Moments From Nature's Secrets

Sunday, September 18, 2011

Mikepércs: Life at the Pond

The subsided water on the pond at Mikepércs attracts many shore birds in september. So I had a try today at taking some shots from the hide I had placed at the margin of the water. I've  spent half of the day there. Here I met the dunlin for the first time:

Dunlin

Dunlin

Dunlin

Ruffs arrived at the subsided water as well:

Ruff

Then snipes came:

Common Snipe

Common Snipe

The  young white wagtails hunted for insects:

White Wagtail

Ruff

Common Snipe

Later a flock of lapwings landed, some of them having a bath:

Lapwing

Lapwing

Lapwing

Some of them came very close:

Lapwing

Preening:

Lapwing