Mikepércs: Fly Agaric

This morning I've made a try at the pool, but not even a single bird landed. Perhaps they have been fed up with water which fell these days in form of rain.

However on my way home I found a few fly agaric mushrooms. Most of them were damaged, this one was an exception:

Fly Agaric

Mikepércs: Wren And Sparrow Hawk

I counted on the sparrow hawk again today, but I hoped by stealth that the flock of a long-tailed tits would visit the pool as well, for I was witness of their bath the other day.

The first visitor of today's cloudy morning is a jay landing on the side of the pool to have a few gulps of water.

Then a robin appears a few times in the bush nearby but doesn't land on the pool this time either.

Later I can hear the voice of a wren, which soon lands at the end of the pool:

Wren

Wren

Having had a look round it flies away.
Soon the sparrow hawk appears on the side of the pool, splashes into the water to have a bath.
Yet it's keeping an eye:

Sparrow Hawk (male)

Sparrow Hawk (male)

Sparrow Hawk (male)

Sparrow Hawk (male)

Sparrow Hawk (male)

Then it leaves as suddenly as it has arrived.

Mikepércs: Bathing Sparrow Hawk

It's a long time I took a photo worth uploading here. My last time attempt was unsuccessful near Fancsika pond, not even a single bird appeared on the small pool. Then came the bad weather. Today I gave a try at my old bathing pool as at this time of the year I can count on "something" there.

I don't arrive too early, the sun already lights the end of the pool. Nothing is happening for half an hour then I can hear the voice of a robin from the bushes nearby. It even shows itself but it doesn't land in front of me. Then wing swish breaks the silence: a jay arrives on top of a bush nearby then lands at the end of the pool. Having made sure that the place is safe it drinks then it flies away. There's silence again. Suddenly a male sparrow hawk appears from nowhere on the side of the pool jumping into the water soon:

Sparrow Hawk (male)

Sparrow Hawk (male)

It's drinking ...:

Sparrow Hawk (male)

Sparrow Hawk (male)

... and turning about, perhaps searching the deeper water, as the pool isn't filled completely. No problem, yet it's having a good bath.
It's attention is caught for a moment by a small bird I suppose:

Sparrow Hawk (male)

Suddenly it flies away to return after 10 minutes if it's the same bird, as this time it's got a crest on top of its head:

Sparrow Hawk (male)

Sparrow Hawk (male)

It's contemplating and while looking down he might say to himself: "You are expecting me to dabble in such a little water?!":

Sparrow Hawk (male)

Then he brings himself to have a bath after all:

Sparrow Hawk (male)

It moves leisurely pausing now and then:

Sparrow Hawk (male)

Sparrow Hawk (male)

Sparrow Hawk (male)

Sparrow Hawk (male)

And suddenly it starts gaping like a fish:

Sparrow Hawk (male)

Sparrow Hawk (male)

Sparrow Hawk (male)

It goes on gaping after each dip:

Sparrow Hawk (male)

Sparrow Hawk (male)

Sparrow Hawk (male)

Sparrow Hawk (male)

After the long bath it flies away again.
A few minutes later a great tit arrives to have a bath too, but after that I decide to leave.