Larus marinus The Great Black-backed Gull is the largest gull in the world. It is the dominant species of gull wherever it is present. It is a very aggressive hunter and behaves almost like a raptor rather than a gull, taking any prey that is smaller than them. They will also pirate food from other... Continue Reading →
Barnacle Goose. Photographed in The Netherlands. The freedom to roamTake off, lift up, go higherSpread your wings and fly. Haiku 394.
Eurasian Jackdaws. Photographed in The Netherlands. A Curious JackdawA free ride on a ferryPerched on chrome railings. Haiku 393.
Hooded Merganser. Photographed in The Netherlands. Dressed for the moment Black and white, hood in orderReady to impress. Haiku 389.
Birds in flight. Photographed in Malta, The Netherlands and South Africa. A flutter of wingsMastering the vast blue skiesAll over the world. Haiku 371.
Red Knot. Photographed in The Netherlands. Trodding coastal hauntsWading in shallow waterA bird Probes in mud. Haiku 365.
Calidris canutus The Red Knot is a wader that has a circumpolar distribution during the breeding season. It breeds in tundra habitat and the Arctic Cordillera in the far north of Canada, Europe, and Russia. It is the second largest of the Calidris sandpipers, second only to the Great Knot (Calidris tenuirostris). There are six... Continue Reading →
Hooded Merganser. Photographed in The Netherlands. Rare and out of placeAn American beautyOn a cold dutch lake. Haiku 288.
Common Pheasant. Photographed in The Netherlands. Intricate patternsComplimentary coloursReady to impress. Haiku 282.
Greylag Geese and Egyptian Goose. Photographed in the Netherlands. Being different or being the odd one outA matter of view. Haiku 276.
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