Wildlife

Facts, fables and photographs concerning wildlife

Kleine Plevier Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius 5
Thinking about nature photography you probably picture fresh green meadows, meandering rivers, foggy forests or something like that. At least I did. So when I recently cycled to a deserted piece of land along the highway, my romantic image instantly got killed. This unsightly terrain was supposed to house a […]

11. Rollin Rollin Rollin: Plover Photography for Dummies.

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Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Mallard duckling baby cute overload 9
I’ve got (at least) two so called weak spots: One is a bizarre attraction towards all that shines. I’m an easy victim for vendors selling way too expensive, but beautifully twinkling fake bracelets and I easily spend my last money on hideous kitsch junk in the Christmas section of Walmarts. […]

9. Too cute to Blog: Ducklings

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And an even bluer one... 4
On one of the last winter days some colleague photographers and I plotted our new challenge: finding Blue Frogs. The rumour goes that for just a few days a year the male Moor frog dresses completely blue in order to seduce them frog ladies. So it’s just a matter of […]

8. Blue Mission (searching for Moor Frogs)

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red fox vulpes vulpes winter cold snow snowing white 11
Around a year ago I had this little dream….to meet a fox some day. Not only spotting him from a far distance, not catching only a glimpse of his tail, but really seeing one. And secretly I hoped that on that day, I might be able to take some nice […]

6. A Fox Fantasy: Red fox in the snow

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