Nachdem die Wolkendecke etwas aufgerissen ist und sich das Meer nicht mehr allzu stürmisch zeigt, kann ich gegen 7:30 einen tief anfliegenden Baumfalke (Falco subbuteo) mal richtig gut fotografieren. Es ist schon der Zweite seiner Art. Der erste war so schnell, daß er einfach vorbeizieht. Aber der Zweite scheint zu jagen. Und zwar ging der… Continue reading Baumfalke auf dem Zug an der Schwarzmeerküste
Tag: Eurasian Sparrowhawk
Juvenile Goshawk in Anatolian sky
An Accipiter hawk does fly low over the nicely constructed road south of Erzurum. I jump out of the car and keep on shooting with my Canon EF 400mm 1:4 DO IS II USM on a Canon EOS R 5. At home, I sort out the images. When viewing in Lightroom, my first thought is:… Continue reading Juvenile Goshawk in Anatolian sky
Young Levant Sparrowhawk in eastern Anatolia
On a ledge just above the road south of Erzurum sits a dark-looking raptor with heavily striped underside. The iris is dark. Very beautiful. Is that the bird, I had seen circling and identified as a Eurasian Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus) earlier? The sitting posture is more a reminiscent of a powerful falcon. No, that’s a… Continue reading Young Levant Sparrowhawk in eastern Anatolia
Levant Sparrowhawk at Rumija Mountains
A sunny day above Stari Grad with blue sky and mediterranean midday heat. It’s already pretty hot. Suddenly we see a circling, bright-looking raptor, which can be seen against the blue sky and obviously feels comfortable in the thermals of the mountain cone behind it. My guess, Levant Sparrowhawk, is confirmed when looking through the… Continue reading Levant Sparrowhawk at Rumija Mountains
Boreal Owl – living in harsh conditions in the high-altitude forest
The little owl seems almost curious to look down at the excited observer. He had flown up without any sound. Now the bird alternately looks down (to the photographer) and then up again – probably to identify avian enemies in good time. The yellow iris reflects the sun and sparkles. It is a Boreal Owl… Continue reading Boreal Owl – living in harsh conditions in the high-altitude forest
Kornweihe, ein Weibchen im Niederen Fläming
Im Niederen Fläming verschwindet mit dem Fortgang des Jahres die Hektik landwirtschaftlicher Produktion ein wenig. Neben der wenig befahrenen Piste befindet sich mitten in der ausgeräumten Landschaft ein Biotop, das um einen „Schlucker“ eingerichtet wurde. Der Schlucker soll bei Starkregen die Felder wieder schnell entwässern und ist die einzige Stelle in weiter Umgebung, die die… Continue reading Kornweihe, ein Weibchen im Niederen Fläming
Junges Habichtweibchen im Zuggeschehen von Turmfalke attackiert
Bei einer Beobachtung des Zuggeschehens am Bürvenicher Berg am Rand der Eifel am süd-östlichen Ende der Zülpicher Börde konnte ich einen elegant tief über einen Acker fliegenden jungen Habicht (Accipiter gentilis) sehen. Auffallend waren die Größe und das oberseitige Flugbild, das von einer braunen Farbe und dem recht breiten, am Hinterrand ausgeprägt geschwungenen Flügel bestimmt… Continue reading Junges Habichtweibchen im Zuggeschehen von Turmfalke attackiert
Red Kite in elegant low flight
A flash of red and white and with an elegant flight through the pine forest a Red Kite (Milvus milvus) is already sitting on a tree trunk. An If you want to photograph birds close up in the cold season, a bait site is a good idea. There are tour operators who do this professionally.… Continue reading Red Kite in elegant low flight
Winter visitors: the Merlin
Progress is slow on the little-traveled pothole road. Lucky, because just 100 meters in front of me, a bird flies into an apple tree with a raptor-like flight. This is a winter habitat for the Northern Shrike (Lanius excubitor), which can be seen here in the south of Brandenburg in some years for the 4… Continue reading Winter visitors: the Merlin
Eurasian jays feeds on songbird
Since October I have had a feeding place for the birds in the garden. There are many birds of prey here on the edge of the village. where the most dangerous I think is the resident female Eurasian Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus). In any case, it is clear to the rest of the birds that it… Continue reading Eurasian jays feeds on songbird
Sparrowhawk feeding on a House Sparrow
If you operate a winter bird feeder, you can easily make beautiful and interesting nature observations from the window. For this reason I also feed, and not because I expect it to have a nature conservation effect. Many of our endangered birds aren’t there in winter anyway. They are in the warm south and would… Continue reading Sparrowhawk feeding on a House Sparrow
Winter roost for Hen harriers in Brandenburg
A Northern or Hen Harrier (Circus cyaneus) is hovering in the early morning light in front of a forest belt. In the first morning light a female Hen Harrier had been siting on a broken Birch (Betula pubescens) in one of the many swamps in southern Brandenburg called „luch“. A luch is the northeast German… Continue reading Winter roost for Hen harriers in Brandenburg