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  • Blue tit at work

    Blue tit at work My dogs love to adopt my son's worn out soft toys as their prey. Yesterday, they left one of those out in the garden. And this morning, while we were having breakfast, this blue tit seemed to appreciate the offer of free nest building material... Well, my dear, you're welcome - and thanks for the photo! Birds,Blue Tit,Blue tit,Cyanistes caeruleus,Europe,Geotagged,Germany,Songbirds

    My dogs love to adopt my son's worn out soft toys as their prey. Yesterday, they left one of those out in the garden. And this morning, while we...More

  • Scottish Highlander Painting

    Scottish Highlander Painting 18" x 24" Canvas, Inks, 2007 Europe,Scottish Highlander,art,cows

    18" x 24" Canvas, Inks, 2007

  • On the snail trail

    On the snail trail Here's another macro of a Burgundy snail (Helix pomatia), less extreme than the previous... Europe,Gastropod,Geotagged,Germany,Helix pomatia,Macro,Roman snail,Snail

    Here's another macro of a Burgundy snail (Helix pomatia), less extreme than the previous...

  • Varied carpet beetle - aka 8-bit-beetle

    Varied carpet beetle - aka 8-bit-beetle This is another macro of the Varied carpet beetle (Anthrenus verbasci) - especially for Joost and Ludo... ;-) Anthrenus verbasci,Beetles,Europe,Geotagged,Germany,Varied carpet beetle,carpet beetle,insect,macro

    This is another macro of the Varied carpet beetle (Anthrenus verbasci) - especially for Joost and Ludo... ;-)

  • The French Bug

    The French Bug The common german name of this fire bug is "Franzosenkäfer" ("french bug") because of its red uniform. The scientific name is pyrrhocoris apterus. Bugs,Europe,Firebug,French bug,Germany,Macro,Pyrrhocoridae,Pyrrhocoris apterus,insect,pyrrhocoris apterus

    The common german name of this fire bug is "Franzosenkäfer" ("french bug") because of its red uniform. The scientific name is...More

  • Portrait of a moose

    Portrait of a moose A moose in the game reserve at Springe, near Hannover, Germany, is patiently standing still - she seems to be familiar with clicking cameras... Alces alces,Artiodactyla,Cervidae,Europe,Geotagged,Germany,Mammals,Moose,Ruminantia

    A moose in the game reserve at Springe, near Hannover, Germany, is patiently standing still - she seems to be familiar with clicking cameras...

  • Seagull on the german north sea shore

    Seagull on the german north sea shore A seagull on a beach chair waiting for a chance to steal some food fron an inattentive tourist... Europe,birds,seagull

    A seagull on a beach chair waiting for a chance to steal some food fron an inattentive tourist...

  • Portrait of a young hedgehog

    Portrait of a young hedgehog This little hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus) was just preparing for his hibernation when the kids ferreted him out in the garden, so before returning him to a quiet spot in the garden, I took the chance of taking this photo... Eulipotyphia,Europe,hedgehog,mammals

    This little hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus) was just preparing for his hibernation when the kids ferreted him out in the garden, so before returning him...More

  • Here's looking at you

    Here's looking at you This snail had found its way into my kitchen - modeling for some macro shots was the price it had to pay before being released in my garden... This is the eye of a Burgundy or Roman snail (Helix pomatia)! Europe,Gastropod,Geotagged,Germany,Helix pomatia,Macro,Roman snail,Snail

    This snail had found its way into my kitchen - modeling for some macro shots was the price it had to pay before being released in my garden...
    This...More

  • Little red crawler

    Little red crawler It's got eight legs, so it's gotta be some kind of arachnid... I found it under a stone in the garden, the body is about 3 to 4 mm in diameter. Europe,Geotagged,Germany,Macro,Trombicula autumnalis,arachnid

    It's got eight legs, so it's gotta be some kind of arachnid... I found it under a stone in the garden, the body is about 3 to 4 mm in diameter.

  • Young Sika Deer

    Young Sika Deer "Oh, isn't that cute?" - This young sika deer has certainly quite a lot of "baby appeal", but it isn't a baby anymore: It's not with his mother, it's looking for food on its own. By autumn coming, it will be mature and take its part in the reproduction of the specie... Artiodactyla,Cervidae,Cervus nippon,Europe,Geotagged,Germany,Mammals,Ruminantia,Sika Deer,Sika deer

    "Oh, isn't that cute?" - This young sika deer has certainly quite a lot of "baby appeal", but it isn't a baby anymore: It's...More

  • The busy bee

    The busy bee The busy bee Apis mellifera,Bombus cryptarum,Europe,Geotagged,Germany,Western honey bee(Apis mellifera),bees,insects

    The busy bee

  • Whale showing tail fin

    Whale showing tail fin This picture was shot on a whale watching expedition in Andenes, Norway. The boat was approximately 2,5 hours from the shore when this whale was spotted Andenes,Europe,Geotagged,Norway,Sperm Whale,whale

    This picture was shot on a whale watching expedition in Andenes, Norway. The boat was approximately 2,5 hours from the shore when this whale was spotted

  • Bee on a mallow blossom

    Bee on a mallow blossom Bee collecting nectar from a mallow blossom Apis mellifera,Europe,European Honey bee,Insects,Western honey bee(Apis mellifera),bees,mallow

    Bee collecting nectar from a mallow blossom

  • Two is company

    Two is company Two eurasian coots on a pond (Fulica atra) Aquatic birds,Birds,Eurasian Coot,Europe,Fulica atra,Geotagged,Germany,Rallidae

    Two eurasian coots on a pond (Fulica atra)

  • Simple beauty

    Simple beauty Nothing special - just a common daisy! Bellis perennis,Daisy,Europe,Flora,Geotagged,Germany,Macro,flower

    Nothing special - just a common daisy!

  • Hello baby boar!

    Hello baby boar! The piglet is torn between his curiosity and the need to stick to his mummy... Europe,mammals,wild boar

    The piglet is torn between his curiosity and the need to stick to his mummy...

  • Madeira cliffs 3

    Madeira cliffs 3 Mountain and sea view of Madeira. Cliffs,Europe,Landscapes,Madeira,Portugal

    Mountain and sea view of Madeira.

  • Young Sika buck preparing for the winter

    Young Sika buck preparing for the winter A young sika deer buck (cervus nippon) has found a place where there is a good deal of food, so he takes advantage of the situation... Part of the horns is already repelled, the rest is to follow pretty soon. Artiodactyla,Cervidae,Cervus nippon,Europe,Mammals,Ruminantia,Sika deer

    A young sika deer buck (cervus nippon) has found a place where there is a good deal of food, so he takes advantage of the situation... Part of the horns...More

  • Sparrow on a forsythia branch

    Sparrow on a forsythia branch Each day about a dozen or more of these sparrows are sitting in a forsythia bush right across my garden fence - but as soon as I'm close enough to take a picture, they're gone... Today I got this one at last! Birds,Europe,Geotagged,Germany,House Sparrow,House sparrow,Passer domesticus

    Each day about a dozen or more of these sparrows are sitting in a forsythia bush right across my garden fence - but as soon as I'm close enough to...More

  • Madeira landscape

    Madeira landscape Vegetation, mountaing ranges and the sky in Madeira. Europe,Landscapes,Madeira,Portugal

    Vegetation, mountaing ranges and the sky in Madeira.

  • Wolves - playfully taking their place

    Wolves - playfully taking their place These young wolves obviously are no more puppies, but they're not yet fully mature. So they're staying with their parents' pack, developping their skills for survival and helping raise this year's puppies. The ability of playing with each other and taking roles in terms underlines the deeply social character of the wolf! Canis lupus,Europe,Wolf,mammals

    These young wolves obviously are no more puppies, but they're not yet fully mature. So they're staying with their parents' pack, developping...More

  • Mouse buzzard

    Mouse buzzard Mouse buzzard sitting in a tree by the road, patiently waiting for its prey... Unfortunately, I had gotten into his comfort zone - I could take this one photo before he flew away - all the cars passing underneath his tree didn't seem to bother him, but a pedestrian with a clicking camera was more than he would bear. Buzzard,Europe,Geotagged,Germany,bird of prey

    Mouse buzzard sitting in a tree by the road, patiently waiting for its prey...
    Unfortunately, I had gotten into his comfort zone - I could take...More

  • Our friendly neighborhood predator

    Our friendly neighborhood predator Within the game reserve at Springe, Germany, there is an area where a pack of gray wolves live alongside with two brown bears. Staff there always say that the bears are the only dangerous animals in this area! Here, this bear has chasen away the wolves to conquer the prey... Brown Bear,Brown bear,Carnivora,Europe,Geotagged,Germany,Ursidae,Ursus arctos

    Within the game reserve at Springe, Germany, there is an area where a pack of gray wolves live alongside with two brown bears. Staff there always say...More

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