Birds Birds Birds

[asteria]

Unfortunately only 2 of 5 cygnets are left. I don't understand how it could have happened. On July 25th there were 3, on July 26th. there were only 2.

25 July here they are wet.. is not normal




26. July next day only two


I'm afraid at least 2 of them were killed by tourists. The tourists have discovered a new Corona hobby. Kill animals! An incredible number of hunting licenses were also applied for this year. It will get worse because the hunt is a billion euro business. Nothing will improve for the animals.

Ducklings and cygnets often swim away from their parents and get lost, the parents don't wait them. Two such cygnets were found and brought in Makov last year. Unfortunately they don't survive unless somebody saves them. Have you ever seen a duck with a few ducklings together while one or two are swimming separately?

[Liz01]

A lot of cranes fly over the Bodden. There are very few juvenile.

[Liz01]

These 3 adults show the juvenile in which formation one does not fly. a disordered heap


Juvenile between two adults


Starlings in a fir tree

[Liz01]

The swans.. a adult is missing
The juvenile are eating grass


the white juvenile almost looks like an adult

[Liz01]

Today I saw a group of 14 whooper swans in the sky. First I heard them, then I could see them. Unfortunately it is very foggy weather.

Unfortunately I only got 11 on a picture

[Abigyl]

Thanks Liz for the beautiful pictures!

You are lucky! It's a very nice place, better than the big cities.

[Liz01]

17.01.2021 Bodden area Baltic sea
Cranes - weather -1 /-3 degree. The last days it was very bad weather. Storm, freezing rain, rain, snow and storm again. Unbelievable what the birds can take

[Liz01]

Cranes


Interesting formation


a few kilometres away they land on another meadow.

[Liz01]

The cranes were together with Greylag geese and barnacle geese.






there were other types of ducks or geese in between. Black with a red beak and a white forehead.

[Solo]

...there were other types of ducks or geese in between. Black with a red beak and a white forehead.

Liz, can it be the "Greater white-fronted goose" (Die Blässgans, auch Blessgans) - Anser albifrons?

thanx for all nice photos

[Liz01]

Liz, can it be the "Greater white-fronted goose" (Die Blässgans, auch Blessgans) - Anser albifrons?

Solo, it can be! I'm not familiar with all these geese

Yesterday I checked my Kosmos bird guide. There are many different geese that look alike.
I had one or two on my pictures who had white feathers around their beak. A "Blesse" - so yes, they are Greater white fronted geese! Solo, thank you very much You helped me a lot.

[Liz01]

At last!
Today, on my bike tour I heard a male eagle calling.. I stopped behind a tree and looked around to see if I could see him ...
Then, there they are! Male and female on a tree. Near the place they occupy for years. It is their area. I did not want to disturb them. So I just took a few pictures. Not the best, but you can tell that they are wte's
This is the breeding pair that breeds on the other side of the Bodden




It is a pity that the dead tree was removed. It was such a good residence!

[Liz01]

whopper swans .. they sang so beautifully




That was a couple. They flew together. The other were in a group of 7 swans!

[Liz01]

Two more pictures of them

[Liz01]

snow! The first day .. Seagulls on the Baltic sea


One found something edible ... or just plastic


They fought over prey.. the seagull lost it. They all flew after the falling prey and then dived into the water

[Liz01]

The landscape and the bike path




I drove 30 kilometres with my bike. It was very slippery and I fell. My knee is injured, but it doesn't matter! .it was wonderful

[Solo]

... I drove 30 kilometres with my bike. It was very slippery and I fell. My knee is injured, but it doesn't matter! .it was wonderful ...

Liz,
thanx for reporting and all very nice pictures

I hope your knee injury is nothing bad - I wish you quickly recovery.

[sova]

Liz, these are wonderful pictures ... Thank you!
Get well soon on your knees

[Liz01]

Solo, Sova,
you are very welcome. It was a wonderful to see the birds. There were also ducks, geese, buzzards. And of course sparrows, blackbirds, chaffinches and so on. There are a lot of magpies here. They are camera shy. Even more than ravens or eagles.

I'm cut from a Bavarian wood. Nothing can stop me so quickly. After the accident, I drove 14 kilometers. My goal was the Baltic Sea - giving up was not an option. Today is going reasonably well. It hurts, but it's bearable!

[Liz01]

Starlings in winter.. is it normal? In Berlin they only came at the start of breeding.They were in front of my window. I would like to feed the birds. That doesn't work here. The seagulls eat everything. There are so many seagulls.