Wildlife February 2012

[Armin]

Sarmienta,
thanks. Your comment seem to confirm what the report in the Newspaper said.
I'm a bit curious - which place did you visit around where I live?

[Sarmienta]

Well............ it,s a bit further than  i thought  . the caves with the mouse eared bats are close to Koblenz.

[Armin]

Well thanks... I wondered a bit because there are no important caves for bats around my area.
Only a few small mine shafts. But all are closed due danger of collapse. Usual no access for the public.
 

[ronm]

Are bats in general protected in Germany, as they are here in UK?

[Tony Willis]

First frogs have appeared in my pond today,it seems very early. Also three ducks which given it is only 2 metres across is quite a surprise. Same three I think as last year.

[Armin]

Are bats in general protected in Germany, as they are here in UK?

Ron,
from 22 bat species occurring in the Germany all without exception stand on the 'Red list of endangered species' - threatened by becoming extinct.

Reasons are multiple: loss of habitat, broadly use of insecticides, loss of billets, high traffic, poisoning by use of wood preservatives i.e. in roof beams, interferences during hibernation, and sadly, still pursuit and vandalism (fears stired up by 50+ years of dracula movies!)

[mark smyth]

Great to have another batman on here ^..^

[ronm]

Thanks Armin.

[Armin]

Great to have another batman on here ^..^

I love and respect (as much as possible) the nature and its creatures
Nature can live without humans but humans can't live without nature.

[annew]

Well said, Armin.

[Olga Bondareva]

Yesterday I was lucky and shoot a Pyrrhula pyrrhula.

We met also a family of moose but they run from us so quickly I can't shoot them. 

[Anthony Darby]

Cracking pic of a bullfinch.

[Anthony Darby]

I watched a programme called "Wild India" which showed golden langurs. There was one which leaped from a branch of one tree to the branch of another on the right of the screen. We then had a close up of its hand and reduced thumb, followed by "another" langur leaping from a tree to one on the left of the screen. A quick rewind and a couple of pauses later showed that the second sequence was just the first, but flipped 180^o. 

[Jonny_SE]

Regarding wildlife in our gardens...Last week i had a visit of a big cat (Lynx) walking under my Magnolia's...They are pretty common here but not usually in my garden....and i got the answer why there ain't any Roe deers here this winter....//Jonny

[mark smyth]

The cuckoo comes in April and sings his song in May

Two of the BTO's tagged Cuckoos have started migrating north again.
http://www.bto.org/science/migration/tracking-studies/cuckoo-tracking/meet-cuckoos