Also on video! Linnet singing in the early morning. 🪶 #birds #birdphotography #singing #passerine #kneu #linnet #DutchNature #songbird

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

Good morning @bsky.app from #Arkemheen 🪶 #birds
#sunrise #DutchNature #Grutto #godwit #limosalimosa

A pair of Canadian geese running onto the bank of a pond of water flapping their wings before takeoff in a golden morning light.

Pair of Canada geese leaping out of the water this morning in Bloeidaal.
🪶 #birds #birdphotography #canadagoose #canadesegans #gans #branta #canadensis #fog #Bloeidaal #Amersfoort #DutchNature #goldenhour #CanonR10 #canonrf100400

Two Canada geese (Branta Canadensis) swimming in the morning fog backlit by the golden morning sun.

It was definitely worth it to wake up before dawn this morning!
Two Canada Geese on a beautiful foggy morning with the orange glow of the sunrise.
🪶 #birds #birdphotography #DutchNature #sunrise #canadagoose #branta #canadensis #fog #Bloeidaal #Amersfoort

Good morning #Bsky!
Out for an early morning walk in #Bloeidaal before a busy day. #birding #nature #dutchnature #sunrise #Amersfoort

House sparrow (Passer domesticus) sitting at the end of a branch and looking down to the right.

Blue tit (Cyanistes caeruleus) sitting on a crooked branch.

Eurasian wren (Troglodytes troglodytes) on a log of wood that sticks out of a bit of water. It looks towards the camera and in the reflection of its eye even the hut is visible.

Common kingfisher (Alcedo atthis) on a thin stick facing towards the right.

A few more photos from last Saturday in the birding hut. I love how these turned out very sharp and detailed.
🪶 #birds #birdphotography #sparrow #bluetit #eurasianwren #kingfisher #perched #colors #canonr10 #birdinghut #DutchNature

Mute swan (Cygnus olor) flying towards the camera, wings stretched horizontally and a greyish hazy sky is the backdrop

Mute swan (cygnus olor) in flight, straight ahead!
Taken this morning at #DeSchammer
🪶 #birds #birdphotography #mute #swan #muteswan #knobbelzwaan #zwaan #cygnus #olor #DutchNature #takentoday #Leusden

European Hornet

📸 OM-1 Mark II
🔎 M. Zuiko 90mm f/3.5 Macro
⚡ Olympus FL-900 R
💻 Focus bracketing of 15 images.
🐝 AK Diffuser

#europeanhornet
#omsystem
#dutchnature
#nature
#photography
#macro
#insect
#wildlife
#wildlifephotographer
#macrofotografie
#ronwestbroek

This Bearded Reedling hung beautifully in a plume of reeds and sang happily.

#beardedreedling
#omsystem
#dutchnature
#nature
#bird
#birds
#birding
#photography
#outdoors
#birdphotography
#wildlife
#wildlifephotographer

Greenfinch / Groenling (Chloris chloris) on a piece of wood.

🪶 #birds #birdphotography #dutchnature #vroegevogelhut #vogelskijken #vogelfotografie #groenling #greenfinch #finch #vink #chlorischloris

Great spotted woodpecker / Grote bonte specht (dendrocopos major) peeking from behind some pink flowers.

🪶 #birds #birdphotography #vroegevogelhut #vogelskijken #vogelfotografie #specht #woodpecker #dutchnature #dendrocoposmajor #grote #bonte #great #spotted

Hawfinch/Appelvink (Coccothraustes coccothraustes) on a branch showing its back with brown shoulders and blue and black wingtips and facing to the right against a nice warm and creamy background.

Hawfinch / Appelvink sitting on a branch against a nice warm creamy background.
Beside the male's colors, its beak stands out as a defining feature, it can extort a lot of force, enough to crack a cherry pit.
🪶 #Birds #Birdphotography #DutchNature #Appelvink #Hawfinch #Coccothraustes #birdinghide

Blue tit (Cyanistes caeruleus) sideways on a branch in the sunlight, eating from a willow flower and covered in yellow pollen. A small piece of the flower is between its beak.

Since it's likely the last day with nice weather for this week, I went for an afternoon walk in #Bloeidaal and spotted this blue tit eating from a willow flower and covered in pollen.
🪶 #Birds #Birdphotography #spring #bluetit #pimpelmees #willow #flower #pollen #yellow #DutchNature #takentoday

Eurasian wren (Troglodytes troglodytes) looking down towards its reflection in the water.

Eurasian wren (Troglodytes troglodytes) looking down towards its reflection in the water.

Eurasian wren (Troglodytes troglodytes) sitting on a rock on the side of the water, with its reflection below.

#Wren of the pond, what is your wisdom?
#Winterkoninkje van de vijver, wat is uw wijsheid?

Beautiful reflections of Europe's smallest bird in the pond at the birding hide in Odijk.
🪶 #Birds #Birdphotography #troglodytes #DutchNature #reflection #pond #birdinghide #vogelhut

Eurasian Jay (Garrulus glandarius) perched atop a piece of wood. Standing out against a grey background

Yesterday I went to a birding hide with a photography buddy I met a few weeks ago. It was a great time. I took over 3400 photos, so many to go through 😅
I'll start off with this beautiful Eurasian #Jay.
🪶 #birds #birdphotography #DutchNature #EurasianJay #Gaai

Ring-necked Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) and Carrion Crow (Corvus corone) having some banter together. The crow in the air with its wings up and backwards and the pheasant looking up at it.

Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) and Carrion Crow (Corvus corone) in the grass together looking towards me as I slowly approached for a few more shots.

Ring-necked Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) facing forward towards the camera.

Ring-necked pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) posing in the grass

#Crow and #Pheasant having some friendly banter together in #DeSchammer. The crow hopped around the pheasant a few times but they seemed to be acting friendly to each other and foraging together. 🪶 #Birds #birdphotography #DutchNature #Leusden #Pheasant #Phasianus #colchicus #crow #Corvus #corone

Me with my spouse in the morning sun on a green path.

We spotted a crow and pheasant in the distance having some friendly banter it seemed. Crow jumping up and flapping while the pheasant looks at it.

I crawled closer to photograph the banter between a crow and a pheasant.

We had a nice walk this morning and a few deer, hares and birds spotted at #Bloeidaal and #DeSchammer.
With @saristrawberry.bsky.social
#hike #birdwatching #spring #pheasant #crow #Amersfoort #DutchNature

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

Bullfinch / Goudvink (Pyrrhula pyrrhula) a beautiful vibrant red chest with grey, black tipped wings. Sitting between some thorny branches.

New lifer from this weekend: The #Bullfinch / #Goudvink. Right here in the park next door!
Beautiful little bird, hopefully I'll be able to shoot some photo's of them in a slightly less distracting environment this year.
🪶 #Birds #birdphotography #DutchNature #Waterwingebied #Amersfoort

Great tit (Parus major) inspecting and cleaning a nesting box hanging from a tree.

The weather may still be dreary, but this great tit is already inspecting and prepping his little house for spring, so it won't be much longer! Taken yesterday morning at the #Waterwingebied
🪶 #birds #birdphotography #DutchNature #spring #lente #greattit #koolmees #nestbox #vogelhuisje

Great cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo) in the water, looking straight at the camera. Taken on February 14 2025, IMG_0001.CR3

Great cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo) landing on a branch surrounded by a few other ones in the morning sun. Taken on February 14 2026

On the 14th of February last year, I first took out my then new #CanonR10. Here is the first picture I took with it: A #cormorant at #Waterwingebied, versus a picture I took last Saturday at the #Oostvaardersplassen of a cormorant landing on a branch. 🪶 #birds #DutchNature #1yearapart #aalscholver

White-tailed eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla) also knows as sea eagle in flight seen from below.

Common kestrel (Falco tinnunculus) sitting on a signpost.

Little owl (Athene noctua) sitting in a tree.

Common buzzard (Buteo buteo) in flight.

Yesterday I went out with a friend to go birding, we visited #Oostvaardersplassen, #Arkemheem, #Eemdijk and #DeSchammer
Here is a small selection of the raptors we spotted. 🪶 #birds #birdphotography #DutchNature #White-tailed-eagle #zeearend #kestrel #torenvalk #littleowl #steenuil #buzzard #buizerd

Two eurasian coots (Fulica atra) fighting in the water. The one on the left has it's wings up, splashing water and its foot on the chest of the right one.

Two eurasian coots (Fulica atra) fighting in the water both of their feet clawing at each other, water splashing from the wings of the right one.

Two eurasian coots (Fulica atra) fighting in the water, the one on the right has pushed the other one down with only its head still above the water.

#Fight club? Coot fu fighting?
These two Eurasian Coots were going at each other this morning in #Bloeidaal. Lots of splashing and squeaking. Eventually the fight broke up and one had to retreat.
🪶 #Birds #Birdphotography #TerritorialDispute #DutchNature #coot #meerkoet

Tawny owl (Strix aluco) peeking out of its hole with what looks like a grumpy morning face. This specific owl has lived in this tree for at least a few years now and is a well known celebrity among birders that visit the Hoge Veluwe park.

Chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs) taken from the birding hide, lovely pose with a soft background.

Blue tit (Cyanistes caeruleus) with a clear reflection in the small pool that sat in the middle of the view from the birding hide.

Red fox (Vulpes vulpes) looking out in a heather field, beautifully lit by the afternoon sun.

A few more photos I hadn't shared yet from my visit to National Park de Hoge Veluwe with a birding buddy. Tawny owl and the #fox were the definite highlights beside the very detailed shots we took at the hide. 🪶🦊 #Birds #DutchNature #tawnyowl #bosuil #chaffinch #vink #bluetit #pimpelmees #fox #vos

Marsh tit (Poecile palustris) on a broken tree stump perch, leaning slightly forward in preparation of taking flight. It's s little bit backlit by the morning sun against a nice creamy background.

Marsh tit (Poecile palustris) sideways on the bark of a tree. The image could almost have been in monochrome.

The marsh tit or glanskop in Dutch. Managed to get these nice shots from the birding hide at Nationaal Park de Hoge Veluwe last Saturday. I'm very happy how these turned out.
🪶 #birds #birdphotography #DutchNature #HogeVeluwe #marshtit #glanskop #Poecile #palustris

Chaffinch and Robin on a perch

Robin on a perch

Chaffinch on a perch

Marsh tit on a perch

A few of the shots from the hide at #HogeVeluwe today. Sitting in a hide is nice for some close shots with nice #bokeh, but my preference is to hike around and see what I find. But it was a great day with a new buddy! More pics later
🪶 #birds #birdphotography #DutchNature #robin #chaffinch #marshtit

Tawny owl / Bosuil

Forest with a little bit of morning fog and red autumn leafs on the ground.

Rising sun shines through the trees as we walk down a path.

Finch and a Robin on a perch

Went to National Park de #Hoge #Veluwe today with a birding photography buddy! Got a good amount of photos to process highlights were the #tawny #owl and a #fox!
Tomorrow we will hang out again to search for some kingfishers in #Bloeidaal.
Many pics to follow!
🪶 #birds #dutchnature #photography

Common kingfischer (Alcedo atthis) sitting on a piece of reed in front of a frozen and snowy background.

Common kingfischer (Alcedo atthis) in flight against a snowy and frozen background.

Common kingfischer (Alcedo atthis) perced on a green branch with a grey sky backdrop.

Common kingfischer (Alcedo atthis) sitting on a branch, looking down for a fish to strike at.

Managed to photograph a few #kingfishers yesterday at #Bloeidaal, and even got lucky with a sharp in-flight shot!
These were all taken in pretty dark light, so I'm glad they turned out quite nice.
🪶 #Birds #Birdphotography #Naturephotography #kingfisher #ijsvogel #alcedoatthis #DutchNature #snow