On my nature walks, I try to pay attention to all flora and fauna. While my antennae are always on alert for avian activity, they also register other animals. During our sojourn in Germany, I happened upon a few scaly and furry creatures, and some sat still long enough to enable me to take their portrait. Others, like a group of wild boars, did not, and simply raced across the trail from one thicket to the next. For that reason, a plush version my dad and I came across in a café had to serve as a model and can be seen in the featured photo above. I hope you will enjoy this selection of my beastly encounters.
Bei meinen Spaziergängen in der Natur versuche ich, auf alle Flora und Fauna zu achten. Selbst wenn meine Antennen besonders auf Vogelaktivität reagieren, registrieren sie auch andere Tiere. Während unseres Deutschlandaufenthaltes begegnete ich auch schuppigen und felligen Tieren, und einige hielten lange genug still, um ein Porträt von ihnen aufzunehmen. Bei anderen war das nicht der Fall, wie zum Beispiel bei einer Gruppe Wildschweine, die über den Weg von einem Dickicht zum anderen rasten. Aus diesem Grund mußte eine Plüschversion herhalten, die mein Vater und ich in einem Café entdeckten, und die im obersten Bild zu sehen ist. Ich hoffe, diese Auswahl meiner tierischen Begegnungen wird Euch gefallen.
Red Fox/Rotfuchs
Beaver/Biber
Nutria/Nutria (Biberratte)
Ring Snake/Ringelnatter
Dragonfly/Libelle
European Hare/Feldhase
European Roe Deer/Europäisches Reh
tanja britton 
You’re funny to have led off with a plush wild boar. You deserve credit for having gotten so close to so many real animals as you did in the pictures that followed.
On the language side, when I looked into the second part of Ringelnatter I found that the Middle English cognate in a naddre had gotten re-segmented into an addre, which modern has re-spelled as an adder. And whereas The Sound of Music has do turning into ‘a deer,’ in German it’s Reh.
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The other option would have been to feature a wild boar from the zoo, but the plush version won out. 😊
Thank you for illuminating the re-segmentation of the snake (very clever on your part). And thank you for giving me an ear-worm (doe, a deer, a female deer…).
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Ah, so now the deer has become a worm. What an animal transmigration.
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…or transmogrification, as Calvin was wont to say…😊
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I just checked transmogrify and found that its origin is unknown. Etymonline.com offers this speculation: ‘”to change completely,” 1650s, apparently a perversion of transmigure, from transmigrate, perhaps influenced by modify.’
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I thought it was a Bill Watterson creation. 🙂
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The red fox is so pretty! I love its read furs 🙂 The snake a bit scary for me as usual, and the other animals are cute too 🙂 Few weeks ago when we were at the beach, my husband ((he has the antenna 😀 )) spotted a snake in the forest but I didn’t dare to go check haha. Well done, Tanja!
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Thank you, Pooja. I am glad you enjoyed my little menagerie. I remember your dislike about snakes from my post about rattlesnakes (by the way, I saw another one on a hike just this morning!).
I also admired the fox’s attire-he/she really stood out among all the green. I am pretty sure that you could see all these animals in Poland, too.
I hope you are enjoying your summer.
Best,
Tanja
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The red fox looks to be deep in thought. It must have been eyeing something to chase after.
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Good observation, Neil. I’m afraid it was after one of the birds at the edge of a lake it was stalking. Luckily, it didn’t catch anything, at least not while I was observing. It’s hard to stay neutral in nature!
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It’s dog eat dog out there. Unintelligent “design”, in my opinion.
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I know I shouldn’t say this, Neil, but I have often thought that I would have done things differently…( I know, hubris).
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Well, the universe/nature developed the way that it did. There’s no reversing or changing any of that!
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You are right, Neil, but that does not prevent me from re-imagining it.
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A gentler, kinder universe is what’s needed.
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Awesome post.. thank you so much.. 😇👌🏼
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Thank you for letting me know that you enjoyed it, Debby.
All the best,
Tanja
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It’s was my pleasure.. 😇💕
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Somit bist du bei deinem Aufenthalt in Deutschland nicht nur von der Blütenpracht verwöhnt worden, sondern auch mit deinen Sichtungen in der Tierwelt!
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Allerdings, liebe Christa. Ich glaube, Mai war wirklich ein besonders guter Monat für Begegnungen sowohl der tierischen als auch der pflanzlichen Art.
Ich hoffe Ihr genießt Euren Sommer in Kanada.
Herzliche Grüße,
Tanja
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Na, Du bist mir ja eine 😊 mogelst da ein Stofftier drunter!! 😄
Der Blick des Rehs ist unglaublich berührend! Ich finde, es zeigt so eine Verletzbarkeit. Ich könnte nie Jägerin sein!
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Magst Du etwa keine Stofftiere, liebe Simone? 😊
Mir geht es ganz genauso wie Dir, was das Jagen angeht. Irgendwie werden wir, glaube ich, lernen, wie viel Tiere wirklich empfinden können.
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Stofftier finde ich klasse! Hab noch so diverse, darunter ein kleines Minischaf. 😊
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Ach, wie süß. 🐑
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It really is lovely to spot so many critters on walks. And I loved your wild boar improvisation, of course. So much better than a picture of one in the zoo. 🙂
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These wildlife encounters always leave an impression, Jolandi, I can often recall them years or even decades later. I am glad you agree with my choice of boar. 🐗
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liebe tanja, deine bilder anzuschauen ist wieder mal reinste freude! ich möchte auch gleich mal wieder anklopfen und fragen, ob es recht wäre, wenn ich ein paar davon vielleicht mal zeichnerisch umsetze, als da wären: der schwimmende biber, der hase im feld (ganz großartig!) und last, but noch least das kleine reh.
der fuchs gefällt mir auch sehr. ist der echt? der sieht rundherum so weichwattig aus, als träumte er. 🙂
danke fürs zeigen. ganz wunderbare eindrücke. und schön, dass du, der vollständigkeit halber auch das plüschtier ergänzt hast. 🙂 liebe grüße aus berlin
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Bis auf das Wildschwein sind alle echt, inklusive Fuchs. Du hast recht, er sieht wirklich sehr wattig aus, sein Fell schien mir sehr gesund.
Es wäre mir eine große Ehre, meine Photos von Dir in Zeichnungen verzaubern zu lassen, jederzeit. Herzlichen Dank für die Erwägung und Nachfrage.
Liebe Grüße zurück nach Berlin,
Tanja
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das freut mich wirklich sehr sehr. danke.
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Ich danke Dir! 😊
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🙂
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What a joy to encounter all these animals on your walks. I met a red fox the other day when I was out picking wild strawberries. Suddenly, it jumped out of the scrubs right in front of me and it’s hard to tell who got scared the most. It had a thick fur and tail, and no sign of scabies.
I have never seen a wild boar, only traces of the damages they cause to farmers by rooting up cropland and gardens. 🙂
Best wishes
Meggie
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I imagine that you see a lot of wildlife where you spend your summer, Meggie. One of these days, a wild boar might be among those animals.
Thank you for stopping by and for commenting.
Warmly,
Tanja
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Love your pictures! Nature is the highlight of my life and to see all wonderful critters must have been wonderful! Thank you for sharing them.
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Thank you for your interest and kind comment, Diane. It means so much to run into wild animals, no matter where I am.
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The photo of the roe deer is especially beautiful.
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Thank you, I am glad it appealed to you. That gaze also touched me deeply.
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I love the photo of the plush boar. Sets a tone for the rest of the animal images. Amazing that you were able to capture such a variety of animals.
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Thank you, Otto. I wouldn’t have minded showing a real boar, but I thought the stuffed one was a deserving substitute. 🐗
I felt fortunate to have seen these animals, even though the area is heavily cultivated and densely populated.
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It was a deserving substitute, yes.
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😊
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Wonderful images and such a great post. Thoroughly enjoyed reading
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I am glad you enjoyed the post. Thank you for taking the time to read and comment.
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Da hast du bei deinem Deutschland Aufenthalt eine ganze Menge Tiere gesehen. Ich bin beeindruckt😃. Das Biberbild, die Schlange und auch der Fuchs sind sehr nah aufgenommen worden und ich habe den Eindruck, wie wenn sie fast vor dir posieren
LG Andrea
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Interesting! German food, history and people with little or no blog shares on its wild life. Thanks Tanja for sharing!!❤
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Thank you for your interest and comment!
Best wishes,
Tanja
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