White Storks / Weißstörche (Biblis, Germany) #lineup #birdoftheday #birds #storks #störche #vögel #wildlife

A much misunderstood species. In English it is called Slow Worm, in German Blindschleiche (Blind creeper). The scientific name means Fragile Snake. Actually it‘s a legless lizard. #herps #reptiles #slowworm #blindschleiche #reptilien #lizards

Yellow-Legged Gull / Mittelmeermöwe (Sardinia) #birdoftheday #lookedOn #gulls #birds #möwen #vögel #gullgaze

Cardinal Beetle / Rotköpfiger Feuerkäfer (Lampertheim, Germany) #macromonday #beetles #käfer #insects #bugsky #macro #makro #insekten

Stonechat / Schwarzkehlchen (Groß-Rohrheim, Germany) #birds #vögel #songbirds #schwarzkehlchen #stonechat #wildlife

Eurasian Jay / Eichelhäher (Biblis, Germany) #birdoftheday #photogenic #corvidae #birds #jays #vögel #wildlife #eichelhäher

Mute Swan / Höckerschwan (Biblis, Germany) #birdoftheday #inMotion #birds #swans #vögel

Cory‘s Shearwater / Cory-Sturmtaucher (La Gomera) #birdoftheday #seabirds #vögel #birds #seevögel #shearwaters #birding

Scarce chaser / Spitzenfleck (Lampertheim,Germany) #macromonday #dragonfly #Libelle #insects #insekten

Mediterranean Gulls, surrounded by Black Headed Gulls / Schwarzkopfmöwen mit Lachmöwen (Biblis, Germany) #birdoftheday #pairs #gulls #birds #vögel #möwen #birding

Wheatear on the rocks #birdoftheday #rocksolid Northern wheatear / Steinschmätzer (Sardinia) #birds #wheatear #passerines #naturephotography #vögel

Did someone say feeding time?! Grey Herons / Graureiher (Lampertheim, Germany) #birdoftheday #BestOfTheMonth #herons #birds #vögel #reiher #youngbirds

Did someone say feeding time?! Grey Herons / Graureiher (Lampertheim, Germany) #birdoftheday #BestOfTheMonth #herons #birds #vögel #reiher #youngbirds

Common Buzzard / Mäusebussard (Lampertheim, Germany) #birdoftheday ##BeautyInBrown #raptors #birdsofprey #buzzard #birds #nature #wildlife #vögel #greifvögel

A young gull, losing whatever it was carrying before. You can see the splash below. #birdoftheday #welltimed Caspian Gull / Steppenmöwe (Biblis, Germany) #gulls #birds #birding #vögel #möwen

#birdoftheday theme is #passportPhoto. Although this one looks more like a mugshot… Great Tit / Kohlmeise (Lampertheim, Germany) #birds #vögel #meisen #singvögel #songbirds

White Stork / Weißstorch (Biblis, Hessen) #birdoftheday #longnecks #birds #storks #vögel #störche

I’m just a brown and white pebble between brown and white pebbles, nothing to see here… Little Ringed Plover / Flussregenpfeifer (Biblis, Germany) #birdoftheday #CamoOrContrast #birds #waders #limis #vögel

Great Tit / Kohlmeise (Viernheim, Germany) #birdoftheday #thesongfactor #birds #meise #vögel #tits #songbirds #singvögel #meisen

Bluethroat / Blaukehlchen (Worms, Germany) #birdoftheday #insectivores #bluethroat #birds #blaukehlchen #vögel #birding #naturephotography

Yellowhammer / Goldammer (Groß-Rohrheim, Germany) #birds #songbirds #buntings #vögel #goldammer

Yellowhammer / Goldammer (Groß-Rohrheim, Germany) #birds #songbirds #buntings #vögel #goldammer

Whitethroat / Dorngrasmücke (Groß-Rohrheim, Germany) #birdoftheday #Petals&Perches #birds #warblers #vögel #singvögel #songbirds

A Carrion Crow’s Devoted Beak Care #ABCD #birdoftheday Carrion Crow / Rabenkrähe (Biblis, Germany) #crows #birds #krähen #vögel #corvids

Two peacock butterflies, one fresh, shiny and vibrant, one aged, frayed and faded. Thanks @rina2012.bsky.social for starting this #butterflyweek! Peacock Butterflies / Pfauenaugen (Lampertheim, Germany) #butterflies #insects #macro #insects #makro #makro #schmetterling

Holly Blue / Faulbaumbläuling (Stockstadt, Germany) #butterflyweek #butterflies #schmetterling #bugsky #makro #macro #insects

Hadn’t seen one of these for quite some time. Sand Lizard / Zauneidechse (Biblis, Germany) #herps #lizards #reptiles #eidechsen #reptilien

Red Kite / Rotmilan (Biblis, Germany) #birds #kites #birdsofprey #vögel #greifvögel #birdsinflight #milan

Red Admiral / Admiral (Lampertheim, Germany) #butterflyweek #butterflies #schmetterling #bugsky #makro #macro #insects

Often the underside of butterfly wings look a bit dull. This is definitely not the case for this one! #butterflyweek Two-tailed Pasha / Erdbeerbaumfalter (Bogovë, Albania) #butterflies #macro #insects #bugsky #schmetterling

Sluuurp! Large skipper / Rostfarbiger Dickkopffalter (Lampertheim, Germany) #butterflyweek #butterfly #insects #bugsky #macro #naturephotography #schmetterling

Upside-down blackcap #LeafandLight #birdoftheday Blackcap / Mönchsgrasmücke (Biblis, Germany) #birds #blackcap #songbirds #vögel ##singvögel

From this angle their crest looks like a set of big, bushy eyebrows, giving them lots of gravitas… #birdoftheday #reflections Great Crested Grebe / Haubentaucher (Biblis, Germany) #birds #grebes #vögel

Marbled White / Schachbrett (Lampertheim, Germany) #butterflyweek #insects #butterflies #schmetterlinge #macro #makro

Little ringed Plover / Flussregenpfeifer (Biblis, Germany) #birdoftheday #JKLMNOP. #birds #waders #flussregenpfeifer #limis #vögel #plovers

Fox, mid flight Red Fox / Rotfuchs (Lampertheim, Germany) #fox #wildlife #mammals #fuchs #fuchssprung

Mute Swan / Höckerschwan (Worms, Germany) #birdoftheday #longnecks #birds #swans #vögel #elegance

The chaffinch is one of the most common #woodland birds in europe. #birdoftheday Chaffinch / Buchfink (Biblis, Germany)

Wow, that’s a huge carp! All miiiine! Red Kite / Rotmilan (Biblis, Germany) #birdoftheday #birdbut #kites #birdsofprey #greifvögel #rotmilan #birds #vögel

Little Owl / Steinkauz (Berat, Albania) #manmadeperch #birdoftheday #owl #birding #birds #vögel #Steinkauz #Albania #eulen #kauz #berat

Common Wall Lizard / Mauereidechse (Groß-Rohrheim, Germany) #lizards #reptiles #herps #eidechse #nature #wildlife

Is it a Moustached Warbler? Is it a Bearded Tit? Chiffchaff / Zilpzalp (Groß-Rohrheim, Germany) #birdoftheday #warblers #birds #chiffchaff #zilpzalp #vögel

Red-crested pochard / Kolbenente (Eich, Germany) #birdoftheday #black&red #birds #birding #ducks #nature #wildlife #vögel #enten

Peregrine Falcon / Wanderfalke (Biblis, Germany) #birdoftheday #feathers #birds #peregrine #falcon #birdsofprey #vögel #wanderfalke

„For crying out loud, can‘t you wait with your photo until my coat change is over?!“ Roe Deer / Reh (Lampertheim, Germany) #mammals #deer #wildlife #reh

Sparrowhawk / Sperber (Lampertheim, Germany) #birdoftheday #SmallBirdsInFlight #birds #birdsofprey #birdsinflight #vögel #sperber

Enjoy the spring! Blue Tit / Blaumeise (Lampertheim/Germany) #birds #nature #spring #flowers #Frühling #vögel #bluetit #blaumeise

Black Kites / Schwarzmilane (Biblis, Germany) #birdoftheday #bestofthemonth #birds #blackkites #birdsofprey #vögel #greifvögel #raptors

The taste of spring… Red Squirrel / Eichhörnchen (Lampertheim, Germany) #mammals #wildlife #eichhörnchen #squirrels #spring

How does my crest look? Tufted Duck / Reiherente (Biblis, Germany) #birdoftheday #ruffledfeathers #birds #ducks #vogel #ente #tuftedduck