Here is a small gallery of some photos that I shot during my time in Reinfeld. I saw this cute bird walking up and down on a tree, and later I found out that it was a Nuthatch. The photos … Continue reading A Small Nuthatch Bird On A Tree
I shot a couple of photos of a common moorhen (Gallinula chloropus) a month ago. I was hiking along the Trave channel in Lübeck when I noticed the bird on the side. The bird was pretty shy and was walking … Continue reading Common Moorhen Photos
Just until today I didn’t even notice that the WordPress Weekly Photo Challenge was moved from Friday to Wednesday. I am subscribed and was wondering why there were no more posts on Friday and didn’t realize that some of their Wednesday emails were about the challenges now. Today they came up with the motto “Surprise” and I want to contribute with one photo that I shot last summer in our garden. My mother played with one of her chickens and it looks like she would surprise the chicken with a gift. Excuse me the bad stylized editing, but the photo … Continue reading Weekly Photo Challenge: Surprise
Above you can see a picture that I shot weeks ago, it’s a gull. I used my 70-300mm Tamron lens and cropped the picture even further because I wanted people to pay attention to the head, mainly because I like the beautiful red/black beak. Apart from that, I generally like close-up shots because that allows us to see some details. It’s very easy to say that this bird is a gull, but if you are interested to find out what kind of gull it is, the identification can be tricky for beginning bird photographers. The thing is, black-headed gulls can … Continue reading Adult Black-Headed Gull In Winter Plumage
Yesterday I went outside to hike a bit, because the weather was good except that it was still a bit dark and cloudy. But the day seemed to be much warmer and not too cold, which means hiking was enjoyable. However, it was a hike inside the city and along the Trave Channel and Trave River. Of course I had my camera with me, but there was nothing out of the ordinary so that I did end up taking photos of common birds like gulls. I guess photography is a bit like hunting, you need your trophy when you go … Continue reading A Young Black-Headed Gull
Here is a photo of a great crested grebe. I cropped the photo quite a bit and it resulted in quality loss, but I wanted to show this bird anyway. I find them quite funny, because they do basically look like the punks under the birds. If you like to take a look, here is another photo of this species. I can’t await the warmer season, to get out again and to maybe take new bird photos. This winter I wasn’t really in the mood to go hiking or to do photography, but it’s usually anyway more the time where … Continue reading Swimming Great Crested Grebe
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