Der See Plants and animals at the lake

Iris Belongs to the genus of the iris family Monocotyledonous plant species Color of the flower: blue / yellow

Alder Species of the birches They are monoecious (both male and female sexual organs at one plant) 30 species The wood is good for producing furniture

Pasturage Pasturages are leave groves, which can grow up to 30m. The leaves are circular to narrow or even lancetular. They prefer wet grounds. They are Monocotyledonous, this means there are male and female plants.

Poplar The Poplar is a broad- leaved tree and belongs to the family of the pastorages. They are deciduous, m high, flat rooting and they often grow up next to rivers or lakes. There are ca. 50 several species.

Punkie The punkie is an insect which belongs to the order of the two wingers. They normally feed theirselfes upon saps, just the females suck blood with the help of their proboscis of mammals after the impragnation. The punkie develops from the eg to the larva over the cocoon to the Imago. The larvastadium is passed in water.

Great reed warbler The Great reed warbler is a singing bird which belongs to the species of the reed warblers. They are 19cm long and up to 36g heavy. So, they are the biggest reed warblers. Their food contains spiders, molluscs, insects and berries. The nest is fixed between several reeds over the water.

Cucoo The Cucoo is about 34cm tall. He can get 16 years old. It‘s a migratory bird, in the winter, it stays in Africa. They are brood parasites, they lay in every foreign nest one egg, which is similar to the other eggs.

Mallard duck Species of the ducks g heavy The males with metall green head, the females are brown.

Coot Species of the relidaes Up to 600g heavy Good swimmers and divers. Skin between their toes for swimming Black coat with white dot on their forehead.

Canadian Goose Family of the ducks 3-7 kg heavy Wingspread 160 cm to 175 cm When they comunicate, the shout around loud.

Swan Family of the ducks Up to 15 kg heavy Life expectency 19 to 50 years Heaviest flyable bird.

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