Moments From Nature's Secrets

Saturday, September 2, 2017

Mikepércs: Birds In Backlight

Last time I had to move my hide farther, for there was no water in the pond except one little area. I hasn't been at my hide for weeks now, so today I got into it with excitement.
A wood sandpiper appears first, as it is moving on the small flies are rising in a flock from the ground. The sandpiper tries to catch them:

Wood Sandpiper


Soon a few starlings are landing, ...:

Starling

Starling

... they are searching food among the drying vegetation in the pondbed gaping their beaks:

Starling

Starling

Starling

The young white wagtails are hunting the flies:

Young White Wagtail

Suddenly a few green shanks land and the flies are rising in a flock around them:

Green Shank

Green Shank

Green Shank

A few snipes are nearby too, they also find something for breakfast:

Common Snipe

They have time for a rest too:

Common Snipe

Common Snipe

Common Snipe

Common Snipe

Common Snipe

Common Snipe

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