Today, an adult white stork on the nest.
Probably protecting the young from the rainy weather.
On the meadow of the stork nest, an old farmer’s cart.
Today, a buzzard rests on it.
In the castle pond in the nature reserve, the first water lily flowers.
A carp swimming.
In the eaatern meadow, a shelduck on the opposite side of the river, much closer than usually.
Later, a group of four shelduck.
Oystercatchers, northern lapwings.
As I go home, a reed warbler singing.
And, on a barbed wire fence, sits a female European blackcap.
These females look more like “orangecaps” (see picture).
Usually they are less conspicuous than males which sing from tops of bushes.
Blackcaps and cuckoos: here.
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Dear Kitty. Some blog 
Lovely commentary. I have many black-capped chickadees.
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Hi Barbara, American chickades are related to titmice in Europe, especially the marsh tit and the willow tit:
https://dearkitty1.wordpress.com/2012/06/08/marsh-tit-and-bat-share-nestbox/
While a European blackcap is more related to the whitethroat
Here is a video of a blackcap male singing.
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