Rode poten | Red legs

https://blog.ernste.net/2026/09/19/rode-poten-red-legs/

#birds #foto #fotografie #nature #natuur #netherlands #photo #photography #vogels

https://blog.ernste.net/2026/09/19/rode-poten-red-legs/

Enkhuizen (Noord-Holland) 2021

(Van mijn blog | From my blog)

#birds #foto #fotografie #nature #natuur #netherlands #photo #photography #vogels

African Black Oystercatcher. When I first noticed this bird, about 15 years ago in Simon's Town the info I had were there were 16 000 left in the world. By observation over the past say 5 years they seem to be increasing?
#oyserercatcher #birds #photography #africa

Some #photos from from my husband's brief Friday visit to the seafront in #Monifieth, #Angus, east of #Dundee, #Scotland. #Photography #Birds #Birding #BirdPhotography #BirdsOfMastodon #sea #lighthouse

Double the Loot

The local oak trees have been dropping acorns for the last week or so, and as a result many of the birds aren’t quite as interested in my feeders. The blue jays especially—why go for peanuts when acorns are everywhere? Acorns seem to be their absolute favorite.

Here’s a picture from a while back, taken during one of those times when the blue jays were stocking up on peanuts instead.

Step into a world where even the smallest moments—like the glint in a bird's eye—tell their own story.

https://swede1952-photographs.pixels.com

#photo #photography #photographer #photographylovers #wildlife #nature #bird #birds #birding #birdwatching #birdphotography #corvids #BlueJay

Birdspotting 2026 #99
#photography #birdspotting #birds #crows #nature #naturephotography
https://foto.bibra-medien.de/2026/09/18/birdspotting-2026-99/

#TIL about photos taken by #pigeon camera!

https://publicdomainreview.org/collection/dr-julius-neubronner-s-miniature-pigeon-camera/

#Birds #photography

I was at one of my favorite spots today to lie in wait for the ducks. 😄

A drake mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) on the shore of a lake.

Canon EOS 1300D + Tamron 18-200mm Di II

1/1600, f/5,6, 154 mm, ISO 320

#naturephotography #photography #nature #waterbirds #birds #mallard

Good morning. 🦅🦅🦅

18 September 2026

Yesterday morning, while I was outside tending to my bird feeders, I looked up and noticed something moving through the sky on a path that would take it directly over my backyard. For a split second I wondered—is it a bird, is it a plane? No, it was a very big bird. As I focused on it, I realized it was a bald eagle, and there I stood flat‑footed, a scooper full of seed in my hand and my camera sitting a good hundred feet away inside the back door.

There was no chance of making it inside, grabbing the camera, and getting back out before the eagle passed, so I simply watched. It floated by with that lazy, effortless glide they use when they’re not in any hurry, until it disappeared behind the forest trees. I’ve photographed eagles before, but always at a much greater distance. In my mind’s eye, I can picture the detail I would have captured if I’d had the camera with me—more than what’s in the photograph I’m showing you today, which I took a little over two years ago. That’s how these things tend to go more often than not. It’s just the way of it.

Life is full of missed opportunities—moments you lose for one reason or another. The important thing is not to close yourself off from future opportunities because of early choices. Those mistakes can narrow your path more and more as the years pass. One question that always appears on a job application is your level of education; employers want to know you can read, write, add, and subtract. Another is your criminal history; they don’t want someone who might steal from them. Don’t cut yourself off. Graduate. Stay out of trouble. Keep your future open.

“Opportunities are never lost; someone will take the ones you miss.” — Andy Rooney

“Footfalls echo in the memory, down the passage we did not take, towards the door we never opened.” - T. S. Eliot

#photo #photography #photographer #wildlife #natur #birds #birding #birdwatching #birdphotography #BaldEagle #morning #opportunity

Hadada Ibis taking a walk.

#nature #naturephotography #natur #naturfotografie #naturaleza #bird #birds #vögel #vogel #birdwatch #ibis #hadada #fauna #animal #animals #tier #tiere #fotografie #photography #photos #photo #foto #photoftheday #season #summer #sommer #reisen #urlaub #travel #traveling #hike #hiking #wandern #wanderlust #tropisch #tropical #africa #afrika #southafrica #südafrika #zuidafrika

Painted Bunting (Passerina ciris) in Norman, Oklahoma, United States on August 7, 2026

Some of the camera settings I used to make this photo are at: www.rsok.com/~jrm/2026Aug...

#birds #bunting #wildlife #wildlifephotography #crosstimbersEcoregion #Oklahoma #photography

Painted Bunting (Passerina ciris) in Norman, Oklahoma, United States on August 7, 2026

Some of the camera settings I used to make this photo are at: https://www.rsok.com/~jrm/2026Aug14_birds_and_cats/IMG_6212c_2026aug07_bunting.html

#birds #bunting #wildlife #wildlifephotography #crosstimbersEcoregion #Oklahoma #photography

A female kingfisher hunts for minnows and sticklebacks in Aberystwyth, Wales, UK. The female kingfisher has an orange tint to the lower bill, while the male’s is all black
Photograph: Philip Jones/Alamy Live News

#photography
#birds
#kingfishers

Black swan cygnets explore their enclosure at Kugulu park in central Ankara, Turkey. Park officials have placed the swan family in a separate section of the pond, away from external disturbances, feeding them a specialised diet of enriched feed and fresh leafy green vegetables.

Photograph: Anadolu/Getty Images

#photography
#birds
#BlackSwans
#cygnets