The weather forecast said it was going to be a calm day with hardly any wind. Here, along the coast line, this is not often the case – so I was also hoping for some […]
Tag Archives: Buizerd
Benno’s back!
Last year we had a Common Buzzard (Buizerd) named “Benno” in front of our house, on an almost daily basis. Two weeks ago I had been shooting Buzzards in between appointments (the shots in the […]
Unpredictable Weather
Opening the curtains this morning revealed a sunny day, with a tiny amount of fresh snow on the fields – an ideal day to start with a drive around the farm fields. Soon enough I […]
Melting back to normal
After a period with freezing temperatures and snow, everything is ‘melting back to normal’ here. Meaning that not much is happening – some Fieldfares (Kramsvogel) hanging around and showing their beautiful plumage against some grasses […]
Winter Weather
Since last Monday we have had snowfall. In the city this creates a mess, and it makes cycling a dangerous adventure. Nature however changes immediately for the better with some snow: wintery landscapes and frozen […]
Wonderful light Dude !
One of the good things about freezing temperatures and low sunlight is that the colors are simply wonderful. Last saturday in the early morning light I witnessed some Carrion Crows (Zwarte Kraai) harassing my ‘Front […]
The importance of Backgrounds
Often people pay most attention to their subject, sometimes resulting in wonderful shots. But ever so often they are disappointed when finally seeing the results of a day in the fields on their screen. The […]
Benno the Buzzard
Today we had some sunshine over here, and since the Buzzard (Buizerd) is still hanging around, I couldn’t resist making some more shots. In the forest close to our house we have a regular Buzzard […]
Spirit of Cape Verde Part II and a warm welcome home….
Many people associate the people from Cape Verde with music ! And correctly so, since there’s music everywhere. When taking the ferryboat from Sao Vincente to San Antao many musicians were on board and played […]
“Pestvogels” and Poland
This weekend I was expected to give a presentation in Poland, in the city of Cracow. It was planned as a short “in- and out tour”. However, since the weather forecast for friday morning predicted […]
Busy Buzzards
As I have shown earlier, there’s a Common Buzzard (Buizerd) hanging around my house. Taking goods shots however proves to be difficult, I even have the impression that the bird flies of as soon as […]
Five Front-door Friends
Today I had a day in my home-office, and had quite some work to do. Every now and then I had to get up from my computer work to avoid getting square eyes. Camera, rubber […]