Bssss....

Bee, leaving its hive in Emsbürens Heimathof. Just testing the new cam.Stop taking Fotos!
(Rainbow Lorikeet, Allfarblori, Trichoglossus haematodus in an Aviary at Emsflower)
Saw these guys wild in Australia...

Trommelzaaier - Zaaimaschine
at Emsflower

18232 - too much input

I´m trying to sort through (always thaught it was "to sort out") my photos of the last year. ..no Chance.

Natrix natrix

Grass Snake - Ringelnatter
Taken in Bremerhaven, "Zoo am Meer"

Information on this species in german
Information on this species in english (Arkive)

Holidays !

I´m on holiday this week and on the first week of July.
Tomorrow I´ll take a short trip northwards, to the coast to visit a friend.
(BTW: Invitations welcome...:) )
And I´ve ordered a new camera today (guess...) and am soooooooooooooooo doubtful whether that was a good decision, I´ve been terribly nervous all day.

Just in case you´ve got too much money: Canon is promoting a cashback action at the moment: http://canon2008promotions.onlinerebates.com/

Listening to...

...Jason Mraz.
Funny: Geek in the Pink
and Wordplay

Just for fun

The JCB* song by Nizlopi

*for the german-speakers who -like me- don´t know what a JCB is: JCB is a company, "one of the leading manufacturers of digging and earthmoving equipment".

I love LEO :).

BTW, I also like listening to Jason Mraz at the moment, esp. "The remedy".
The "I´m yours" video (Youtube) reminds me a lot of my working holidays in Thailand, Greece, Turkey, Australia and Costa Rica.
I don´t think there´s a really good Translation for "Fernweh" (Leo says Wanderlust / itchy feet), "Fernweh is a longing, an aching for the faraway, the painful longing to be faraway".

Interested in Nature Photography?

As a subscriber and keen reader of the "BBC Wildlife Magazine" I particularly enjoyed the "masterclasses" on photography.
These are also available online: http://www.bbcwildlifemagazine.com/masterclasses.asp

Just spotted them on the website where I was originally looking for ideas on what to do on the "volunteer day", where the animal-protection club I´m a member of will present itself.
If anyone has got suggestions, `specially for kid-activities : please let me know!
I thought about preparing insect hotels, rodent hideaways or dog-cookies, but I´m afraid that would be too time-consuming.