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Workin’ days…
These days a lot of the smaller birds are feeding their chicks. The Blue Tits (Pimpelmees) in the nesting cage, attached on my first floor balcony, are raising eleven (!) chicks at the moment. Since the cage is ‘camera-equiped’ we can follow this on our TV-screen. It’s great to watch and a lot of friends [...]
Lunch !
This female Sparrow-hawk (Sperwer) had quite a good lunch by the looks of it. She took her time eating it, even the prey’s (a songthrush?) feet found their way to the Sparrow’s stomach. May is the month of ‘eat’ and/or ‘be eaten’….. While I took these shots, behind me two Blue Tits (Pimpelmees) were flying [...]
Nextdoor
Trying to keep my sorrow back in shape, I made some short walks in the area where I live. Walking the same round several times, I got some suspicious looks from a local Jackdaw (Kauw). In the forest next to my house I found among other birds a Robin (Roodborst) and finally the four young [...]
Some days are better than others….
Last friday I twisted my back in a – successful – attempt to get a low angle shot of the Hoopoe (see post last friday). Sitting behind a desk and a computer doesn’t make it any better, so I went for two small therapeutic walks today: in de the morning I went in search for [...]
Full Service Provider
Some days ago I wrote that ‘my’ female Sparrow-hawk was waiting in vain for food and hence finally caught her own. Apparently the Hawks also read my blog, since today I witnessed a change in the male’s behavior, this time he provided a full service session! When I arrived, the female was sitting on a [...]
Hoping for HooPoe
The Hoopoe (Hop) for me is one of the most interesting birds. Beautiful and weird at the same time. I was lucky enough to see them in France, Spain, Greece, Africa and Asia, but never in the Netherlands. Which makes sense, since they do not live around here. Sometimes however one decides to take a [...]
Thirsty, hungry Female looking for single Male, pref. with snack….
This female Sparrow-hawk was apparantly thirsty and hungry. Since the male didn’t provide services besides mating, she first went for a drink, then did some stretching of the feathers and finally found something to eat. A passing Jay took some interest in the leftovers, but went for some nuts instead…. Strange things happening in the [...]
Impressions of China
The last days I was traveling for business in China. Although most of the time in meetings, I tried to make some shots while traveling from one meeting to another. Just to have some memories of everyday life in China as I see it when traveling in the industrial areas in the South-East.
Sparrow-hawks Continued
Since I will be leaving for a trip to the Far East soon, this morning I paid a (for the moment) last visit to the Sparrow-hawks again. There’s a lot to say about them, but the best thing is to look I’d say. Enjoy the pictures, I enjoyed making them . They are such a [...]
A normal day again
After the amazing events with the Sparrow-hawks, today was a normal day again. Some work, some leisure. Some rain, some sun. Some birds, others (Tawny Owls) couldn’t be found. I just missed a mating session again I heard of others, but found the Lady all right, so could make at least some pictures of her…