Mikepércs: Musk Beetle

Today I met this musk beetle. I started to take photos of it, but it didn't allow me to take too many shots as it flew away in a short time.

Musk Beetle

Musk Beetle

Musk Beetle

Mikepércs: Lights At Dawn

I visited the pond again this morning, I wandered whether the whiskered terns still come. 

It's semi-darkness when I get into the hide. Soon a flock of ruffs appear and land nearby. Will they stay here until there's enough light for photography? No, they don't. They fly away after a short time, but one or two still stay here. One of them:

Ruff

Meanwhile the sun rises behind me and goldens the reed at the opposite side. One of the young little ringed plovers stands just on the right place:

Young Little Ringed Plover

Young Little Ringed Plover

Young Little Ringed Plover

Young Little Ringed Plover

Then the young terns appear, one of them is landing in front of me, but the background looks bad. As if it knew this, it lands on the piece of wood placed in front of the hide:

Young Whiskered Tern

That's it! Just stay there for a while! And it does:

Young Whiskered Tern

Young Whiskered Tern

Young Whiskered Tern

Young Whiskered Tern

Young Whiskered Tern

Young Whiskered Tern

Young Whiskered Tern

Young Whiskered Tern

After preening it stretches its wings a bit:

Young Whiskered Tern

Young Whiskered Tern

Young Whiskered Tern

After a few minutes it gets tired of sitting there and flys away. However a young black-winged stilt is landing too:

Young Black-winged Stilt

Young Black-winged Stilt

It starts preening in front of me as well:

Young Black-winged Stilt

Young Black-winged Stilt

Young Black-winged Stilt

Meanwhile a yellow wagtail is having a look round near the hide:

Yellow Wagtail

Then a few young starlings are doing the same:

Starling

Starling

Starling

Young Whiskered Tern

There's a water band in front of me, so the reflections look nice as there's no wind either:

Young Whiskered Tern

A colourful adult is showing it's face too:

Black-winged Stilt

Young Whiskered Tern

A wood sandpiper appears as well:

Wood Sandpiper

The young white wagtails are chasing the flys even in the shallow water:

Young Whiskered Tern

Young Whiskered Tern

Wood Sandpiper

Wood Sandpiper

I've been waiting for this moment:

Young Whiskered Tern

Unfortunately the white stilts are lighting the background, but not too badly, I think:

Young Whiskered Tern

Young Whiskered Tern

Young Whiskered Tern

Young Whiskered Tern

"What's there inside this nook?":

Wood Sandpiper

Slowly the lights are getting too hard, so I decide to leave.

Mikepércs: Among The Whiskered Terns

The events a week ago attracted me to the pond again. I hoped that the terns were still there and they were feeding their youngs. 

That's right! They are arriving early in the morning crying hoarsely. This bird is landing in front of my hide:

Whiskered Tern

Soon one of the youngs appears too. It must be very hungry, as it's crying continuously for food. Realising that this has no result, it's pecking a bit its parent, ...:

Whiskered Terns

... which doesn't really trouble itself, instead it continues preening. Finally it flies away to get some food after all.
Meanwhile a young starling lands, ...:

Young Starling

... does some research on the bank, catches a fly:

Young Starling

It doesns't stay long, however the young terns are landing again:

Young Whiskered Tern

Young Whiskered Tern

Young Whiskered Tern

Young Whiskered Tern

Meanwhile a purple heron is flying above me:

Purple Heron

The young terns are leaving then returning:

Young Whiskered Terns

Then a young stilt arrives to the bank to do some preening:

Young Black-winged Stilt

Young Black-winged Stilt

Young Black-winged Stilt

Young Whiskered Tern

Slowly the young's breakfast is in its way. This bird has already seen something and starts crying more then ever:

Young Whiskered Tern

Young Whiskered Tern

Young Whiskered Tern

I couldn't catch the feeding moment this time, I could only record the moment of gulping the fish:

Young Whiskered Tern

After eating comes preening:

Young Whiskered Tern

Young Whiskered Tern

Another hungry throat is coming:

Young Whiskered Tern

After the early morning feeding many of the birds come to the bank to preen themselves or just to have a rest. This avocet has arrived currently as well ...:

Young Avocet

Young Avocet

... and after a good stretching it thinks it's time for a snooze:

Young Avocet

Meanwhile I discover a Temminck's stint among the little ringed plovers, but it's a bit far and doesn't stay long either.
A young tern is arriving again:

Young Whiskered Tern

Young Whiskered Tern

Another hungry bird:

Young Whiskered Tern

Young Whiskered Tern

Young Whiskered Tern

It's got a fish too:

Young Whiskered Tern

The little ringed plovers have a feeding pause too:

Young Little Ringed Plover

Young Little Ringed Plover

Suddenly an idea comes to it and it starts running like someone who has to do something very important  ...:

Young Little Ringed Plover

... then it stops again to contiue its preening:

Young Little Ringed Plover

Young Little Ringed Plover

It looks seedy:

Young Little Ringed Plover

Young Little Ringed Plover

Start:

Young Little Ringed Plover

Young Whiskered Tern

Young Black-winged Stilt

The preening process is perhaps more comfortable when sitting than when balancing on those long legs:

Young Black-winged Stilt

Young Black-winged Stilt

I managed to catch the moment of this feeding, but I couldn't be too pleased as an avocet is sitting in the background:

Whiskered Tern