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Your letters

I am always very happy when I spot the first herons For years I visited a small 220ha nature reserve on the Rhine track in Baden-Württemberg. The purple heron, which is rare in Germany, breeds there. There are only about 60 breeding pairs in the country. After their arrival, I was able to observe, document […]

Snap-chat

Tui De Roy on camera-wrecking turtles and car-wrecking elephants

Photo club

PRIZE-WINNING PHOTO Miniature marvel My picture really shows that beautiful things come in small packages! This tiny fiery-throated hummingbird in Costa Rica – about the size of your thumb – was darting from this branch to the local flowers, and the shot was taken in a moment of rest for it. Although it was raining […]

The crossword

Spot the difference The gold-ringed cat snake is so-called because of its markings and also because of the vertical slits within its eyes (like a cat’s). It lives in the mangroves of South-East Asia and hunts at night. Can you spot the five differences between the images? Answers in ‘Your Letters‘.

Go wild

Your guide to getting closer to nature this month