kakapo news
there seems to be a lot going on in the world of the kakapo again: Kakapo Update The Kakapo is one of the rarest parrot species in the world, with […]
nature
blood sweet blood
some time ago, i overheard somebody talk about how they are constantly stung by mosquitos, and she ended her story saying “i must have very sweet blood.” at first i […]
horseshoe offspring
after a rather exhausting day of work, i can look back at an unexpected encounter: en: lesser horseshoe bat (rhinolophus hipposideros), with pup de: kleine hufeisennase (rhinolophus hipposideros) mit jungtier […]
dangerous waste
last week, while working a “night shift” (so to speak), i came across a hedgehog that was caught in a piece of plastic with a hole in it. the plastic […]
locomotion of a geometrid caterpillar
this was recorded a few days ago, and just has just been merged into an animated gif: locomotion of a geometrid caterpillar (geometridae) i’ve added a little black dot to […]
wood-horsetail, scheffau
greetings from scheffau, austria. i spent the day in the forests of the region for a work-related project, and found this: wood-horsetail (equisetum sylvaticum; wald-schachtelhalm) it’s a relatively unspectacular plant, […]