bankiva or Bankiva fowl. It is the species that gave rise to the chicken, the nowadays domestic chicken. Evidence from the...
