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If somebody sees something on his raids which is impressive and raised, he pauses in a devout silence for a moment. For him it isn't necessary to hallow one of seven days because for him every day is sacred.
OHYESA (SIOUX)

Bird photos - New pictures from our flying friends, 15 Jul 2021

The Barn Swallow seeks shelter on the branch of a spruce tree in the pouring rain, flying is hardly possible and even insects cannot be captured

The plumage grooming is very important for the White Stork, even single feathers are cleaned with the tip of the beak and brought into shape

Common Wood Pigeon and Common Starling drying their plumage after a rain shower

The first weeks of life as independent young birds claim the most victims due to lack of experience, may this young Yellowhammer survive the time unharmed

Thanks to the long beak, the White Stork can also provide the necessary care to hard-to-reach feather areas

Two young Sand Martins are waiting for food at the entrance of the breeding burrow, while they are carefully watching the old birds flying by

Due to the announced covid lock-down, my planned tour to the Great Bustards faltered. In the end, however, I simply ignored this confused situation and started my photo trip with a friend. We have not regretted it, it actually get good Great Bustard images with which we had not expected so. I must mention, however, that I had to go to the limit with my photo equipment. The 800mm telephoto lens with 1.4 converter and my 30MB camera were used only. The 30MB images gave me the chance to crop the photos a bit, or to downscale the images in case of slight blurriness or image noise. That in my eyes over 20 motives were usable surprised me nevertheless positively. Finally, after almost 40 years of animal photography, I can photograph the first photos of the Goldfinch.

With satisfied greetings

Helge

Mammal photos - The newest pics from mammels, 13 Jun 2021

Since 2010, the distribution of the Raccoon Dog is been scientifically studied - (Neoguri - Photo the Raccoon Dog secures attentively, but does not escape)

Wolf paw print in the sand at the border of a large heath in Denmark

European Hares like to feed on grass seed heads, for this they need commercially unused areas where grasses are not mown

When European Hares end a break undisturbed they usually extensively stretch their limbs

Despite a big handicap this Red Squirrel is in good shape, the eye on the other side of the face is missing

European Hares are common in the nature sanctuary Havellaendisches Luch

Some years ago I had my first encounter with a Raccoon Dog on a forest path in the dusk in Lusatia. Years later followed the second encounter with a young animal on a pond bank in my homeland. Not 2 meters apart we observed each other, then he disappeared in the direction from which he had come. The third observation was again in Lusatia at noon. In the past year I observed with the flashlight on night walks regularly Raccoon Dogs in the Lusatia, whereby an encounter will remain probably eternally in memory, particularly since I could film the meeting with my cell phone. Finally, our Border Collie July and the Raccoon Dog stood on 2 meters opposite each other. Then July could not stand it any longer and jump forward. The Tanuki hissed frightened and moved back only reluctantly. Maybe I will show the video after the rebuilding of the homepage. And in this year then the surprising encounter with the Tanuki at a badgers den in almost complete darkness. Two weeks later the second encounter with photo success and so I got my first photos of the raccoon dog....big luck.

Best wishes Helge

Plant- and Mushroom Photos - News from the world of plants and mushrooms, 18 May 2021

A mycena species on the mossy branches of a spruce tree in a very dense and moist forest, the fungus species cannot be determined more exactly

The Hairy Curtain Crust has an almost worldwide distribution - (False Turkey Tail - Photo Hairy Curtain Crust in its typical growth form on the dead trunk of an oak tree)

Phaeotremella frondosa grows exclusively on dead hardwoods - (Photo Phaeotremella frondosa parasitizes on the Hairy curtain-Crust shown here)

Turkey Tail the underside of the caps is covered with fine pores - (Photo Turkey Tails among mosses on the trunk of a fallen oak tree)

The Hairy Curtain Crust grows preferentially on oaks and beeches - (Hairy Stereum Fungus - Photo Hairy Curtain Crust in its typical growth form on the dead trunk of an oak tree)

The newest pictures of plants and mushroom.

Roe Deer photos - Our least deer species is one of my favorite photo subjects, 25 Apr 2021

In spite of good wind and camouflage, the Roebuck becomes aware of me, fortunately he quickly loses interest and continues to eat calmly

An old acquaintance, already 5 days before I was able to photograph the Roebuck in this part of the district

Strained, curious and attentive watching, the Roe Deer doe moves in my direction, the reason is a noise caused by me, fortunately I am not discovered thanks to my camouflage

A Roebuck stands in the dusk on a snowy field

The last photo of the Roebuck, then he goes into the protective cover and while he slowly moves away he barks extensively

A few minutes later the Roebuck disappears in the dense ground fog

The Roe Deer photography is one of my favorites. At first pics from the behaviour and otherwise many photos from different bucks are my target, too.

Photographs from Old Cultures and Primitive People - News , 19 Dec 2020

Slavs castle Raddusch at night - (Reconstruction)

The Bronze Age burial mound Fladhoj, about 3500 years old, with a diameter of almost 40 meters, is an impressive structure of early human history

The megalithic tomb 4, the Dolmen of Lehmsiek from the Neolithic Funnel Beaker Culture

Here are some images from the Slavs castle "Raddusch" in Brandenburg/Germany. It´s a reconstruction and looks very impressive at night.

Photos from amphibians, reptils, insects and other species - News, 02 Dec 2020

Biofluorescence of a Sand Hopper under UV light

Bee Flies are skillful and fast flyers - (Humbleflies)

Bee Flies, about 6000 species of this group are known worldwide - (Humbleflies)

In exceptional cases the Roach can reach a body weight of 3 kg - (Common Roach - Photo Roach trying to jump over a small waterfall)

Grass Snakes like to rest on compost heaps and also use them to lay their eggs

The Roach reaches a body length of 25 - 50 cm - (Common Roach - Photo Roach fails in an attempt to cross a small waterfall)

Here you will find the newest pictures from amphibians, reptils, insects and other species.

Scenery photographs from Germany - New pictures from german nature landscapes, 16 Nov 2020

Photographed against the fog, the autumnal colours of the Common Beeches shine particularly impressively

Young Common Beeches can form real thickets, these also offer good cover to larger forest wildlife like Roe Deers and Wild Boars

The next strong wind will let the bright autumn leaves of the Common Beeches fall to the ground

The colorful autumn leaves of the Common Beeches are still shining until the wind, which is omnipresent in Schleswig-Holstein, blows the leaves off the trees

In July the poisonous Hoary Ragwort blooms in large stands in a former gravel pit

The colourful autumn leaves of the Common Beeches form a beautiful contrast to the brown of the Bracken

There are a few new landscape pictures and I hope that I can work on the still unprocessed images in the coming weeks.

Red Deer rut 2019 and 2020, 07 Nov 2020

This Red Deer stag, or more precisely, the antlers of this stag I already noticed last year, strongly developed brow tines, bez tines and tres tines, while the rest of the antlers is rather small

Badly camouflaged, we are quickly discovered, the Red Deer stag has become aware of us, while the females and calves are still relaxed browse

Only shadowy you could see the Red Deer hinds in the morning fog, luckily the autofocus of the camera had no problems

The last photo of this impressive Red Deer stag, a short time later he scents me and disappears in the direction he came from

The last picture of the Red Deer rut 2020, a stag with a particularly pronounced rutting mane

This photo was taken in a Red Deer area unknown to me until now, the rutting activity under good light conditions was impressive, even this still young stag was actively roaring

With a delay of more than a year, finally the photos of the Red Deer rut 2019 are online. The result of the first location is rather low in terms of the number of good motives. Nevertheless, I am happy about the pictures, because they give some intimate insights into the mostly secret life of this species. Now also the pictures of the second location are online. The amount of pictures is manageable, but as a result of only one day of photography it is quite satisfying. Now also the photos of the third and last location are finished.
The photos of the Red Deer rut 2020 are ready. Unfortunately, there are not many images, but it was still funny.

Landscapes Scandinavia and Eastern Europe - News, 26 Sep 2020

Pastureland with morning fog in Mydtjylland

Ocean Quahog on the Danish North Sea coast near Thorsminde

On a foggy morning you can see the countless spider webs in the dune forest

New landscapes from Denmark and Slovakia (High Tatra).

Roebuck Gallery - Roebuck Parade - real striking heads, 31 Dec 2016

Roebuck 12 and 13 - The Trustfully fights with a very old buck

Roebuck 19 - The Very Cautious was at the beginning not to cheat, this altered fortunality

Roebuck 67 - Young Buck browse on the same meadow like Buck 56

Roebuck 2 - The Strong Island-Dane - According to the hunter five years old and he has a twin brother

Offer: For hunters, hunting units and other interested parties to trainings, computer-presentations and more. You can find photo examples to the following themes, age determinations, development of the antlers and Roebuck portraits from various regions and countries. All images of this gallery are available on a collective-cd.
Price per cd 50,00€, annual updates can be ordered for 20,00€.
The file size is NOT suitable for photo prints.
If you interested, please send me an email over contact (see above).

News - Fallow Deers in late summer and in the Fallow Deer rut 2016, 01 Nov 2016

Fallow Deer, the bucks maintain a traditional, defended rutting stand - (Photo doe in the rutting stand)

Fallow Deer, fawns spend the first two weeks of their life lying hidden in vegetation, where their mothers visit them for feeding - (Photo doe and fawn)

Fallow Deer, in late September, as the rut approaches, the male herds break up - (Photo groaning buck with nasal bridge injury)

Fallow Deer, during conflict the bucks behaviour escalates from groaning and parallel walks to fighting - (Photo buck during the rut)

Fallow Deer, the rut occurs from early October and ends in early November - (Photo young buck with broken antler)

Fallow Deer, in late September, as the rut approaches, the male herds break up - (Photo Fallow Deer buck in the rut)

Fallow Deer rutting season October 2016, the first images are online.

Wild Horses - News from Heck Horses and other native horse breeds., 29 Jan 2015

Heck Horse foal observe alert conspecifics - (Tarpan - breed back)

Heck Horse foal cross a salt meadow - (Tarpan - breed back)

Heck Horse stallion cross a snowy covered meadow in a flood plain - (Tarpan - breed back)

Heck Horse stallions browse on a meadow - (Tarpan - breed back)

Heck Horse stallions fight playful about the ranking - (Tarpan - breed back)

Heck Horse mares and foals stand in a reed belt - (Tarpan - breed back)

Some years ago, I start with the photography of originally horse breeds. Since that time, I visit this animals again and again. And with every visit, you can learn more about their behaviour.

Fossils and Fossilisations - News, 03 Jun 2014

Fossilised Urchins in his environment...LOL

Fossilisation of a shell and snail in a chalkpit

Fossilisation of a Urchins in a chalkpit

Fossilisation of a belemnite in a chalkpit

Fossilisation of belemnites in a chalkpit

Since years I search fossils. Certainly more by the way happenstance. The last time I´am looking more intensive and found some fossilisations. As a addict photograph, I have the target to present the discoveries in good photos.

We were put together with all creatures on this earth. All these creatures, also the smallest grasses and the biggest trees are a family with us. All of us are brothers and sisters and we have the same value on this earth.
Prayer from the Iroquois

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