Tag: bird
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Egrets
On my way back from Hannover to Berlin I always stop at Ilkerbruch. This time I had very low sun shining directly in my face (and lense…) so I had edgelight and a very hard contrast which worked quite well for this Great Egret (Ardea alba).
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Snowy Buzzard
Common Buzzard in the Snow. Successful hunting some mice. Really a cold day. But! At least we had some sun so the light is less boring than the last days, weeks…
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Good Evening
A very cold evening at the former Tempelhofer Airfield. Swarms of hooded crow came together to feed, sleep and enjoying the very last shafts of sunlight. Roughly 250 birds come together to fill the trees around.
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Marsh Harriers
I was really happy to see the pair of Western Marsh Harriers (Circus aeruginosus) back in their territories. I already found them last year and was able to watch them raising their chicks. Now they are rebuilding their nest which is between high vegetation on the ground
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GreatCrestedCrebe
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.
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Chilled Greyleg
02.03.2014 | Karow | Berlin This greyleg goose was quite chilled. Normally they have a long flight-distance.
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Partnerflight
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.
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Touchdown
Two Greylag Goose (Anser anser) touchdown on the Water. Shot during a bicycle tour through the NSG Karow/Buch.