Blaue Reiher sind bekannte Erscheinungen an Graben und Pfützen. Vielleicht ist es dir aufgefallen daβ Reiher etwas widersprüchliches haben. Einerseits benehmen sie sich vornehm und graziös, aber andererseits stehen sie frech neben Fischern zu betteln und wandern manchmal sogar in die Küche um etwas Essen zu erfassen. Wie der blaue Reiher an diese Widersprüchlichkeit gekommen […]

Blue herons are a familiar sight on the banks of ditches and ponds. Maybe you have noticed that they have something distinctly contradictory about them: on the one hand their manners can be highly refined and gracious; on the other they are common and uncouth in how they go begging fishermen for food. On occasions […]

A cock is the boss over a hareem of hens. This proud stately creature was once a tough independent bird. How he came to be a domestic pet is a special story. Draw closer and listen to my tale: Like every other year all the people and animals from far and wide came for the […]

Butterflies are a symbol of freedom and colour. The atalanta is a dark brown butterfly with striking small white spots. Its wings are tipped with white spots and encircled by a necklace of red beads. Did you know that this delicate fragile flower-lover has noble origins? Draw closer and listen to my tale: In times […]

When I’m out rowing on a summer’s day I enjoy looking at the wild flowers growing in the banks. The clear blue fragile little flowers of the Water Forget-Me-Not move me in particular, because they remind me of a romantic and tragic story of a lovestruck knight: In the year 1248 an English knight by […]