Spring is also the best time to observe reptiles in Europe. The Slow Worm (Anguis fragilis) is the most common reptile around and it was...

I spent another winter in Costa Rica, so I was able to flee from the cold and enjoy the tropical flora and fauna. Back in Germany, I also...

In conclusion of this years Costa Rica stay, I want to show some of my favorite reptile & amphibian pictures I took during the last...

The Common Dink Frog (Diasporus diastema) occurs in Central America, from Honduras through Nicaragua and Costa Rica to Panama. It is...

I recently bought the LAOWA 15 mm. Now it was about time to try the new lens in the rainforest. It can be difficult to take pictures of...

I am back in Costa Rica to work for another two months as a naturalist guide. It's always great to be here and admire the rich ...

At the end of our great US road trip, we went back to San Francisco. But before flying home to Germany, we stayed a couple of days close...

A three hours drive westwards from Sequoia NP brought us to the beautiful Pinnacles National Park. Pinnacles is quite small and by far ...

About two hours drive to the east and slightly to the south, just across the state border we arrived in Page, Arizona. The major...

Less than two hours south west of Panguitch, we reached Springdale. During our stay in this touristy and expensive town, we visited Zion...

After spending one night in Salt Lake City, we drove 4 hours to Moab. This little town is located 40 minutes from Canyonlands National...

To get some sunrise photos, our alarm clock rang at 4:30 in the morning. To arrive on time at a photogenic site of the madison river, we...

We left San Francisco very early in the morning. After 11 hours of driving, we arrived in Twin Falls, Idaho. My girlfriend and I took...

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)...

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...

Here is a short video of the beautiful Tiger Rat Snake (Spilotes pullatus), I saw climbing in the trees in Tenorio Volcano National Park:

Volcano Tenorio National Park is located in the north of Costa Rica. The 11,900 ha of the park include rain forest and primary cloud...