The Nahe is a river in Rhineland-Palatinate and Saarland, Germany, a left tributary to the Rhine. The name Nahe is derived from the...

The drive away from the coast and further inland led us into a very beautiful, hilly landscape. At the stone walls we found some amazing...

When I came across this manhole, I checked if some animals were trapped inside. And yes, I found six Marsh Frogs (Pelophylax ridibundus)...

Lake Vrana -the biggest lake of Croatia- and its surrounding areas were proclaimed a Nature Park in 1999. This unique habitat is of...

For the past few months, I have been working as a naturalist guide in Costa Rica and so nature has been my "office". Before I have to go...

After three marvellous months in Costa Rica, I am back in Germany. Of course it's great to finally see my girlfriend, family and friends...

We spent our first vacation together in a pretty village called Kravica, very close to Makarska. It was too hot and dry for a real...

Actually the main goal of this trip was to observe vipers... unfortunately that did not work. Anyway it was nice to find some Reptiles...

Not every human influence on nature is harmful. Stone walls, quarries, artificial waters and some others can be the habitat for many...

I have planned to explore a new destination somewhere not too far away. I used the help of Google Earth. After searching in the vicinity...

I was never really satisfied with the process of catching newts out of the water during their aquatic phase and putting them on moss...

Pictures of some animals I recently found in my garden.