The week long autumn holiday started this weekend and usually M&F and their children embark to the hunting lodge in Trend in Jutland.
It's not unlikely they go there today after perhaps having celebrated Christian's birthday with a party for his friends Saturday.
Being located in the middle of a forest and other kind of woodland, and close to a fjord and marshland, they should with any luck see some wildlife.
It's very common to see various deer in the forest as there are well over one million of them living in DK:
http://navisen.dk/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Deer.jpg
http://www.fugleognatur.dk/images/galleri/Rådyr-5-rå-1-buk.jpg
Even though the European Bison has been reintroduced to DK, they don't live near Trend:
http://multimedia.pol.dk/archive/00489/_D7A6578_15-10-2010_489127a.jpg
But there are quite a number of wild boars here, carefully fenced in. A necessity due to the export of pork.
http://www.denstoredanske.dk/@api/deki/files/90663/=dp-bd2-46.jpg
Trend is sufficiently remote and inviting for a number of eagles to be nesting in the general area. Predominantly what we call Havørne = Sea-eagles.
http://www.fugleognatur.dk/images/galleri/hø2f+n.jpg
With a bit of luck they can hear the distinct sound of the Great Horned Owl. They have returned too in recent years and in a couple of cases they have decimated the population of cats in a village. ***** may think she's the top-predator of the village - she isn't! One night...!
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d2/Uhu-muc.jpg
The European Beaver is back as well. A number of them live near Trend where they are doing fine, thank you very much:
http://www.denstoredanske.dk/@api/deki/files/90276/=dp-bd1-145.jpg
You may not believe it but there are wild horses living in DK. In protected habitats on islands. But recent DNA tests have shown that somehow they have managed to breed with domestic, modern horses.
http://b.bimg.dk/node-images/291/6/2200x/6291998-hungary-wild-horses.jpg
The largest animal we have in DK is the Elk. They live almost exclusively on Zealand since most of them are refugees from Sweden, who swim across the sound. But most die from exhaustion or stress:
http://acdn.byggeteknik.dk/article/_pics/82780_1_xl.jpg
Fortunately they are to be reintroduced in the wild here as well. Mainly in Jutland, where things are more quiet.
There have also been some talk about reintroducing the European Rhino as well as elephants, who will soon become as hairy as their European ancestors.
The biologist have now positively identified four she-wolves in DK, so it's estimated that there are at least ten adults and perhaps some cubs as well.
They roam all over Jutland, but so far haven't made it to the larger islands like Funen. Even though the sound is narrow the current is strong. But it's probably only a question before they, just like the red deer figure out: Why swim, when there are two nice bridges?
Here is a photo taken only a few days ago by an automatic camera. The terrain is very similar to what you will find around Trend:
https://app.box.com/s/f3wv0vrqzg2xidg6y7unmp94dh1a2r78
There is plenty of food in DK for wolves, so when the Ravens circle you may find this:
http://www.b.dk/sites/default/files-dk/node-images/462/7/7462366-saxo-photo.jpeg
And finally a couple of view of Trend:
http://www.fugleognatur.dk/forum/images/Trend Skov Kgl Jagthytte.jpg
You don't drive in by accident though:
http://multimedia.pol.dk/archive/00639/Trend_skov_-_Kongel_639683z.jpg