Swan Family in the basin at the castle, Ludwigslust
A swan family with five swan chicks in the basin at the castle (‘Bassin am Schloss’) or actually at the Ludwigslust Canal.
Album: Animals
Stork nest with three storks
Three storks in the stork’s nest: one adult stork and two chicks.
Sheep on the Dike
A walk along the river Elbe – a flock of sheep strolls photogenically over on the dike.
Seagull on the Roof, String Lights, Blue Skies
A seagull on the roof of Ribergsborgs Kallbadhus – a cute little wooden bathhouse and restaurant in Malmö, right by the sea or actually in the sea, on wooden piles.
The restaurant has two terraces. From the one terrace you have a great view towards the Öresund Bridge, from the other you look towards the Torso. Both terraces are regularly visited by seagulls, which like to sit on the roof and spy out whether there might be an opportunity to occasionally grab a tidbit.
Cranes at Pulken Lake, Skåne Sweden
Thousands of cranes gather at Lake Pulken in Skåne, southern Sweden.
Sunset with Swan on a Lake
View from the dyke at the pumping station near Penkefitz towards Hitzacker. In the foreground the lake Taube Elbe with a swan, in the background meadows covered by fog, on the horizon the silhouette of the Drawen hills. No wonder people stop here all year round to take photos – or just to pause and enjoy the view.
Swallowtail – Papilio Machaon
A swallowtail (Papilio Machaon) on the meadow in front of our house. At first I noticed the butterfly because of its size. On the summer lilac (butterfly bush), the swallowtail stood out among the other butterflies already because of its size. The swallowtail can have a wingspan of 50 to 75 millimeters – this one had an estimated 60 millimeter wingspan.
The butterfly then flew away from the butterfly bush at first without me being able to take a reasonable photo – but then landed a little further on the dry meadow – so I could take a photo quite relaxed.
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Springtime – Birgs singing [video]
A colorful mixture of the most diverse bird voices and songs. It’s spring and everything peeps and sings that can only peep and sing.
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Nightingale singing [video]
Hear and see the nightingale – A nightingale in the garden – first you hear its song, then you can actually see the nightingale hopping through the bshes and across the terrace, hunting insects.
Cydalima Perspectalis a.k.a. Box Tree Moth
White small butterfly on a white wall: a beautiful Boxwood Borer a.k.a. Cydalima Perspectalis a.k.a. Box Tree Moth in the yard.
Sheep
Sheep by the lake in Dannenberg.
Snake playing Snake [VIDEO]
Do you remember the Snake game that came with every Nokia mobile phone in the early days of mobile communication? Well – this snake seems to remember that game. At least it looks like she’s playing ‘snake’ on the terrace with herself. And she’s winning!
The snake is probably a black adder – in German also called a “Höllenotter” (‘Hell Adder’).
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Cat Fight – Two Cats fighting in the Sun [VIDEO]
Two cats putting on a show fight in the early autumn sun. The orange cat first walks across the terrace and is then attacked / chased by the probably younger tricolor cat. The scene was captured by an ARLO Pro 2 surveillance cam around 9a.m. on a beautiful autumn day in early November. I’m really glad, we have these cams up since I now can witness such cat fights from the comfort of my couch. How else would I have seen this cat fight in this beautiful autumn scenery?
a deer visit
Early evening, mid-october: suddenly two deer visit the garden. They seem not to be afraid, look around, walk around – and take a snack.
Dog on Skateboard
We walked along the Light Border at the Engelbecken in Berlin Kreuzberg, when a dog on a skateboard came rolling towards us. He took a quick running start, jumped on the skateboard and rolled leisurely past us. For the dog, this seemed to be quite normal – for us it wasn’t.
