• The swan swom out of a small canal on the big river “spree” – looked around – and started on the big runway.  

  • Nusskadse. Okay, its a squirrel. I was laying on the ground before a nest of  long-tailed tits and waited for them to come back as this squirrel appeared. It came down a tree and approaches. After  while it was so close…

  • Eurasian bullfinch (or “Gimpel” “Dompfaff” how we call them) is a red, round bird with an quite small beak. Hed feeding on buds and seeds (on trees). This pair visited us near a observation point while we waited for Great Bustards to…

  • House Sparrows taking a bath in a small puddle formed by a recent rainshower. Photos taken in Charlottenburg, Berlin.   Aaand I am outta here!

  • A pair of great Egrets. The acme of white. The perfect animal for an advertisment for laundry detergent . Taken in Stangenhagen, Brandenburg.  

  • A nuthatch from the Schlosspark Charlottenburg. Pics were taken on 2 different days. Nuthatchs can walk overhead and climb in any position. They re-use old woodpicker holes but make the entry alot smaller by using a “glue” of spittle and mud.…

  • European robin, or just “robin” (Erithacus rubecula). This one was enjoying some sun in the Schlosspark Charlottenburg. It feeds mostly on insects. They played a big role in the discovery of the Magnetoreception. I quote from wikipedia: The avian magnetic compass…

  • Today in the big Schlosspark Charlottenburg. Just laying there and waiting for birds to come by. This Eurasian wren is only 7cm in size. What a small bird!

  • A flock of cranes in front of the early sun. Shot in Linum, Germany.

  • Hen Harriers, like the other members of the family “Circinae” are easily distinguishable from other birds of prey because of their interesting style of hunting. The are flying quite low over the ground and do rather “random” movements with sudden…

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