Spring and Summer in Germany
- fireblade1
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Re: Spring and Summer in Germany 2012
Spider time in north germany
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Thank you again fireblade1. Excellent shots.
Is there a LSE in the pictures?
Is there a LSE in the pictures?
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Spider time
It is not yet spider time here. Knowing that it is spider time there, tells me as much as lots of information about the weather (oddly we had a cool spring and more spiders than usual and they behaved in a kind of fall way -- building webs in paths)
It is not yet spider time here. Knowing that it is spider time there, tells me as much as lots of information about the weather (oddly we had a cool spring and more spiders than usual and they behaved in a kind of fall way -- building webs in paths)
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Starling wrote:Thank you again fireblade1. Excellent shots.
Is there a LSE in the pictures?
No, these are WTE.
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Oh, yes! Thanks. :) There is an actual "white tail" in the upper picture. How do you recognize the eagle from the last picture? Is it the shape, colours, beak or..? (I´m just curious, I would like to learn too. :peek: )vainamoinen wrote:
No, these are WTE.
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By wedge shaped tail and long "fingers" (primaries flight feathers).Starling wrote: Oh, yes! Thanks. :) There is an actual "white tail" in the upper picture. How do you recognize the eagle from the last picture? Is it the shape, colours, beak or..? (I´m just curious, I would like to learn too. :peek: )
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Thanks vainamoinen and Starling. Yes, I think it would be a sensation to see a LSE or a GSE here (and more with a camera in the hand). It is possible that I see an osprey in the coming time (they all have more time to go south )
Todays WTE-picture (Lady, I think, is preening)
And two "Höckerschwäne"
Todays WTE-picture (Lady, I think, is preening)
And two "Höckerschwäne"
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But I saw a big beetle (6cm?) yesterday or so. Asked a friend, who knows more about insects (I thought ). And I sent an Email to an old specialist. But no answer.
Excuse me but I will show the not good pics here. It landed on my track a few moments before
Excuse me but I will show the not good pics here. It landed on my track a few moments before
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Great pictures from your interesting trips, as always. I like the Swans which are flying..
I can't help you with the beetle though, too many to choose from
Thank you, Fireblade
I can't help you with the beetle though, too many to choose from
Thank you, Fireblade
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Sunday we visited a crane sleeping place (not only cranes). Ok there are not thousands like in NE-germany, but a friend counted around 150.
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And I saw an osprey. Very sure not the first one going south on this, not so usual path(?)
Also a wte
And my first "Rostgänse"
Also a wte
And my first "Rostgänse"
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Fireblade, what a great Sunday you had - with wonderful views !!!
Nature does nothing in vain (Aristoteles)
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Absolutely beautiful photos, Fireblade! I wish I could join you on one of your interesting walks!
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Beautiful pictures of all kind of birds.
Thank you to share it with us .
Thank you to share it with us .
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I like these photos too. Do you know, are these "Rostgänse" natural birds or escapes from captivity??
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Lovely photos -- I am hoping for a trip to the ocean and a walk along the river soon -- your photos show me I had best make my plans soon.
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Thank you Alice. Hope you will post the pictures.alice44 wrote:Lovely photos -- I am hoping for a trip to the ocean and a walk along the river soon -- your photos show me I had best make my plans soon.
Btw. I think the short trousers time in germany comes to the end this days. At least at 05.00h
Thank you Bea, Felis, Manu. And I still want to learn to make good pictures.
The place I was on sunday is the "Sehlendorfer Binnensee", close to the baltic sea with a salt water connection.
Thank you vainamoinen. I think you are right that this are not natural birds in germany. People at the view point were talking about this. Heard yes and no and also: I do not know. But there are also breedings in germany but most of this birds are from captivity. I THINKvainamoinen wrote:I like these photos too. Do you know, are these "Rostgänse" natural birds or escapes from captivity??
The cranes (Pohnsdorfer Stauung) yesterday
And he made troubles between the swallows today
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beautiful pictures Fireblade
a friend of mine brings next week a visit to germany / cranes to look
Egyptian geese are here with us too much ( too much )
a friend of mine brings next week a visit to germany / cranes to look
Egyptian geese are here with us too much ( too much )
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Hi FleurFleur wrote:next week a visit to germany / cranes to look
Egyptian geese are here with us too much ( too much )
Sorry that I have no hot tip for your friend. I was not there to watch the cranes. It is a little far away for my bicycle and me. But I heard a lot. Wonderful crane sound. I hope he will have a good time, sure he will see some Wtes a.o. too
Yes the egyptian geese. Saw a not breeding pair this year. Not so nice their hissing. Chased away a poor tufted duck in the air every day.
Today I saw my closest Wte with my eos in my hand. Used the simple sport prog
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Oh wow, what an experience... WTE so close... wonderful