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Many birds on wintery Texel island
On 10 January 2024, a wintery but sunny day on Texel island, there were 165 Bewick’s Swans near Concordia building, east of De Waal village. The photo shows some of these swans, a wintering species in the Netherlands, including greyish young ones.
This photo shows Eurasian wigeon ducks; as part of the Wadden Sea is frozen.
This photo shows brent geese, mallards, a male teal and avocets at the Wadden Sea coast.
Among other birds on Texel that day: redwings, fieldfares, white-fronted geese, barnacle geese, golden plover, redshank. Near the Slufter nature reserve, in the sand dunes: long-tailed tits, goldfinch, wren.
Gull in Blackpool, UK
Hedgehog in Gooilust nature reserve
Rare sheep’s head mushroom in Naardermeer, Netherlands
Sheep’s head mushroom, Naardermeer, 16 October 2022
At the bottom of an oak tree near the duck decoy in Naardermeer nature reserve grew this sheep’s head mushroom on 16 October 2022.
Sheep’s head mushroom, Naardermeer, on 16 October 2022
Autumn leaves on it. This is a rare species in the Netherlands.
Pintail, other ducks, Naardermeer, Netherlands
Male pintail ducks, Naardermeer, 16 October 2022
The 16 October boat trip in the Naardermeer nature reserve landed at the duck decoy. There, these male pintail ducks swam.
Pintails, domestic ducks, mallards, Naardermeer, 16 October 2022
Sometimes, female pintail ducks joined them. Sometimes, mallards and domestic ducks.
Pintail ducks, common pochards, Naardermeer, 16 October 2022
Sometimes, common pochards.
There was also a kingfisher at the duck decoy.
Herons, other birds, Naardermeer, Netherlands
Grey heron, Naardermeer, 16 October 2022
On 16 October, this grey heron flew over the beautiful Naardermeer nature reserve in the Netherlands.
I went along on a boat trip in the Nardermeer then. The trip was organised by the conservation organisation Natuurmonumenten, owners of the Naardermeer.
Naardermeer, trees, 16 October 2022
The Naardermeer is a lake with many marshy areas.
Naardermeer, birch trees, 16 October 2022
We saw this great egret.
Great egret, Naardermeerm 16 October 2022
Other birds that morning: an osprey, goshawk, common snipes. We heard a Cetti’s warbler.
Raptor migration, Shuamta, Georgia, September 2022
Shuamta raptor count point, Georgia, 11 September 2022
This photo shows the raptor migration observation point in Shuamta, Georgia. It is not far from Batumi city, like the other hilltop observation point Sakhalvasho which is a few kilometres more to the west.
On 11 September, many black kites passing.
Shuamta raptor count point, honey buzzard, Georgia, 11 September 2022
Of course, also honey buzzards again.
Shuamta raptor count point, honey buzzard flying, Georgia,11 September 2022
Bee-eaters, not officially counted, like usually.
Booted eagles, who are counted.
A painted lady butterfly.
Two sparrowhawks overhead.
A snake eagle circling.
In a flock of bee-eaters, an Alpine swift.
Two hobbies.
Honey buzzards migrating, photos Georgia, September 2022
Honey buzzard, Sakhalvasho, September 2022
This photo shows a honey buzzard, landing on a branch near Sakhalvasho bird migration watchpoint near Batumi in Georgia.
Honey buzzard lands, Sakhalvasho, September 2022
Honey buzzards are the most numerous species of the millions of birds migrating in autumn along the Black Sea coast of Georgia.
Honey buzzard landed, Sakhalvasho, September 2022
The honey buzzard finds out that the branch is a bit thin for its weight.
Honey buzzard flies, Sakhalvasho, September 2022
So, it flies away again.
Honey buzzards fly, Sakhalvasho, September 2022
If flies along with many fellow honey buzzards (sometimes also black kites and other birds of prey join in), circling in the air, to profit from thermals.
Honey buzzards flying, Sakhalvasho, September 2022
It flies with still more other birds.
Honey buzzards flying, near Sakhalvasho, September 2022
And still more other birds.
Purple heron, red-backed shrike migration, Batumi Georgia
Purple herons, Batumi, 7 September 2022
This 7 September 2022 photo shows purple herons migrating along the Black Sea coast near Batumi, Georgia.
Red-backed shrike, Batumi, 7 September 2022
These photos, also 7 September 2022, show a young red-backed shrike near the Black Sea coast near Batumi, Georgia.
Red-backed shrike, near Batumi, 7 September 2022
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