Northern lapwing (vanellus vanellus) with an earthworm in its beak.
As the saying goes....
Kievit / Northern lapwing (Vanellus #vanellus) catching a worm in the early morning sunrise in the #Arkemheen polder.
🪶 #birds #birdphotography #vogels #vogelspotten #DutchNature #kievit #lapwing #worm #idiom #vanellusvanellus #Nijkerk #proverb #early #worm
Reed bunting / Rietgors (Emberiza schoeniclus) on a reed plume against a blue sky background. Its wings slightly open as it balances itself.
Surfin' bird!
A reed bunting / rietgors (Emberiza schoeniclus) finding its balance on a reed that was waving heavily in the wind.
🪶 #birds #birdphotography #vogels #vogelfotografie #DutchNature #rietgors #reedbunting #emberizaschoeniclus #lente #spring #bluesky #Arkemheen #Nijkerk
Common Linnet / Kneu (Linaria cannabina) singing in the morning sunlight on the dike at Arkemheen.
I've seen them once before, but this one gave me plenty of time to take photos up close. I'm loving their colors.
🪶 #Birds #birdphotography #DutchNature #Arkemheen #Nijkerk #kneu #commonlinnet #linnet
Reed bunting / Rietgors (Emberiza schoeniclus m.) sitting on a reed and singing loudly in the sunshine, ready to attract a mate.
Reed bunting / Rietgors (Emberiza schoeniclus m.) sitting on a reed, posing nicely in the sunlight against a very nice creamy background.
The reed buntings / Rietgors in Dutch were singing at the top of their little lungs in the sunshine, a sign that spring is fast approaching. Taken yesterday at #Arkemheen #Nijkerk.
🪶 #Birds #Birdphotography #ReedBunting #Rietgors #DutchNature #BringtheSpring #Passerine #Songbird
A large group of mostly Black-tailed Godwits (Limosa Limosa)
#Black-tailed #Godwits also known to us Dutchies as the #Grutto. National bird of the Netherlands.
They just returned from their winter holiday in warmer lands and #Arkemheen is one of the prime places to see a lot of them together. A new #lifer for me! 🪶 #Birds #birdphotography #DutchNature
On my way to #arkemheen to see the newly returned Black-tailed #Godwits, our national bird, and a new lifer.
#birding #sunrise
Met Leo Tukker wandelde ik langs Delta Schuitenbeek en door Arkemheen bij Nijkerk en dat was een gouden besluit. We verzamelden er een bonte verzameling vogels met als hoogtepunt de roerdomp: www.youtube.com/watch?v=JzYc... #Nijkerk #Arkemheen #vogelskijken #natuur
White-tailed eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla) in flight at a distance against a grey sky.
White-tailed eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla) being attacked by a red kite (Milvus milvus) and chased away.
Red kite (Milvus milvus) in flight looking towards the camera. Lit by a nice golden sunlight against a slightly hazy sky.
Red kite (Milvus milvus) overhead looking down at the camera, clearly spotted me and possibly contemplating an attack before I decided to leave its close vicinity.
Had an exciting experience at #Arkemheen today! After chasing away a #white-tailed #eagle, this red kite came at me, circling above me and possibly contemplating an attack. After a few good shots, I chose to leave its threatening aura.
🪶 #Birds #Birdphotography #seaeagle #redkite #rodewouw #raptor
Vandaag weer een dagje polder Arkemheen. Nu andere beestjes dan gisteren. Kleine zwaan, de rest van de groep lag te dutten. Brilduiker mannetjes aan het showen en een fazant op zoek naar eten. #vogels #Arkemheen
De kramsvogel gespot in de Arkemheen Polder.
#bird #vogel #bluesky #photo #nature #natuur #holland #nederland #photography #animal #dutch #pasgeledengemaakt #Turduspilaris #birds #vogels #sonya7III #sony #art #bokeh #fotografie #kramsvogel #fieldfare #arkemheen #nijkerk #weekend #sunday
Great Egret (Ardea alba) that just caught a small fish.
Barnacle goose (Branta leucopsis) in the grass between pruning sessions so its feathers are still a little puffy.
Three Northern lapwings (Vanellus vanellus) in some shallow water. The iridescent green and purple on their wings comes out nicely in the sunlight.
Three mute swans (Cygnus olor) flying low above the water.
Didn't find the cattle or little egret and no additions to the life list, but it was a nice time being out in the sunny weather at #Arkemheen!
🪶 #birds #birdphotography #DutchNature #GreatEgret #Zilverreiger #BarnacleGoose #Brandgans #NorthernLapwing #Kievit #MuteSwan #Knobbelzwaan #Nijkerk #polder
Redwing / koperwiek (Turdus iliacus) with a berry in its beak. Taken through a somewhat dirty window and unprocessed.
Spotted a #redwing through our apartment window. The sky is clearing up so I'm getting ready to bike towards the #Arkemheen polder and hopefully spot some nice birds. Im hoping for the little egret and cattle egrets that have been observed there. 🪶 #birdphotography #koperwiek #unprocessed
Gisteren de kramsvogel gespot in de Arkemheen Polder.
#bird #vogel #bluesky #photo #nature #natuur #holland #nederland #photography #animal #dutch #gisterengemaakt #Turduspilaris #birds #vogels #sonya7III #sony #art #bokeh #fotografie #kramsvogel #fieldfare #arkemheen #nijkerk
Een grutto in de Arkemheen Polder.
Iedereen een fijne zondag gewenst.
#bird #vogel #bluesky #photo #nature #natuur #holland #nederland #photography #animal #dutch #weekend #limosalimosa #birds #vogels #sonya7III #sony #art #bokeh #fotografie #grutto #godwit #arkemheen #nijkerk
"Which one of you insulted my brother?"
This #Cormorant was hopping the poles closer and closer to the #gulls until it chased them away, a very comical spectacle to witness and reminded me of that shot I took a little over 2 weeks ago.
🪶 #birds #birdphotography #dutchnature #arkemheen #nuldernauw
Great Cormorant (Phalacrocorax Carbo) flying low over the water, its wings on a downstroke. To me these birds always give that unmistakable vibe that their ancestors were dinosaurs.
I think this was the best photo I took today:
Great Cormorant flying low over the water at the #Nuldernauw, a lake between the #Arkemheen and #Flevoland polders.
🪶 #Birds #BirdPhotography #DutchNature #takentoday #greatcormorant #aalscholver
Three Northern Pintail (Anas acuta) swimming
Little Grebe (Tachybaptus ruficollis) swimming
Bewick's swan (Cygnus bewickii) flying
Common Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula) swimming
Had another wonderful morning #birding in #Arkemheen today. With 4 new #lifers: #Pintail #LittleGrebe #BewicksSwan #Goldeneye
🪶 #birds #BirdPhotography #DutchNature #pijlstaart #dodaars #kleinezwaan #brilduiker
Great Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo) perchen on a rock, looking down towards its feet, a seagull stands in the bottom right foreground looking off in the distance.
That stupid gull says I have big feet!
We need to do something about bird bullying I say!
Good night!
🪶 #birds #birdphotography #cormorant #arkemheen #dutchnature #seagull
Two great egrets, two herons, a cormorant in the water, a duck flying up, some wigeons in the grass a goose and more all gathered around a pond in this piece of marshland.
Me @ #DeSchammer: Oh wow! so happy I've seen a singular #Egret!
Me @ #Arkemheen polder: Damn there's just too many of these #egrets and #herons about! (and #cormorant, and #wigeons and #ducks and #grebes and probably more I can't all identify in this photo)
🪶 #birds #naturephotography #dutchnature
Adult and juvenile white-tailed eagles (Haliaeetus albicilla) doing some acrobatics in midair. Through the fog, on the left bottom corner a windmill can be seen.
Adult white-tailed eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla) flying over the marshy polder landscape. This photo gives a little bit more context about their epic size, as these can have a wingspan of over 2 meters. On the fence below the eagle, a few starlings are huddled together, perhaps relieved they don't seem to be today's prey.
Juvenile white-tailed eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla) in flight against the slightly hazy, blue sky. Its wings on a downstroke
Juvenile white-tailed eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla) in flight against the slightly hazy, blue sky. Its wings on an upstroke.
White-tailed eagles; adult and juvenile over the #Arkemheen polder. Their approach was alerted by many calls of birds fleeing. First they did some acrobatics before circling and moving farther south on their hunt.
🪶 #birds #birdphotography #dutchnature #eagles #seaeagle #zeearend #polder #windmill
Three great cormorants (Phalacrocorax carbo) each sitting on a separate pole above the water in the Nuldernauw lake. To me their expressions resembled those of the comic trio the three stooges. The left one looking somewhat serious, the middle one a bit silly with its open beak and the one on the right a bit aloof.
The three stooges.
Good Monday morning!
Taken yesterday at #Arkemheen 🪶 #birds ##birdphotography #dutchnature #cormorant #aalscholver
Yesterday I managed to get some better shots of the great egret that has come to #DeSchammer in #Leusden recently.
Tomorrow marks my 1 year camera-anniversary, and I'll be off to #Arkemheen to celebrate!
🪶 #birds #birdphotography #dutchnature #egret #ardea #alba #zilverreiger
#Koninginnenpage ( #Papiliomachaon) in #Arkemheen polder ( #Nijkerk) .
#butterfly #vlinder #bluesky #photo #nature #natuur #holland #nederland #photography #animal #dutch #butterflies #vlinders #swallowtailbutterfly #swallowtail #insect #insects #macro #fotografie #sonyalpha #sonya7iii
De oranje luzernevlinder (Colias croceus) is een dagvlinder uit de familie Pieridae (witjes). De oranje luzernevlinder komt voor op klaver- of luzernevelden. De rupsen leven ook op talrijke andere soorten van de vlinderbloemigen. Het is een Midden- en Zuid-Europese soort die als trekvlinder ook noordelijker kan worden aangetroffen. In Nederland kunnen de aantallen per jaar heel verschillend zijn. De vliegtijd is van maart tot in november. (Bron: Wikipedia)
#oranjeluzernevlinder ( #Coliascroceus) eergisteren in #Arkemheen polder ( #Nijkerk) .
#butterfly #vlinder #bluesky #photo #nature #natuur #holland #nederland #photography #animal #dutch #butterflies #vlinders #insect #insects #macro #fotografie #sonyalpha #sonya7iii
Four shelducks (Tadorna tadorna) and a little ringed plover (Charadrius dubius) in flight.
One of these is not like the others.
Four shelducks and a little ringed plover in flight, taken Sunday at #Arkemheen
🪶 #birds #birdphotography #dutchnature #shelduck #plover
De koninginnenpage (Papilio machaon) is een vlinder uit de familie van de pages (Papilionidae). De koninginnenpage heeft een voor een page relatief grote spanwijdte tot 75 mm, en is een van de grootste vlinders die in België en Nederland wordt gevonden. De vleugels hebben overwegend gele kleuren en daarnaast een opvallende zwart-gele tekening met blauwe accenten, een rode vlek aan de achtervleugel en een langwerpig, zwart gekleurd vleugelaanhangsel dat de vleugelstaart of -slip wordt genoemd. De koninginnenpage heeft een zeer groot verspreidingsgebied in vergelijking met andere vlinders. (bron: wikipedia)
#Koninginnenpage ( #Papiliomachaon) gisteren in #Arkemheen polder ( #Nijkerk) .
#butterfly #vlinder #bluesky #photo #nature #natuur #holland #nederland #photography #animal #dutch #butterflies #vlinders #swallowtailbutterfly #swallowtail #insect #insects #macro #fotografie #sonyalpha #sonya7iii
Yellow wagtail (Motacilla flava) seen standing on the muddy ground from between the spokes of a fence gate and horses' legs.
Yellow wagtail (Motacilla flava) sunbathing on a small mound between the grass.
Meadow pipit (Anthus pratensis) sitting on a fence pole.
Meadow pipit (Anthus pratensis) sitting on a fence pole, rustling its feathers before flying off.
The smaller #lifers from yesterday: A flock of #YellowWagtails were hopping between horses' legs, foraging for bugs in the soil. And the #MeadowPipit sat on a little pole and chirped a bit before flying off 🪶 #birds #vogels #birdphotography #dutchnature #Arkemheen #polder #gelekwikstaart #graspieper
A short video of a #purple #heron walking through a field at the #Arkemheen #polder. In the background the reactions from my friend and my "wow" 🪶
#birds #heron #ardea #purpurea #purperreiger
