Purple Heron. 🪶 #purperreiger
Oooh I do miss these pterodactyls. 🪶 #PurpleHeron #purperreiger
Een van de meest bijzondere momenten van de najaarstrek: het vertrek van de purperreigers uit Molengebied Kinderdijk. Gisteravond zag ik er een kleine 50 vertrekken naar Afrika: www.youtube.com/watch?v=6D0s... #purperreiger #Ridderkerk #vogelskijken
Ik heb nog niet vaak een #purperreiger gezien of gefotografeerd. Hoe gaaf om er dan een te zien met prooi.
Helaas was het maar voor heel even (ook voor de muis helaas), maar toch.
The first bird with raised wings for @alan678.bsky.social ‘s #BirdOfTheDay is this purple heron trying to keep its balance after landing.
Good morning peeps and have a good one! 🪶 #purpleheron #purperreiger
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
Purple heron (Ardea purpurea) in a field. It has a very static figure and very long neck.
Purple heron (Ardea purpurea) walking through a field with shortly behind it a lapwing and some cows.
Purple heron (Ardea purpurea) in a field among a group of brown and white cows.
Purple heron (Ardea purpurea) in a field, lowered down to the ground and its neck in an S shape.
My first #lifer we spotted this morning at #Arkemheen was this #purple #heron. What a magnificent creature it was. According to other birders around this specimen is still a young one. 🪶 #birds #birdphotography #ardea #purpurea #purperreiger
I missed a few of @alan678.bsky.social ‘s #BirdOfTheDay, but can participate today in any bird flying, like this purple heron. 🪶 #purpleheron #purperreiger
Only a handful of youngsters present and one adult in the field, but too far off. I think most have left for the trek to Africa now. See you next spring, birdies and thanks. 🪶 #purpleheron #purperreiger
Zondagochtend zagen we onderweg nog deze jonge purperreiger in het strak gemaaide grasfalt.
#vogelskijken
#purperreiger
It’s almost september. It’s going to be warm tomorrow. Shall I or shan’t I one more time … 🪶 #purpleheron #purperreiger
The purple herons hibernate in Africa, south of the Sahara. They use several routes to get there and those routes can differ per individual. I’m going to miss all those birds, from the tiniest bluethroat to the big purple heron. Safe travels! 🪶 #purpleheron #purperreiger
Looks like bad weather, but it’s me shooting through the waving reeds. 🪶 #purpleheron #purperreiger
Okay, so I went one last time to see the herons. Not many juveniles in the trees anymore, but a lot of them flying together. Almost time to go. 🪶 #purpleheron #purperreiger
Mooie ochtend #vogelskijken bij #Lingezegen en #Rijnstrangen met als hoogtepunten overvliegende #purperreiger een 3x langsvliegend mannetje #woudaap en een succesvol paartje #grauwe_klauwier #genieten @sovonvogels.bsky.social @vogeltrekinfo.bsky.social @vogelbeschermingnl.bsky.social
I wish everyone a nice day.
#Purperreiger #Ardea_purpurea
#Purple_Heron .
#Vogels #Birds
#Natuur #Nature.
It’s been raining all morning so no long walk for me. Sharing more of yesterday’s herons and other archive pic. 🪶 #purpleheron #purperreiger
🪶 #purpleheron (juvenile) #purperreiger
Unfortunately they found the black terns’ nests. Not so predator proof when it comes to clever young herons. But this late in the breeding season the terns have already moved further down the river. 🪶 #purpleheron #purperreiger
The younger herons were very active, looking for food to fatten up for the long journey. 🪶 #purpleheron #purperreiger #birdsNL
Look at the size of those toes! 🪶 #purpleheron #heron #purperreiger #wildlifeNL
Matching colours with the purple herons. #invertebrates 🪶 #swallowtail #butterfly #purpleheron #koninginnenpage #purperreiger #vlinder
Hoping for some good weather tomorrow to see these again. 🪶 #purpleheron #purperreiger
Looks can be deceiving. The wingspan of the buzzard (buteo buteo) can reach 140 cm. That of the purple heron (ardea purpurea) 150 cm. 🪶 #buzzard #buizerd #purpleheron #purperreiger #wingspan
Juvenile purple herons will reach their mature colours in the course of three years. 🪶 #purpleheron #purperreiger