Gentle Autumn Mist
Autumn is coming. After the last warm weekend, the mornings are already really cool and in some places there is a gentle mist.
A view over the Steinbeck fields.
Young Robin
Was it a reproachful look or a curious one? I had trimmed some bushes in the garden after the breeding season and when I had almost finished tidying up, I noticed the young robin looking down at me from the rather open bushes. I even had time to get my camera with the big telephoto. The robin was still there. So I sat down on the ground 3 meters away and took a series of shots.
Whether it was curious in the end or full of reproach because I had trimmed the bush so much — I can’t say. It turned out to be a beautiful bird portrait.
Evening mood
My last picture from East Frisia. Finally, once again the Holter Hammrich, which I had already shown at the beginning in an evening mood. This time the cloud cover was thicker, but the clouds were still translucent to let the sunlight through. The glowing clouds were also reflected in the water. A wonderful play of colors in the evening!
Flight study of a stork
Seeing a stork in a meadow right next to the road, which then takes off after finding food, was a very special experience. I had to put on my telephoto lens first because I was on my bike, but I had hidden behind a tree. I was then able to observe the bird in peace until it took off.
The result was a beautiful series, of which I’m showing 7 pictures in this post! read more or write a comment …
Main canal in Papenburg
Papenburg really appealed to me. Not because of the Meyerwerft shipyard, Papenburg’s major employer, because I don’t like cruise ships in particular. But mainly because of the beautiful main canal.
The streets on both sides are traffic-calmed and therefore left to cyclists and pedestrians. Only a few roads cross the canal and it is correspondingly quiet and tranquil. We even experienced time and again that drivers on the crossing road — who actually have the right of way — let us through!
Cycling is simply much more natural in Emsland and East Frisia than here in Buchholz or Hamburg.
Wagtail feeding
A young white wagtail. Like the big one, it was always bobbing its tail up and down, especially when it spotted a parent bird with food. I was lucky enough to experience a little story with a fly that was far too big. But see for yourself what they have to tell: read more or write a comment …
Hahnentang Mill
07/20/2024
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The Hahentanger Mill in Rhauderfehn is one of 4 mills owned by the municipality but rebuilt and operated by mill associations. It was built in 1864 and 65 and burned down in 1885. It was then rebuilt in 1886 and 87 and has been through many ups and downs since then. Damage was repeatedly repaired until it was renovated by the public authorities at the end of the 1980s and then rented by the municipality for 10 years. In 1991, the mill association was founded, which from then on invested in the maintenance of the mill and the expansion of the mill complex with barn, sales room and bakehouse. read more or write a comment …