The weather in the Netherlands has been extremely friendly for the time of the year: some sun, almost no rain nor wind and temperatures above the average. This gives some nice opportunities for framing species that live around the harbor. The water is calm, the light beautiful and with almost no wind the birds seem more relaxed as well. Yesterday I had an unexpected encounter with a Short-eared Owl (Velduil) and today I witness a Sparrowhawk (Sperwer) chasing a Turnstone (Steenloper), to no avail however. For the rest it was the usual gang around 😉