Thomas Hinsche / Common Eider (Somateria mollissima) female, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany

Ralph Martin / Fieldfare (Turdus pilaris), Schleswig-Holstein, Germany

Kerstin Hinze / Hazel dormouse (Muscardinus avellanarius) climbing on rose hips, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany,

Kerstin Hinze / Aerial view of Westerhever Sand lighthouse and saltmarshes, Wadden Sea, Eiderstedt, Schleswig Holstein, Germany, June 2010

Wild Wonders of Europe / Novák / Large flock of waders in flight, Japsand, Schleswig-Holstein Wadden Sea National Park, Germany, April 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Novák / Flock of waders in flight, Japsand, Schleswig-Holstein Wadden Sea National Park, Germany, April 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Novák / Lugworm (Anericola marina) casts on sand, Japsand, Schleswig-Holstein Wadden Sea National Park, Germany, April 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Novák / Sand and shells, Japsand, Schleswig-Holstein Wadden Sea National Park, Germany, April 2009

Kerstin Hinze / Crocus (Crocus napolitanus) flowering in spring garden at Schlosspark Husum, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany

Kerstin Hinze / Crocus (Crocus napolitanus) flower, Schlosspark Husum, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany

Peter Hering/ BIA / Short-eared Owl (Asio flammeus), Schleswig-Holstein, Germany

Thomas Hinsche/ BIA / Eurasian Oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus), Schleswig-Holstein, Germany

Janine Brauneis/ BIA / Northern Gannet (Morus bassanus) carrying feather during courtship display, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany

Janine Brauneis/ BIA / Northern Gannet (Morus bassanus) flying, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany

Holger Duty/ BIA / Little Owl (Athene noctua) with mouse prey, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany

Thomas Hinsche/ BIA / Golden Plover (Pluvialis apricaria) stretching on beach, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany

Thomas Hinsche/ BIA / Common Eider (Somateria mollissima) male on windy beach, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany

Thomas Hinsche/ BIA / Dunlin (Calidris alpina) preening, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany

Ralph Martin/ BIA / Common Chiffchaff (Phylloscopus collybita), Schleswig-Holstein, Germany

Ralph Martin/ BIA / Lapland Bunting (Calcarius lapponicus), Schleswig-Holstein, Germany

Ralph Martin/ BIA / Snow Bunting (Plectrophenax nivalis), Schleswig-Holstein, Germany

Ralph Martin/ BIA / Parrot Crossbill (Loxia pytyopsittacus) male, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany

Christof Wermter/ BIA / Common Eider (Somateria mollissima) female preening, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany

Hans Glader/ BIA / Northern Gannet (Morus bassanus) flying with fishing line entangled around bill, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany

Sebastian Muenter/ BIA / Common Ringed Plover (Charadrius hiaticula) with prey, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany

Peter Hering/ BIA / Common Ringed Plover (Charadrius hiaticula) stretching, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany

Kerstin Hinze / Crocus ( Crocus neapolitanus), flowering in Husum Palace Garden, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, March.

Kerstin Hinze / Crocus (Crocus neapolitanus) flowering in Husum Palace Garden, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, March.

Ingo Arndt / Westerhever lighthouse alongside coastal waters, Schleswig-Holstein NP, Germany

Peter Hering/ BIA / Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) pair taking flight, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany

Reinhard Lodzig/ BIA / Sandwich Tern (Thalasseus sandvicensis) flock on beach, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany

Solvin Zankl / Kattholzeiche oak tree, a Pedunculate oak tree (Quercus pedunculata) the thickest oak tree in germany, with a trunk circumference of 12.85m. Plon, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. August 2013.

Solvin Zankl / Bridegroom's Oak tree. Traditionally people seeking romantic partners would post a letter into the hole of this tree, which can be taken out and replied to by others, the postal service now also d...

Solvin Zankl / Pedunculate oak (Quercus pedunculata) tree 'Kattholzeiche' with circumference of 12.85m. Plon, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, August.

Thomas Hinsche / Common Eider (Somateria mollissima) male, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany

Volker Hesse / Golden Plover (Pluvialis apricaria), Schleswig-Holstein, Germany

Thomas Hinsche / Common Eider (Somateria mollissima) mail and female, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany

Udo Schlottmann / Eurasian Spoonbill (Platalea leucorodia) landing, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany

Dirk Vorbusch / Eurasian Oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus) calling, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany

Dirk Vorbusch / Eurasian Oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus), Schleswig-Holstein, Germany

Chris Romeiks / Meadow Pipit (Anthus pratensis), Schleswig-Holstein, Germany

Chris Romeiks / Sanderling (Calidris alba) foraging, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany

Holger Doernhoff / Razorbill (Alca torda), Schleswing-Holstein, Germany

Matthias Schulte / Western Marsh-Harrier (Circus aeruginosus) male fighting with Common Buzzard (Buteo buteo), Schleswig-Holstein, Germany

Matthias Schulte / Western Marsh-Harrier (Circus aeruginosus) male landing, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany

Volker Hesse / Song Thrush (Turdus philomelos), Schleswig-Holstein, Germany

Peter Hering / Icterine Warbler (Hippolais icterina), Schleswig-Holstein, Germany

Peter Hering / Barnacle Goose (Branta leucopsis) gosling stretching, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany

Chris Romeiks / Meadow Pipit (Anthus pratensis), Schleswig-Holstein, Germany

Chris Romeiks / Sedge Warbler (Acrocephalus schoenobaenus), Schleswig-Holstein, Germany

Thomas Hinsche / Common Eider (Somateria mollissima) male, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany

Thomas Hinsche / Common Eider (Somateria mollissima) male, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany

Thomas Hinsche / Eurasian Oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus) pair mating, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany

Thomas Hinsche / Common Eider (Somateria mollissima) male swimming, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany

Peter Hering / Willow Warbler (Phylloscopus trochilus) calling, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany

Jan Wegener / Black-bellied Plover (Pluvialis squatarola), Schleswig-Holstein, Germany

Peter Hering / White Wagtail (Motacilla alba) male carrying insect prey, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany

Peter Hering / Common Snipe (Gallinago gallinago), Schleswig-Holstein, Germany

Peter Hering / Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos), Schleswig-Holstein, Germany

Peter Hering / Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos), Schleswig-Holstein, Germany

Ralph Martin / Eurasian Jackdaw (Corvus monedula), Schleswig-Holstein, Germany

Ralph Martin / Horned Lark (Eremophila alpestris), Schleswig-Holstein, Germany

Peter Hering / Willow Warbler (Phylloscopus trochilus), Schleswig-Holstein, Germany

Peter Hering / Northern Wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe) female, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany

Peter Hering / Eared Grebe (Podiceps nigricollis), Schleswig-Holstein, Germany

Peter Hering / Curlew Sandpiper (Calidris ferruginea), Schleswig-Holstein, Germany

Peter Hering / Little Ringed Plover (Charadrius dubius), Schleswig-Holstein, Germany

Peter Hering / Common Redshank (Tringa totanus) pair fighting, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany

Peter Hering / Little Ringed Plover (Charadrius dubius), Schleswig-Holstein, Germany

Chris Romeiks / Northern Shoveler (Anas clypeata) male, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany

Peter Hering / Temminck's Stint (Calidris temminckii), Schleswig-Holstein, Germany

Peter Hering / Spotted Redshank (Tringa erythropus), Schleswig-Holstein, Germany

Peter Hering / Spotted Redshank (Tringa erythropus), Schleswig-Holstein, Germany

Peter Hering / Spotted Redshank (Tringa erythropus), Schleswig-Holstein, Germany

Peter Hering / Spotted Redshank (Tringa erythropus), Schleswig-Holstein, Germany

Holger Doernhoff / Common Murre (Uria aalge) pair mating at cliff nest, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany

Jan Wegener / Northern Wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe), Schleswig-Holstein, Germany

Peter Hering / Eurasian Oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus) pair mating, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany

Chris Romeiks / Eurasian Skylark (Alauda arvensis), Schleswig-Holstein, Germany

Chris Romeiks / Eurasian Skylark (Alauda arvensis) singing, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany

Ralph Martin / Bar-tailed Godwit (Limosa lapponica) and Red Knot (Calidris canutus) mixed flock, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany

Ralph Martin / Song Thrush (Turdus philomelos), Schleswig-Holstein, Germany

Ralph Martin / Arctic Tern (Sterna paradisaea) carrying fish prey, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany

Ralph Martin / Common Gull (Larus canus), Schleswig-Holstein, Germany

Ralph Martin / Northern Harrier (Circus cyaneus), Schleswig-Holstein, Germany

Ralph Martin / Short-eared Owl (Asio flammeus), Schleswig-Holstein, Germany

Ralph Martin / Red Crossbill (Loxia curvirostra), Schleswig-Holstein, Germany

Ralph Martin / Red Crossbill (Loxia curvirostra) female feeding on pine cones, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany

Ralph Martin / Richard's Pipit (Anthus richardi), Schleswig-Holstein, Germany

Ralph Martin / Rock Pipit (Anthus petrosus), Schleswig-Holstein, Germany

Ralph Martin / Song Thrush (Turdus philomelos), Schleswig-Holstein, Germany

Christine Jung / Lesser Black-backed Gull (Larus fuscus) pair, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany

Peter Hering / Sedge Warbler (Acrocephalus schoenobaenus), Schleswig-Holstein, Germany

Peter Hering / Black Scoter (Melanitta nigra) male, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany

Peter Hering / Eurasian Woodcock (Scolopax rusticola), Schleswig-Holstein, Germany

Peter Hering / Northern Wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe), Schleswig-Holstein, Germany