30.03.2014 | Blankensee | Brandenburg
The Great Crested Crebe Podiceps cristatus has an interesting courtship perfectly mirroring the partners movements. It ends with running over the water. This one did that alone.
Category Archives: Animals
Silvershine
08.03.2014 | Havelland | Brandenburg
This Great Egret is enough for himself. Creates a point of silvershine on the endless water.
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Hating Swan
23.02.2014 | Karow | Berlin
This male-swan really hate having other birds nearby. Following them across the lake until they finally move they ass away. But, its spring, birds are only humans, too ;)
Chilled Greyleg
02.03.2014 | Karow | Berlin
This greyleg goose was quite chilled. Normally they have a long flight-distance.
Partnerflight
29.02.2014 | Karow | Berlin
We got spring very early this year. You can already see the greylag gooses engaging in their partner flights. They start to do that when the partners find eachother and “hang around” together rather than with the whole flock.
Touchdown
16.02.2014 | NSG-Karow | Berlin
Two Greylag Goose (Anser anser) touchdown on the Water. Shot during a bicycle tour through the NSG Karow/Buch.
Dromaius Feathers
01.05.2012 | Brandenburg | Somewhere
Long time ago. Macro Photo of a Feather of a Dromaius. Photographed while still on the bird.
Linum – Lightbath
13.10.2013 – 6:50 | Linum | Brandenburg
The sun rises over the fields, bathes everything in golden light. Goose greet the light and prepare to take off.
Currently more than 100.000 cranes and countless of gooses roost here for a few weeks before moving on south for overwinter survival.
Birdsky
13.10.2013 | Linum | Brandenburg
Moments before the Sun rises on the horizon first masses of cranes getting airborne, leaving the lakes around heading towards feeding-places around. They fly some km to harvested field to feed and come back in the evening. It took half an hour before all cranes left the place.
Currently more than 100.000 cranes and countless of goose’s roost here for a few weeks before moving on south for overwinter survival.
Linum – Geese
13.10.2013 | Linum | Brandenburg
Geese in the air, heading from the sleeping-lakes to the meadows around.
Currently more than 100.000 cranes and countless of geeses roost here for a few weeks before moving on south for overwinter survival.
Linum – Echo
13.10.2013 : 7.00 | Linum | Brandenburg
Getting up early in the morning at 5:30 for arriving in Linum before Sunset is somewhat taxing. But coming to this scene with the air full of the voices of geese and cranes really compensates this.
Currently more than 100.000 cranes and countless of geeses roost here for a few weeks before moving on south for overwinter survival.
Preyview
03.10.2013 | Tempelhof | Berlin
If you ever wondered how it feels being in the perspective of the “prey” of a common kestrel. This female hovers over the typical peeing place of mice, waiting for them to come. Kestrels can see light in the UV-spectrum. And mice-pee is glowing awesome in UV. So. Imagine: You go to your favourite tree to relieve yourself and a giant bird first watches you for a while, then just eats you.
Making Prey
03.10.2013 | Tempelhof | Berlin | Germany
Female Common Kestrel seconds before making prey. This was shot on an abadoned airport in Berlin.
Morning Kestrel
03.10.2013 | Tempelhof | Berlin | Germany
A female common kestrel in the early morning sun. They find plenty of food on the abadoned airport Berlin-Tempelhof.
Fence Couching
21.09.2013 | Tempelhofer-Airport | Berlin
I was cycling today. Visiting the abandoned Airport “Tempelhofer Freiheit” is always relaxing. I was kind of suprised to come across 4 Common Kestrels (Falco tinnunculus). I spend quite some time watching them.
Approaching
16.09.2013
Approaching Tiger. Hide or Run?
Follow Me
01.09.2013 | Karow | Berlin-Buch
Swanfamilie following the father. Only a few months ago the chicks rode on the Back of the Father or Mother.
OnWhite
14.08.2013 | Germany
A Black Chested Eagle Buzzard in the bright sky.
SakerFalcon
16.08.2013 | Germany
Saker Falcon (Falco cherrug) on his second try to catch his prey.
Sakers are big Falcons with a wingspan around 120cm. Its is an active hunter (not stalking).
And Flies
14.08.2013
This fallow deer (Dama dama) is being harassed by insects.