Birding watching birds? Isn't that just for nerds, or for people with gray hair and beige outdoor gear? This stereotype was widespread for a long time and certainly not without reason.

Buffalo - Powerful and impressive are the Hungarian buffalo and gray maidens, with their sometimes magnificent horns, if you dare to get close to them.

Danube Island - We had already reported about the artificial Island, which had been erected several years ago to protect floods in the city of Vienna, in order to create the largest possible floodplains in the case of floods.

Silk Moth - After another long hike through the mountains of Galicica National Park on Lake Ohrid, Sven had invited us for an evening barbeque, which we gladly accepted.

Spotted Eagles are globetrotters – and live in extreme danger as a result. As thermal soarers, they can only migrate overland.

Forest - Let's begin the story like this: Our friend Patrick is one of those people who loves to go into the woods as soon as the leaves start to change colour in autumn, to search for mushrooms for one of his consistently delicious dishes, which we've enjoyed together on several occasions.

Badger himself was surely disappointed by his dig: While searching for earthworms and expanding his sett, he came across a sword, a bronze vessel, an ornate belt buckle, and a human hip bone.

New Year Wishes - At the turn of the year, most people wish for happiness, health, and optimism. As symbols of this longing, chimney sweeps, horseshoes, and marzipan pigs adorn flower arrangements and New Year's doughnuts.

Red Deer - Magnificent antlered animal, sociable herd animal, bellowing warrior: The Cervus elaphus is Germany's Animal of the Year 2026.

Dormice - Today, on September 22nd, autumn begins according to the calendar. While we humans look forward to colourful leaves and cooler days with a cup of tea, dormice in the wild have already put on a good meal.

Hedgehogs - A car ride at dusk, a spiny animal searching for food – a wild animal's life abruptly ended. Hedgehogs usually have no chance against road traffic.

Common toad is barely larger than a 50-cent piece, perfectly camouflaged and fearless: these days, small common toads are leaving their waters.

Wasp - The German wasp and the common wasp are solely responsible for the bad reputation that wasps have.

Scorpion - Wildlife on the balcony - the surprise of finding an alive scorpion was splitting our mind about wildlife, because on the balcony, despite all the love for nature, is it that what you really want?

Wasps - You'll encounter them again and again, as soon as the coffee table is set: wasps. As if attracted by a magnet, they find their way to even the most remote places and sometimes provoke almost panicky resistance by hitting or blowing, fundamentally wrong reactions.

Everyone knows them, at least the chocolate version, but very few people have ever seen a live May beetle up close.

Survey for wildlife rescue shows: In May alone, every drone team invests three working weeks in animal and species protection. One fawn is found per ten hectares. Rare species such as the Montagu's harrier or the Marsh harrier are also discovered.

For the weekend, meteorologists are predicting temperatures of up to 19 degrees in some regions. For hobby gardeners and bumblebee queens, that means: off to the garden!

International Jackal Day on April 19th is still a relatively new anniversary: ​​Initiated by BOKU University Vienna in 2023, it is intended to draw attention to the increasing spread of the golden jackal in Europe – and help publicize new scientific findings on this shy canine relative.

Eyes closed, metabolism down: The garden dormouse, which belongs to the squirrel family, is now preparing for its long hibernation.