From Israel Kacar

Ural owl

Sunday evening I get a call from a friend: Israel, there’s an owl sitting in our bush, come quickly…"

Shortly before sunset, off I go - and there’s an Ural owl (goosebumps included).

This species has not been seen in NRW (North Rhine-Westphalia) before… The location is not disclosed in this regard.

Original German Text

Habichtskauz

Sonntag abends bekomme ich einen Anruf von einem Freund: „Israel bei uns im Busch sitzt ne Eule komm schnell…" Kurz vor Sonnenuntergang zack los - und siehe da ein Habichtskauz (Gänsehaut inbegriffen) Diese Art wurde in NRW so noch nicht gesehen … Der Standort wird diesbezüglich nicht bekannt gemacht!

Canon eos 90d mit Sigma 150-600 ISO 5000 200mm f9 1/150s

  • anon6789@lemmy.worldOP
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    5 days ago

    I know near nothing about German geography, and google tells me Munster if likely from the Latin for monastery, but as a horror movie fan, Munsterland is a very awesome name, and I wish I was from Munsterland. Also a fan of Muenster cheese, though wikipedia says that is from the Vosges mountains in Alsace, so nearby, but does not sound like the same exact Munster.

    • Successful_Try543@feddit.org
      4·
      5 days ago

      You’re right about the origin, but as there were monasterys all around Europe, there are a lot of places named after them: Münster, Munster, München (Munich), Monaco and others.
      It’s the Münster im Westphalia, where 1648 the peace treaties ending the 30 Year’s War were signed and the (close by) Netherlands were recognised as a state. Flat landscape, sparesly populated for German standards, a lot of fields and meadows, and only few wood.

      '* Munster in Alsace, France is about 600 km south from Münster in Westphalia, Germany. So ‘nearby’ is relative.