A tiny chick runs directly on the shore of a lake on Lake Neusiedl. Still completely disheveled and barely freed from the eggshell, the tiny chick from the offspring of the Northern Lapwing (Vanellus vanellus) trips off into the surrounding area on an exploratory tour. With every step the little precocious bird becomes safer and… Continue reading Lapwing chicks: precocial right after birth
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Spoonbills at Lake Neusiedl
Feeding by sweeping their bills back and forth through the water like a rake, a Eurasian Spoonbill (Platalea leucorodia) is catching food by trapping small prey with their special bill. A spoonbill is a type of wading bird that can be found in shallow water. These birds have a long, spoon-shaped bill that is used… Continue reading Spoonbills at Lake Neusiedl
Photographing European Bee-eater: How and Where
A thin branch in the most beautiful evening light and on it a European Bee-eater (Merops apiaster). This is an image many nature photographers want to shoot. This raises the question of course of what the Bee-eater’s habits and preferences are. If you take a closer look at Bee-eater photography, you ask yourself e.g. how… Continue reading Photographing European Bee-eater: How and Where