Photos of July
The month of July is almost over now and, apart from some sunny days, the summer was pretty awful until now. This is why I didn’t take that many photos as I usually do. I … Read more
Posts Tagged ‘Birds’
The Kingfisher photo challenge
The truth Actually the title doesn’t describe it very well. A better title would have been: Sitting around at a small pond for five hours and waiting for a common Kingfisher to come around. But … Read more
Pietzmoor: In the peatland
Some days ago, while browsing through one of our local rags, we found an article about cotton grass which is blooming in the Pietzmoor peatlands not far from here. And since there is also a … Read more
Bird is the word!
Saturday morning 6 am . Normally I would turn around once again, wrapped in my blanket, cosily in my bed. Not so yesterday. Since Anna had to leave for a business trip early, and the … Read more
The early bird gets the … cuckoo
My intention on Sunday morning wasn’t really to catch one of my target birds but just when I left the yard I heard “cuckoo..cuckoo” and it was worth a try to get a photo of … Read more
Winter time is birding time
November rain: It’s not a good time to go outside right now – neither for walking nor for taking pictures. The rain, the cloudy sky and the wind make you want to stay inside.The only … Read more