Wildlife in the Natural Garden A Journey of Discovery

About this book

A little unkempt, carelessly graceful and wild at heart: that's how we like our garden(er)s. And that's how a myriad of humming, buzzing and crawling creatures like them too. This book takes you on a garden visit of a very special kind. Through remarkable photographs and in his own distinctive voice, the author takes us on a journey through his natural garden, sharing with us the incredible flora and fauna he discovers along the way. In just a few short years, a light-touch approach to gardening has led to an astounding increase in wildlife and biodiversity, which this book explores and documents throughout the seasons. Come face to face with nature on a very personal garden tour. Discover a miraculous world in miniature that lives and thrives all around us, and feel inspired to create safe havens and habitats for wildlife in your own gardens too.

Contents

- Looking into the crystal ball
- A splendid array of colors and shapes
- News from the garden of rarities
- Toad calls
- Larch blossom
- Deep insights
- Slowworms
- Lightning and shambles
- Snail shine
- Fruit blossom
- Blackbird, thrush, starling and flycatcher
- The big difference
- Sawfly caterpillars
- The hungry spider?
- Abundance of colors
- Grass snake and frog
- Intimate moments
- Shadow play
- At night under the cherry tree
- Red dot
- Incognito ergo sum
- Garden pictures, almost without crawling creatures
- Photo shoot with lizards
- Oh dear, the crickets!
- Fruit bodies
- Caterpillars and eyes
- Two meet
- Our natural garden
- Butterfly with a kind smile
- Caterpillars and those with a b
- The emperor dragonfly
- Peppered moth caterpillar on a blackberry
- C-butterflies in July
- Climbing artists
- Of bulging panties, empty shirts, rose caterpillars and mourning cloaks
- Sleeping habits
- He who sows thistles will reap insects
- Brave animals
- Orange parasitic wasp
- Of difficult paths and winding trails
- Fly acrobatics
- Storm front reduces our harvest
- Autumn day
- After the rain in October
- From the largest to the smallest and everything in between
- Tiny creatures
- Cold nights, clear days
- Winter garden
- Moonset
- Frosty night in our garden
- Winter feeding
- New Year's surprise
- From the long shot to the close-up
- Spring awakening
- Nesting places near people
- In sheep's clothing
- Are flies even-toed ungulates?- Buds
- Red legs, long stings
- Hairy times
- Perfect camouflage, great hunting luck
- Out of your skin
- The pill wasp
- Lichens on trees
- Caterpillars are Insects?
- Garden tour
- Scorpion flies
- Sociable companions
- Wasp with fly
- Spider mating
- Peacock butterflies
- Colorful wild fruits and well-camouflaged caterpillars
- Grace and inventiveness
- "My treasure"
- Snails in the garden
- Between water and ice
- Air under the leaf
- Caterpillars in the snow
- Shortly before the winter solstice
- Hope.

- Looking into the crystal ball
- A splendid array of colors and shapes
- News from the garden of rarities
- Toad calls
- Larch blossom
- Deep insights
- Slowworms
- Lightning and shambles
- Snail shine
- Fruit blossom
- Blackbird, thrush, starling and flycatcher
- The big difference
- Sawfly caterpillars
- The hungry spider?
- Abundance of colors
- Grass snake and frog
- Intimate moments
- Shadow play
- At night under the cherry tree
- Red dot
- Incognito ergo sum
- Garden pictures, almost without crawling creatures
- Photo shoot with lizards
- Oh dear, the crickets!
- Fruit bodies
- Caterpillars and eyes
- Two meet
- Our natural garden
- Butterfly with a kind smile
- Caterpillars and those with a b
- The emperor dragonfly
- Peppered moth caterpillar on a blackberry
- C-butterflies in July
- Climbing artists
- Of bulging panties, empty shirts, rose caterpillars and mourning cloaks
- Sleeping habits
- He who sows thistles will reap insects
- Brave animals
- Orange parasitic wasp
- Of difficult paths and winding trails
- Fly acrobatics
- Storm front reduces our harvest
- Autumn day
- After the rain in October
- From the largest to the smallest and everything in between
- Tiny creatures
- Cold nights, clear days
- Winter garden
- Moonset
- Frosty night in our garden
- Winter feeding
- New Year's surprise
- From the long shot to the close-up
- Spring awakening
- Nesting places near people
- In sheep's clothing
- Are flies even-toed ungulates?- Buds
- Red legs, long stings
- Hairy times
- Perfect camouflage, great hunting luck
- Out of your skin
- The pill wasp
- Lichens on trees
- Caterpillars are Insects?
- Garden tour
- Scorpion flies
- Sociable companions
- Wasp with fly
- Spider mating
- Peacock butterflies
- Colorful wild fruits and well-camouflaged caterpillars
- Grace and inventiveness
- "My treasure"
- Snails in the garden
- Between water and ice
- Air under the leaf
- Caterpillars in the snow
- Shortly before the winter solstice
- Hope

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Biography

Heiko K. Voss is an artisan blacksmith and metalworking visual artist, living in northern Germany. Since his early youth, he has been photographing nature and engaging with ecological topics. Rambling through his wild garden, he finds hidden wonders in the everyday and captures them in words and on film.