Sandra Bartocha / Waves of Baltic Sea washing over and polishing coloured pebbles, Markgrafenheide, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany, January

Sandra Bartocha / Vehicle tracks through a field of green barley, Jennyhof, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany, May

Sandra Bartocha / Pasque Flower (Pulsatilla pratensis) silhouetted Landkreis Demmin, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany, April

Sandra Bartocha / Pasque Flower (Pulsatilla pratensis) in Landkreis Demmin, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany, April

Sandra Bartocha / Japanese flowering cherry (Prunus serrulata) Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany, April

Sandra Bartocha / Sporangia of a moss, in Stadtkreis Neubrandenburg, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany, March

Sandra Bartocha / Common Hepatica (Anenome hepatica) Stadtkreis Neubrandenburg, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany, March

Sandra Bartocha / Common Snowdrop (Galanthus nivalis) in Mecklenburg-Strelitz, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany, March

Sandra Bartocha / Corn Poppy (Papaver rhoeas) in flower amongst flowering Rapeseed (Brassica napus) crop, Muritz, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany, June

Sandra Bartocha / Lily of the Valley (Convallaria majalis) Stadtkreis Neubrandenburg, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany, May

Sandra Bartocha / Mixed woodland in spring, Mecklenburg-Strelitz, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany, April

Sandra Bartocha / Dead Grass (Poaceae sp) stems arched over in winter snow, Neuendorf, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany, December

Sandra Bartocha / Dark clouds, Mecklenburg-Strelitz, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany, June

Sandra Bartocha / Common Hepatica (Anenome hepatica) flowers, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germay, April

Kerstin Hinze / Mute Swans (Cygnus olor) on frozen Baltic Sea, Zinnowitz beach, Usedom Island, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany

David Pattyn / Common Crane (Grus grus) pair flying infront of clouds, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. October

David Pattyn / Common Crane (Grus grus) flock flying at sunrise against a colourful sky, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany, October

David Pattyn / Common Crane (Grus grus) groups flying past at sunrise over a bay close to Zingst, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany, October

David Pattyn / Common Crane (Grus grus) flock flying, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany, October

David Pattyn / Common Crane (Grus grus) three flying and preparing to land, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany, October

Sandra Bartocha / Fly Agaric (Amanita muscaria) Granzin, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany, October

Sandra Bartocha / Fly Agaric (Amanita muscaria) with Ladybird (Coccinella magnifica) Granzin, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany, October

Sandra Bartocha / European white / Downy birch tree trunks (Betula pubescens) Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany, April

Sandra Bartocha / Snow on ice pattern, Stadtkreis Neubrandenburg, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany, January

Sandra Bartocha / Black-headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus) in flight, Stadtkreis Neubrandenburg, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany, January

Sandra Bartocha / Wanzkaer See / lake with water lily leaves, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany, May

Sandra Bartocha / Wanzkaer See / lake with waterlily leaves, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany, May

Sandra Bartocha / Field of green barley, Jennyhof, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany, May

Sandra Bartocha / Vehicle tracks through a field of green barley, Jennyhof, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany, May

Sandra Bartocha / Cowslip (Primula veris) Mecklenburg-Strelitz, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany, April

Sandra Bartocha / Cowslip (Primula veris) Mecklenburg-Strelitz, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany, April

Sandra Bartocha / Wood Anemone (Anemone nemorosa) close-up of stamens, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany, April

Sandra Bartocha / Marsh Marigold (Caltha palustris) flowering in Alder carr Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany, April

Sandra Bartocha / Cowslip (Primula veris) Meesiger, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany, April

Sandra Bartocha / Small Pasque Flower (Pulsatilla pratensis) Landkreis Demmin, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany, April

Sandra Bartocha / Maple (Acer sp.) flowers and unfurling leaves, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany, April

Sandra Bartocha / Moor Frog (Rana arvalis) Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany, April

Sandra Bartocha / Common Hepatica (Anenome hepatica) Stadtkreis Neubrandenburg, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany, March

Sandra Bartocha / Hoar frost on snow, Kratzeburg, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany, January 2009.

Sandra Bartocha / Snowflake, Mecklenburg-Strelitz, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany, January 2009

Sandra Bartocha / Common Reed (Phragmites australis) dead stems above snow, Mecklenburg-Strelitz, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany, December

Sandra Bartocha / Downy birch tree (Betula pubescens) leaves with dewm Rugen, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany, January

Sandra Bartocha / Black Alder (Alnus glutinosa) trees with sunlight shining through, Kruseliner Muhle, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany, October

Sandra Bartocha / Black Alder (Alnus glutinosa) with sunlight shining through, Kruseliner Muhle, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany, October

Sandra Bartocha / Rock in Baltic Sea surrounded by water at dusk with stormy clouds, Kreptitz, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany, August

Sandra Bartocha / Rock in Baltic Sea surrounded by water at dusk with stormy clouds, Kreptitz, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany, August

Sandra Bartocha / Baltic Sea washing upon the pebble shore at dusk, Kreptitz, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany, August

Sandra Bartocha / Grass (Poaceae sp.) with floating Meadow Salsify (Tragopogon pratensis) seed, Mecklenburg-Strelitz, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany, July

Sandra Bartocha / Meadow Salsify (Tragopogon pratensis) seeds, Mecklenburg-Strelitz, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany, July

Sandra Bartocha / Corn Poppy (Papaver rhoeas) in flower amongst flowering Rapeseed (Brassica napus) crop, Muritz, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany, June

Sandra Bartocha / Corn Poppy (Papaver rhoeas) in flower amongst flowering Rapeseed (Brassica napus) crop, Muritz, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany, June

Sandra Bartocha / Corn Poppy (Papaver rhoeas) in flower amongst flowering Rapeseed (Brassica napus) crop, Muritz, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany, June

Sandra Bartocha / Corn Poppy (Papaver rhoeas) flowers amongst Rapeseed (Brassica napus) crop, Penzlin, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany, June

Sandra Bartocha / Corn Poppy (Papaver rhoeas) flowers, Muritz, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany, June

Sandra Bartocha / Reflections of the sunrise over the Baltic Sea, Juliusruh, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany, May

Sandra Bartocha / Cypress Spurge (Euphorbia cyparissias) flowers, Feldberg, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany, April

Sandra Bartocha / Mixed woodland in spring, Mecklenburg-Strelitz, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany, April

Sandra Bartocha / Mixed woodland in spring, Mecklenburg-Strelitz, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany, April

Sandra Bartocha / Dusk at Tollensesee lake with overhanging tree branch silhouetted, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany, April

Sandra Bartocha / Dusk at Tollensesee lake with overhanging tree branch silhouetted, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany, April

Sandra Bartocha / Light reflection on wave in the Baltic Sea, Sassnitz, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany, April

Sandra Bartocha / Light reflection on wave in the Baltic Sea, Sassnitz, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany, April

Sandra Bartocha / Light reflection on wave in the Baltic Sea, Sassnitz, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany, April

Sandra Bartocha / Common hepatica (Anemone hepatica) in flower, Stadtkreis Neubrandenburg, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany, March

Sandra Bartocha / Grass (Poaceae sp) close-up, Mecklenburg-Strelitz, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany, June

Sandra Bartocha / Common Hepatica (Anenome hepatica) Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany, April

Ingo Arndt / European Beaver (Castor fiber) marks left on tree trunk, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany

Ingo Arndt / Great Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo) colony nesting in dead trees, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany

Nick Upton / White stork (Ciconia ciconia) foraging for insects and worms in stubble field, Rugen-Bock-Region, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany, July

Nick Upton / Eider ducks (Somateria mollissima) migrating west over the Baltic Sea, passing German Federal Coast Guard ship "FSB Seeadler", off Cap Arkona, Rugen Island, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany, October 20...

Nick Upton / Eider ducks (Somateria mollissima) migrating west over the Baltic Sea, Cap Arkona, Rugen Island, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany, October

Nick Upton / Migratory flock of Black-headed gulls (Chroicocephalus ridibundus) bunching in flight over reed beds due to a Peregrine falcon hunting nearby, Rugen-Bock-Region, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany, Octob...

Nick Upton / Barnacle geese (Branta leucopsis) migrating southwest over the Baltic Sea, Cap Arkona, Rugen Island, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany, October 2009

Nick Upton / Barnacle geese (Branta leucopsis) migrating sothwest over the Baltic Sea, Cap Arkona, Rugen Island, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany, October 2009

Nick Upton / Photographers and birdwatchers watching Common / Eurasian cranes (Grus grus) at feeding site where grain is scattered for them during autumn migration period, Near Gunz, Rugen-Bock-Region, Mecklenburg...

Nick Upton / Silhouetted Common / Eurasian cranes (Grus grus) flying from roost at dawn past full moon, during autumn migration period, Rugen-Bock-region, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany, October

Nick Upton / Silhouetted Common / Eurasian cranes (Grus grus) flying from roost on Zingst peninsula over the Bodden Inlet of the Baltic sea at sunrise, autumn migration period, Rugen-Bock-Region, Mecklenburg-Vorpo...

Nick Upton / Common / Eurasian cranes (Grus grus) flying past setting moon, during autumn migration period, Rugen-Bock-region, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany, October

Nick Upton / Common / Eurasian crane (Grus grus) flock in flight over maize stubble field near Baltic Sea shore, where extra grain has been scattered for cranes to feed on, during autumn migration period, Hohendor...

Nick Upton / Silhouetted Common / Eurasian cranes (Grus grus) flying from roost at dawn past full moon, during autumn migration period, Rugen-Bock-region, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany, October

Nick Upton / Common / Eurasian cranes (Grus grus) taking off from maize stubble field near Baltic Sea shore, during autumn migration period, near Hohendorf, Rugen-Bock-Region, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany, Octo...

Nick Upton / Common / Eurasian crane (Grus grus) flock flying from roost site at sunrise, silhouetted against dawn sky, autumn migration period, Rugen-Bock-Region, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany, October

Nick Upton / Common / Eurasian crane (Grus grus) family in flight, two adults and two juveniles, during autumn migration period, Rugen-Bock-Region, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany, October

Nick Upton / Corn being spread from tractor at maize stubble feeding site for Common / Eurasian cranes (Grus grus) during autumn migration period, near Hohendorf, Rugen-Bock-Region, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany...

Kerstin Hinze / Juvenile White-tailed Sea Eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla) landing on a branch over a river, Feldberger Seenlandschaft, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany

Kerstin Hinze / Grey Herons (Ardea cinerea) leaping into the air above the frozen river Preenestorm, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Wolgast, Peenestrom, Germany

Kerstin Hinze / Grey Herons (Ardea cinerea) on the frozen river Preenestorm. One taking off with a fish, others prepare to chase it, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Wolgast, Germany

Kerstin Hinze / Grey Heron (Ardea cincerea) running over frozen river Peenestrom, with a fish in beak, about to fly, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Wolgast, Peenestrom, Germany

Kerstin Hinze / Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea) flying with a fish in beak, winter, Peenestrom, Wolgast, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany

Kerstin Hinze / Bittern (Botaurus stellaris) perched in shrub, winter, Naturpark Feldberger Seenlandschaft, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany

Kerstin Hinze / Male Moor frog (Rana arvalis) in water, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany

Kerstin Hinze / Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo) on nest, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany

Kerstin Hinze / Bohemian Waxwing (Bombycilla garrulus) on twig, winter, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany

Kerstin Hinze / Moor frog (Rana arvalis) pair in water, males are blue during the spring in mating season, near Waren an der Mueritz, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany

Kerstin Hinze / Bohemian Waxwing (Bombycilla garrulus) sitting in Apple Tree (Malus sp) with ice crystals on feathers from freezing rain, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany

Kerstin Hinze / Black Kite (Milvus migrans) flying from water with a freshly caught fish, Schmaler Luzin, Naturpark Feldberger Seenlandschaft, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany