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🔥 Wild Czechia 2023 🔥
This is how my year 2023 looked. At the beginning of spring without a single plan, at the end of summer with a bunch of unexpected experiences. That's how I like it best - not thinking too much and letting myself be carried away by what nature has to offer. This year it didn't offer aimlessly, and put in my way a lot of topics that I had been secretly thinking about for a long time. A chirping cricket, a drumming woodpecker, a croaking tree frog or a ccalling corncrake. All of these I wished to capture on camera at some point, but somehow there had never been enough time. Now, apparently, nature said: "Come on, here you go, film it all." 🎥
And so I filmed. From April to July, a total of 59 trips with the camera, ranging from a few hours of relaxation to demanding multi-day events. I was often accompanied by my friends, to whom I send a big thank you for their help. At the same time, I would like to thank all of you, who regularly watch and comment on my videos. Thank you to everyone who uses my footage in their films or invites me to give talks. Thank you also to my thoughtful loved ones for putting up with me this year as well. And a special thank you to the kind-hearted supporters who have liked my videos so much that they help me manage everything financially. THANK YOU! 💚
The final showreels, however, have a slightly bitter tinge every year. Looking at the flood of colourful animals, we should rightly rejoice at how amazing and rich our nature is, reminiscent of the wilderness from fairy tales. But sadly, this has long been untrue. My video clips don't give a true picture of the ordinary landscape. If you imagine that every forest and bush in your backyard is teeming with life like this, you need a wake up call 😐
I could go on for hours about how difficult it is to find a fallow where whinchats still nest. How difficult it is to catch a roe deer rut in a flowering meadow instead of an arid cereal stubble. How many days I spent searching for locations where birdsong can be filmed without the rumble of the roads. How rare it is to see an owlfly, a capricorn beetle or a lapwing. How challenging it is to find a fox hole not yet known to hunters and their dogs. How much work it takes to discover a boreal owl in a natural beech hollow. All of these beautiful moments are unfortunately very rare and exceptional. So don't look for a faithful documentation of the state of our landscape in my video clips, but rather a reminder of the remnants of former beauty that is slipping through our fingers ever faster 🌍
Diverse nature is the foundation of a functional and habitable planet. Many scientists consider the loss of biodiversity to be a much bigger problem than the scary climate change. That's why seemingly uninteresting creatures like frogs, insects and spiders matter so much. Every animal is an indicator. Whenever a species that used to thrive in the landscape disappears, it's a warning sign. After all, what benefits wildlife benefits us 🐝
The key to a better tomorrow is education. People need to understand in detail what is happening to wildlife so they can rethink their habits. A new direction of thinking needs to be set. And this is not the task of an imaginary humanity on the other side of the planet; it depends on each and every one of us. Have you already started?
🦋 Are you turning your gardens into hotspots of biodiversity? Do you build garden ponds, put up birdhouses and leave unkept corners around your houses for the little creatures?
🦋 Do you donate here and there to support projects that restore the water regime of the landscape and maintain valuable natural habitats?
🦋 Have you stopped buying junk, are you boycotting palm tree-infused food and looking for sustainably grown food?
🦋 Are you setting an example for your children, building a positive relationship with wildlife and sending them to nature clubs?
🦋 Do you watch lectures and posts by experts to better understand the workings of a healthy landscape yourself?
I wish you all a peaceful Christmas and a happy start to the new year! 🤎
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