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Texel - The early bird catches the worm.



With this motto in mind, I drove to the De Horsmeertjes nature reserve on Texel once again for sunrise. This time, however, I headed west, listening to the birdsong and clicking the shutter button a few times. It's truly impressive what the birdlife means on Texel

To experience the sunrise at De Horsmeertjes on Texel, I set my alarm for 5:00 a.m. I quickly gathered everything and set off. There wasn't much going on along the way. The island was still asleep. Arriving at the nature reserve, I heard the first birdsong. There must be some truth to the saying "the

The De Horsmeertjes, De Hors, and De Geul nature reserves are a real highlight for birdwatching and bird photography on Texel. The biodiversity here is quite high.



For me, the songbird populations in this area are particularly interesting.

Everywhere, in thorn bushes, you can hear the song of nightingales

Milky Way and Northern Lights?



Night hikes aren't usually my thing. But when it comes to an arc of the Milky Way, I'm happy to make an exception. These arcs only occur in spring and, for example, in April, can only be burned to a memory card between 2:00 a.m. and 3:30 a.m. However, the prerequisites for

Where is the Milky Way, please?



With this in mind, I went on a short night hike on the northern tip of the island of Texel. The goal was to capture the Milky Way on my memory card. Weather-wise, it was supposed to be perfect. A moonless night with clear skies and a pleasant air temperature of 6 degrees

Today's ride took us towards Bleckede in perfect weather. Then we continued along the Elbe River and back to Lüneburg.

The weather was blue skies and sunshine the whole time. In the lee behind the dike, it felt like 20 degrees Celsius. In the wind and shade, however, it felt like 8 degrees Celsius. The

This year I have made a firm resolution to cycle regularly again. For this reason I did a first tour along the Elbe Lateral Canal. We set off in the best sunshine, with an air temperature of 6 degrees and a moderate headwind. But after just 2 kilometers the sunshine had turned into a dull and gray mass

The aurora forecast had announced a solar storm with a KP value of more than 8 for yesterday, October 10, 2024. For this reason, I had to spontaneously drive towards the Elbe at around 7 p.m. to see this natural spectacle and possibly take some photos.



I had only ever imagined what happened next. Wow

Air temperature 28 degrees and wind speeds of 6. Normally I would leave the bike in the shed in weather like this and look for something else to do.



Today, however, I didn't set off until after sunset (8:15 p.m.) from Radegast on the Elbe. The goal was to cycle a few kilometers and, at best, get a few

Short morning walk through the Bockelsberger ponds in Lüneburg.



What came into my lens?



Kingfisher



Heron



Coot



Mallards



Once again it was a lot of fun.