Zuerst sitzt der Falkenbussard (Buteo buteo vulpinus/menetriesi) wunderschön – und auf Augenhöhe – auf einem Strommast. Der Bussard schaut sich einige Male um und läßt sich dabei ausgiebig fotografieren. Schließlich beugt er sich nach vorne, hebt den Schwanz an und kotet im weiten Bogen hinter sich. Dann ist es ihm wohl genug und er startet… Continue reading Falkenbussard im Nebel am Wegesrand
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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
Young Red-backed Shrike with wasp from apple compote
A young Red-backed Shrike (Lanius collurio) has snatched a wasp and is holding it in its beak before eating. During the photo session, the juvenile Red-backed Shrike made no attempt to smack the prey against a branch to expel the stinger from the insect’s body, in the manner of many other insectivorous birds such as… Continue reading Young Red-backed Shrike with wasp from apple compote