Mikepércs: At The Icy Bathing Pool

It was quite cold this morning but I wouldn't have thought that it would freeze at the bathing pool. When I got there the surface of the water was frozen. I wondered how the birds would behave seeing the frozen pool. First a jay appeared ...:

Jay

... looked around then flew off.
Then a blue tit landed on the ice, perhaps he wanted to have a bath. He couldn't do it this time. After that the blackbirds came to drink. In such case they usually retched back the kernels of the blackthorn berries they had swallowed previously. This bird is just spitting out a kernel:

Blackbird (male)

Blackbird (male)

Blackbird (male)

Blackbird (male)

Blackbird (male)

Then a robin landed on ice and slipped right away:

Robin

It jumped on its feet so quickly that I didn't even notice the move:

Robin

Then it tasted the kernels spit out by blackbirds but it didn't like them:

Robin

The robin was jumping and fluttering here and there for a while:

Robin

Robin

Robin

Robin

On my way home I noticed two parasol mushrooms on the side of the road. Here's one of them:

Parasol Mushroom

Parasol Mushroom

Mikepércs: Bathing Birds At The Pool

The birds are using the bathing pool at last. Not many of them, but according to the traces birds sometimes come here to have a bath. This morning I wanted to be witness of this action. After I had got into the hide soon the blackbirds appeared and had a bath:

Blackbird (male)

Then for my greatest pleasure a wren appeared, skipping all over the pool and nearby, had a short bath ...:

Wren

but stayed close to the hide for some time, I heared it fumbling on top of the hide and even singing some soft tunes. I hope it will be a regular guest.

Later a blue tit came for a bath as well:

Blue Tit

Blue Tit

Blue Tit

Mikepércs: "Beauty" In The Marsh

I'm still stuck to the rails. But today I wasn't able to take decent shots. However a tree pipit landed on the dried pond bed. I haven't met this bird yet on this place.
Then a young water rail appeared, which was much younger than the ones seen so far:

Young Water Rail

I have to admit it is not a beauty. Especially not with spread wings:

Young Water Rail

Later a black redstart appeared nearby. However most of the birds have left this place, so I decided to put an end to my photography here and give it a try again next year.

Mikepércs: Locusts

I noticed nowadays that locusts and grasshoppers are teeming in the meadow near the village. So I decided to go for them today afternoon after work:

Nosed Grasshopper

Nosed Grasshopper

Nosed Grasshopper

Nosed Grasshopper

Nosed Grasshopper

I didn't manage to identify this species yet:

It's interesting that this grasshopper has the same colors as the plant it's hanging on. Unfortunately this specimen was missing it's right hind leg: