Dunnock
The Dunnock is one of our more frequently seen garden birds. But mostly this bird moves around on the ground and looks for food there. Only rarely I have seen him sitting on our branch and usually only with a … read more or write a comment …
Pied wagtail on plowed field
Together with the starlings was also a wagtail on the fresh field. However, this one was also alone and show a completely different behavior. She walked almost exclusively on the walls of the plow tracks, obviously to keep the overview. … read more or write a comment …
I am a star(ling)!
When in spring the farmer plowed a field near us in Buchholz, there were immediately several starlings on the fresh topsoil. One of the starlings stood out a bit from the crowd of other birds. He was not looking for … read more or write a comment …
Blue tit on inspection tour
This blue tit was visiting our rhododendron bush for some time. The cut branches are mostly used by tits to fly up to the nest box. The bush itself protects the approach very well and is so bare inside that … read more or write a comment …
»Fashion show« of the Marsh Tit
I love these little tits when they come to us on the terrace to forage. This Marsh Tit has presented itself in front of me but really like on a fashion show. See for yourself in the gallery of 6 … read more or write a comment …
Self confident blackbird cock
Self-confidently the blackbird cock sits on the branches of the apple tree at our place. He stretches his beak into the air as if no one could touch him.
Female blackbird
I prefer the birds in natural surroundings, blackbirds, for example, foraging in our flower beds or on the grassy areas around our house. But when this blackbird lady presented herself so on the back of the chair, I gratefully took the … read more or write a comment …
House sparrows at feeding place
It was a slightly rainy day. I was once again sitting in my camouflage tent and was only about 2 meters away from our bird feeding place. At this time of day, almost exclusively house sparrows were frolicking at the … read more or write a comment …
Long-tailed Tit
Before the beginning of the breeding season, I usually saw the long-tailed tits in pairs at our feeders. Unfortunately, I don’t know where they have been breeding now, because I don’t see them at all since a few weeks — … read more or write a comment …
Blue tit in morning light
It’s so beautiful when the morning light hits our patio and illuminates the box tree so brightly. It gives the perfect background for my bird pictures because it creates an irregular glowing green when it is out of focus. The … read more or write a comment …
Shining robin
In the morning hours on our terrace. My view from the camouflage tent and only a short moment before the robin spotted me and flew away. It sat only about 2 meters away from me on an old garden chair … read more or write a comment …
Blackbird with centipede
It is always fascinating what I get in front of the lens in our garden. Blackbirds are not uncommon and I can always watch them pulling earthworms out of our lawn. But this evening it was something special. I was … read more or write a comment …