A hailstorm sweeps across the countryside. Just after the thunderstorm ceased a male Northern Shoveler (Anas clypeata) flies particularly beautifully in front of us on the watch tower. From the observation tower it can be admired in flight at eye level with its bright blue and green wings and the brown belly. Although it is… Continue reading Große Rosin: Northern Shoveler after heavy hailstorm
Tag: Brachycera
Making of „White Wagtail with nestling food“
A White Wagtail (Motacilla alba) perches in the top of a Willow tree just in front of the bird watching tower. With a thick package in its beak consisting of small small Diptera such as Flies (Brachycera) and Mosquitoes (Nematocera), Caddisflies (Trichoptera) and small Dragonflies (Odonata), it waits patiently in front of the bird observation… Continue reading Making of „White Wagtail with nestling food“
White Wagtail with nestling food
With a thick package in its beak consisting of small Diptera such as Flies (Brachycera) and Mosquitoes (Nematocera), Caddisflies (Trichoptera) and small Dragonflies (Odonata), a White Wagtail, (Motacilla alba) suddenly sits in the pollarded willow just in front of the bird observation tower. As in previous years, a pair of White Wagtails has built a… Continue reading White Wagtail with nestling food
Bachstelze kommt mit Nestlingsnahrung
Mit einem dicken Paket im Schnabel bestehend aus kleinen Dipteren wie Fliegen (Brachycera) und Mücken (Nematocera), Köcherfliegen (Trichoptera) und kleine Libellen (Odonata), sitzt auf einmal eine Bachstelze (Motacilla alba) in der Kopfweide direkt vor dem Vogelbeobachtungsturm. Wie in den Vorjahren hat ein Bachstelzenpaar ein Nest in die Kuppe – vielleicht auf einem Dachbalken – des… Continue reading Bachstelze kommt mit Nestlingsnahrung