This video is about ruff mating season in the Netherlands.
Translated from Natuurmonumenten conservation organisation in the Netherlands:
Saturday, May 9th, 2015
Ruff courtship and mating, a special and rare phenomenon to see. For the first time in 20 years it is again happening in nature reserve Waalenburg on Texel island . Around 55 ruffs were seen by Natuurmonumenten last week in Waalenburg. Courtshiping with their beautiful collars up the males were trying to impress the females.
Previously, there used to be many ruffs in Waalenburg, it was a well-known lek.
After 1985, the ruff disappeared as a breeding bird on the island. Natuurmonumenten hopes that ruffs will actually breed in Waalenburg this spring.
This video says about itself:
18 January 2018
Eurasian Wigeons (Anas penelope) on a cold day on the Island of Texel in the Netherlands. In Nature reserve Waalenburg.
Dear Kitty. Some blog 
Pingback: Great black-backed gull nest, first time on Texel island | Dear Kitty. Some blog
Pingback: Nesting cranes back after a century | Dear Kitty. Some blog
Pingback: Young sea eagle hatched for first time in Dutch Zwarte Meer | Dear Kitty. Some blog
Pingback: Rare lizard orchid on Dutch island | Dear Kitty. Some blog
Pingback: Mating large red damselflies, video | Dear Kitty. Some blog
Pingback: Black-winged stilt nests in Dutch nature reserve | Dear Kitty. Some blog
Pingback: English bird news today | Dear Kitty. Some blog
Pingback: Rhinoceros beetle in the Netherlands | Dear Kitty. Some blog
Pingback: Rare birds in Dutch Flevoland in 2011 | Dear Kitty. Some blog
Pingback: What young Sandwich terns eat | Dear Kitty. Some blog
Pingback: Red deer imitation championship | Dear Kitty. Some blog
Pingback: New orchid discovery on Schiermonnikoog island | Dear Kitty. Some blog
Pingback: Dutch pond bats webcam | Dear Kitty. Some blog
Pingback: Bird news from Slimbridge, England | Dear Kitty. Some blog
Pingback: New nature reserve near Dutch Groningen city | Dear Kitty. Some blog
Pingback: Shark beached on Schiermonnikoog island | Dear Kitty. Some blog
Pingback: Spoonbills and whinchats | Dear Kitty. Some blog
Pingback: Red-necked phalarope, ruffs and marsh harrier | Dear Kitty. Some blog
Pingback: Good nightjar news from the Netherlands | Dear Kitty. Some blog
Pingback: Golden samphire, new flower species on Schiermonnikoog island | Dear Kitty. Some blog
Pingback: Red deer during mating season, video | Dear Kitty. Some blog
Pingback: Sheep flock crosses roads, video | Dear Kitty. Some blog
Pingback: Rare lion’s mane fungus back in nature reserve | Dear Kitty. Some blog
Pingback: Foggy fallow deer mating season, video | Dear Kitty. Some blog
Pingback: Fallow deer mating season fight, video | Dear Kitty. Some blog
Pingback: Rare wolf’s-foot clubmoss discovery in the Netherlands | Dear Kitty. Some blog
Pingback: New Suriname bird book, ruff not yet included | Dear Kitty. Some blog
Pingback: New moth species discovery on Dutch Christmas Eve | Dear Kitty. Some blog
Pingback: Spoonbills arrive back from Africa | Dear Kitty. Some blog
Pingback: Little egret, little grebe, black-tailed godwit | Dear Kitty. Some blog
Pingback: Ruffs video | Dear Kitty. Some blog
Pingback: Ladybirds mating, video | Dear Kitty. Some blog
Pingback: Toads’ mating season, video | Dear Kitty. Some blog
Pingback: Eagle owls nest again near Dutch Maastricht | Dear Kitty. Some blog
Pingback: Adders’ mating season dance, video | Dear Kitty. Some blog
Pingback: Ruddy duck video | Dear Kitty. Some blog
Pingback: Good Dutch rare snake news | Dear Kitty. Some blog
Pingback: Red deer mating season on video | Dear Kitty. Some blog
Pingback: Otter back in nature reserve after over 50 years | Dear Kitty. Some blog
Pingback: Fallow deer mating season, more wildlife | Dear Kitty. Some blog
Pingback: Grass snakes’ mating season | Dear Kitty. Some blog
Pingback: Little bittern’s mating season | Dear Kitty. Some blog
Pingback: Red deer takes mud bath | Dear Kitty. Some blog
Pingback: Fallow deer fighting video | Dear Kitty. Some blog
Pingback: Moor frogs gathering | Dear Kitty. Some blog
Pingback: Great tit dances on ABBA music | Dear Kitty. Some blog
Pingback: Brook lampreys’ mating season | Dear Kitty. Some blog
Maandag 8 oktober.
EEN EN DERTIG DODAARZEN OP TEXEL.
Elke Texel excursie is anders en elke Texelexcursie is ook altijd
geslaagd! Er is geen ander Waddeneiland waar je de vogels op zoveel
verschillende plekken van zo dichtbij kunt bekijken. Een grote
zilverreiger waarvan de nek zo dun is dat je je afvraagt of daar wel
prooi doorheen kan. Stoere wulpen in het weiland die zich goed laten
zien. De groep kluten die steevast in het Wagiot op ons staan te
wachten. Zo af en toe een groenpoot, een watersnip of een pieper
waarbij je alle vogelboeken nodig hebt om te weten welke, allemaal
heerlijke vogelkijkmomenten tijdens een zonnige paar dagen op Texel.
Voor mij heel bijzonder waren de 31 dodaarzen die voor de gloednieuwe
schuilhut in de Westerkolk dobberden. Ik heb wel eens een paar
dodaarzen samen gezien maar zoveel tegelijk is nieuw voor mij,
geweldig!
http://www.nicodehaan.nl/Onieuws/Tex18n
LikeLike