#dutchnature — Public Fediverse posts

Last Saturday morning I went to look at the nearby #kingfisher breeding spot after the 3rd nest had fledged.
One of the juveniles was still sticking around until an older one, probably from the previous batch came to attack and attempt to chase him away. 🪶 #Birds #birdphotography #DutchNature #ijsvogels

As the birds are keeping more quiet and hidden in August due to the heat and molting and some that went south already, we went to look for some larger animals!
One of our goal subjects last Sunday were the boars in #Kroondomein het Loo
#wildlifephotography #boars #wildzwijn #DutchNature #'tLoo #kingshuntingground

Juvenile kingfisher begging for food until the parent had enough and shooed him away. It was a beautiful early morning at the local kingfisher spot.
🪶 #birds #birdphotography #vogels #vogelfotografie #ijsvogel #kingfisher #juvenile #uitvliegen #Leusden #DeSchammer #DutchNature

Went out yesterday with my buddy to the #barnowl spot in our area. Unfortunately the farmer was mowing the field right behind the shed, so it was a lot later than usual before the owl showed its face. Still managed to get a good shot!
🪶 #birds #owlsofbluesky #kerkuil #tytoalba #DutchNature #owl #owlsofmastodon

It's been too warm this weekend to do a lot of birding in my usual haunts like Arkemheen. Only on Saturday early morning I spotted this little owl between the foliage in a willow tree at the polder in #Hoogland. 🪶 #birds #birdphotography #littleowl #steenuil #athenenoctua #heatwave #DutchNature

What a fantastic weekend it was! Mostly filled with spotting owls! Out of the 6 owl species that live in the Netherlands, I got to see and photograph 4 of them.
🪶 #birds #birdphotography #owl #ransuil #steenuil #bosuil #kerkuil #long-earedowl #littleowl #tawny-owl #barn-owl #DutchNature #SummerSolstice

The last 2 evenings I've been out watching and photographing these long-eared #owlets in #ParkSchothorst #Amersfoort They are so fun to watch hopping branches and sometimes cuddling with their branchling siblings but most of all waiting for the parent to bring them dinner!

I'm planning to go see them again during the daytime tomorrow, hopefully some better light conditions!
🪶 #birds #birdphotography #long-eared-owl #ransuil #branchling #takkeling #uilen #DutchNature

Magnificent, stoic, but also a little bit clumsy looking, the spoonbill is always an interesting sight. I hadn't seen one in breeding plumage before yesterday.
🪶 #birds #birdphotography #spoonbill #lepelaar #Platalea #leucorodia #Arkemheen #polder #DutchNature

One of my buddies tipped me about a location where 5 #juvenile #kestrels were preparing to leave their nest box only a small detour from the polder I went to visit this morning. Some were stretching their wings, a few others where just sitting in the grass. 🪶 #birds #birdphotography #fledglings #falco #tinnunculus #DutchNature #Putten #birdsofprey #falcons #takentoday

Mute swan cygnets this morning in #Arkemheen. #Cutenessoverload 🪶 #birds #birdphotography #birdsNL #DutchNature #Nijkerk #Muteswan #cygnet #cygnusolor #CanonR10 #CanonRF200800

Kluut / Pied avocet (Recurvirostra avosetta) making a bow and stretching its wings a few weeks ago in #Arkemheen.

Looks like the weather is getting decent enough to get on the bike early in the morning tomorrow and see what's new in the #polder
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#birds #birdphotography #vogels #vogelfotografie #Arkemheen #Nijkerk #kluut #avocet #recurvirostra_avosetta #wings #DutchNature