Merops apiaster – the bee-eater
You don’t know what a Merops apiaster is? Well nevermind, I didn’t know the latin name of the bee-eater until five minutes ago either :-). When we planned our road trip to Italy, it was … Read more
Posts Tagged ‘Birds’
Kingfisher spotting in Bochum
A friend told me that he has seen Kingfisher near the University in the city of Bochum. After I saw one there as well when we were in the region for a short hike, it … Read more
Kingfisher shooting in Muelheim
I never get tired of Kingfisher posts. And why should I ? The European Kingfisher is one of the prettiest and most colourful birds in Germany! We recently discovered that there is a bridge nearby … Read more
Birdwatching on the Island of Pellworm
After we arrived on the Island of Pellworm and checked the weather forecast, it was sure that we could not do very much outdoors. But reading, drinking tea and from time to time browsing through … Read more
Kingfisher challenge – check
It is kind of weird that I can finally complete my “self made Kingfisher challenge” in 2019. And it is not because of the year. It is because I took these photos from our balcony. … Read more
Short summer posting
Germany and the rest of Europe (maybe the rest of the world?) is suffering from the extreme temperatures and the dryness. We are lucky that it got better, at least were I live. But the … Read more
Geese, cats and snow
When walking through our small village on a grey winter Sunday, you usually won’t see many people. But you can be sure to see “our” geese or sometimes the very confident cat from our neighbour. … Read more
Photowalk on a sunny day in spring
Yesterday was actually the first day this spring with sunshine and blue sky – at least the first day when it wasn’t cold and I was in the mood to go outside 🙂 . This … Read more
Birds of western USA
When you are reading my blog regularly I don’t need to tell you that I like to go birding. That’s especially interesting when I’m on vacation and I can search for species that are not … Read more
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