After it had rained heavily all night and all morning until noon, there were still some hours in the afternoon for a short hike.

We used this dry time window to walk up the steep forest path from the Hirschbichl car park to the Halsalm. For several years now, this has been the new, old home of bearded… leggi altro

I haven't been there either, very interesting! Regards.

Fantastic prospects! 😍

Yes, after the day was so rainy, I didn't expect such a beautiful view. I found it funny that there were only a few clouds in the sky at that time, while the Watzmann summit was hidden under a cloud cap (Fig. 47)

A very decorative moth 🤣😉

Another great tour!

Coco, I haven't found out the name of this butterfly yet. Perhaps it is related to the cow next to it, because both are patterned brown and white, lie in the grass and each have two appendages on their heads

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I would locate the pattern somewhere between the Bundeswehr camouflage patch and the 70s curtain 🤣.

Presumably it is the camouflaged cow butterfly 😉🤷‍♀️

If not a bearded vulture, then at least a brown bear

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Thank you for the resolution Anne. Didn't find anything on the NABU website. So I'm all the more pleased about your contribution

And that it is, of all things, the butterfly named Butterfly of the Year 2021.

If I haven't seen a bearded vulture ... 😉

Yes great thing! There are such fantastic creatures. You can't think of a better way. Congratulations on the annual butterfly! : D