Animals exploring the new and regaining territory.
Sharing nature with the animals and respecting their needs. We, humans, tend to forget what it takes to leave space for other living beings. When walking through the forest and you see wildlife in the middle of Europe it has become something special.
That's why you see these images. Excited to be allowed in their space, a chance to take a few yet beautiful images and walk on breathing the fresh forest air.
Yet more and more of these are possible again because nature is adapting as humans once again create more space for Foxes, even in the cities, wolves coming closer to the big cities, bears in the mountains, and Golden jackals spreading far from their usual habitat. Sightings in Denmark, Netherlands, and Germany or even all the way up to Finland are being reported. Can you imagine Flamingos in Germany? Yes, that is happening! Fascinating developments indeed.
Here is a sighting of a young buck or deer close to the city.
Nature is also evolving and adapting. Talking to a forester we find out that they are not always afraid of noises by humans. Kids running around makes them no longer afraid. Deer keeps a distance but they no longer panic as it seems. They know where they are and still feel safe.
The same seems to apply to foxes and wolves in Europe. They no longer run away when they see humans. For photographers, this allows them to enter their space and get closer than imagined 20 years ago. Gain access to their world and capture them on your camera or nowadays phones.
Hoping you find the beauty in nature. Let us not fuck this up, acknowledging the tremendous chance in the recent trends. Leaving you with some thought into your weekend.