Feathers, fur and a froggy: Westcoast wildlife

As you might have noticed, some of my favourite photo motives are animals. And usually you can spot lots of wildlife in the Vancouver area, depending where you are. Birds are around almost everywhere. And … Read more

Photos of July

The month of July is almost over now and, apart from some sunny days, the summer was pretty awful until now. This is why I didn’t take that many photos as I usually do. I … Read more

The Kingfisher photo challenge

The truth Actually the title doesn’t describe it very well. A better title would have been: Sitting around at a small pond for five hours and waiting for a common Kingfisher to come around. But … Read more

Pietzmoor: In the peatland

Some days ago, while browsing through one of our local rags, we found an article about cotton grass which is blooming in the Pietzmoor peatlands not far from here. And since there is also a … Read more

Winter time is birding time

November rain: It’s not a good time to go outside right now – neither for walking nor for taking pictures. The rain, the cloudy sky and the wind make you want to stay inside.The only … Read more