Thank you
Yeah, the app failed to pick up the Lesser Spotted Ford Mondeo as well.
Duh!
Quite pleased with the Kestrel shot, lovely bird. Can’t get a decent shot of a Hoopoe, not given up yet but they seem skittish and nervous.
Another visit to somewhere was nice
It’s almost time for the annual visit to Lake Hornborgar to witness the dance of the cranes before they fly on to their nesting grounds. On an average day, around 10,000 cranes gather, but the record is 27,300 for a single day.
Had a look and seems a spectacular wildlife event…. Will have to visit!
Yes, it really is an event I can recommend!
Imagine getting to 11,438 and someone interrupts you and you have to start again.
Yes, if it had been me who counted, I would have been really pissed off Pete!
Don’t leave
By very far, my favorite hawk, the Red-tail. These larger hawks are a bit slower so the nimble song birds do not vacate the area when they show up. They prey mostly on rabbits and rodents. When in the right mood, the Red-tails allow humans to shorten the distance and observe them from close. For that I am very thankful. They stay year around with us so any day may produce an encounter with one of them or on special occasions a pair.
Taking photos of a little egret was nice
A fish photo, plus a bird, used to be here
Blue-tailed Bee-eaters, seems two didn’t want to become three…
So He/she landed nearby…
Taken in Sri Lanka last week
Black-headed Gull in full breeding plumage on a nearby estuary lake
Juvenile Herring Gull in second year plumage lit against a stormy sky
A Mallard hen detail
Great crested grebe on a local fishing lake