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On the way to the forest I see the first cockchafer this year. The German name of this beetle is Maikäfer - literally May beetle - indicating that its highest activity is in May. The imagines creep out the soil in May and live for merely 4 to 8 weeks so the only can be seen during May and June.
published on 2012-05-05
Common Cockchafer (Melolontha melolontha)
keywords: Cockchafer | Common Cockchafer | Melolontha melolontha | beetle
A rose chafer (Cetonia aurata) on an apple blossom.
published on 2012-05-01
Season: Spring
keywords: rose chafer | green rose chafer | beetle | apple blossom
apple tree
view of Walddorf, in the background the Jusi mountain
published on 2012-04-29
location: Europe > Germany > Baden-Württemberg > Reutlingen District > Walddorfhäslach > Walddorf
Season: Spring
categories: landscape
keywords: canola | tree blossom | Achalm | fields | Streuobstwiese (orchard)
Grape Hyacinth (Muscari spec.)
Chess Flower ((Fritillaria meleagris)
Moss Phlox (Phlox subulata)
Iberis spec.
This forest lake called Birkensee ("beech lake") lies in the middle of the Schönbuch forest.
There were also a lot of butterflies in the forest: On the left side a Orange Tip (Anthocharis cardamines), to the right a Small White (Pieris rapae)