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The Greater Rhea in the Wild of Northern Germany

The greater rhea is a South American flightless bird. In 2000 a male and some females escapes a farm in northern Germany and since then lived in the wild. From a handful of birds they became a large group of … Continue reading

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Nature in an Afternoon Car Drive

What do you do when you are not allowed to go far away from the place where you currently live and there is nothing open to go to? Exactly: hop in the car and drive around. That’s what we did. … Continue reading

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The Yawning Mantra

The Dummersdorfer shore is another protected area of the Natura 2000 project. It is a European nature protection network for special areas of conservation of habitats, terrestrial and marine. The Dummersdorfer Shore is located between Lübeck and Travemünde along the … Continue reading

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Greylag Geese Walk in a File

The Greylag goose has a funny Latin name: Anser Anser. It’s a large goose that lives around the Baltic Sea, in many places of Asia and even in Turkey. Now in spring it is their time for goslings. The Greylag … Continue reading

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Corona-Shutdown Walk – Schellbruch near Lübeck

On the way to discover more and more nature reserves, a friend of mine sent me an article about the Schellbruch region along the river Trave, halfway between Travemünde and Lübeck. I wanted to have a look there and asked … Continue reading

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