May 17, 2026 · 15 photos

Bayern

May in Bavaria: Neuschwanstein, Munich streets at golden hour, swans, goslings, a bar-headed goose, a tufted duck, a fieldfare and crows.

Neuschwanstein Castle rising from the forest below a grey cliff.

Curving pedestrian ramps beside a glass office building under evening clouds.

Rail yard tracks leading toward the Munich skyline at golden hour.

Looping bronze sculpture standing in a dark round fountain on a plaza.

Cream apartment building with plant-filled balconies in late sun.

Helmholtzstraße street sign and an empty avenue at sunset.

Yellow azalea blossoms with a bumblebee against a green blur.

Fluffy gosling asleep on gravel with its bill tucked into its down.

Mute swan gliding on grey water with its wings raised.

Close-up of a mute swan's head and neck in front of rippling water.

Two young people sitting face to face on a wide lawn, talking, with sunbathers behind them.

Bar-headed goose standing on fallen leaves, neck raised, in front of blurred branches.

Female tufted duck with golden eyes swimming on green water.

Fieldfare standing in tall grass among white daisies.

Carrion crow perched on a wooden fence, looking back over its shoulder.

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