Skywatching & birds

Over the last week I saw some pretty birds.

The first time ever that I saw black storks.
Hubby and I were walking when I said “Hey, there’s the couple that lives in our village".
Coming closer I realized that they looked different from underneath than storks usually do.
At home I compared, checked, checked my Kosmos nature book and decided that these are black storks

In der letzten Woche haben wir einige schoene Voegel gesehen.

Zum ersten Mal Schwarzstoerche.
Menne und ich waren spazieren, als ich zu ihm gesagt habe “Guck mal, da sind die Stoerche, die in unserem Kaff nisten".
Beim Naeherkommen habe ich festgestellt, dass die von unten anders aussehen als Stoerche.
Zu Hause habe ich meinen Onkel Kosmos zu Rate gezogen und siehe da, es sind Schwarzstoerche.

Black stork (Ciconia nigra) / Schwarzstorch

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My first male duck (drake Mallard) caught in flight / Meine erste maennliche Ente (Erpel) im Flug

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And here’s one of our new neighbours, Mr. Starling. He sings and poses beautifully

Und hier ist unser neuester Nachbar, der Herr Star. Er singt und posiert ganz vorzueglich

Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) / Star

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by NicoleB
2009-04-17. 09:38:40. 203 words, 3360 views. Categories: Hungary (our home for now) , 15 comments » • Send a trackback »

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Comment from: dan [Visitor]

· http://lifesbone.blogspot.com

Wow, you are really getting good at catching birds on the fly. I've never seen a black stork...in fact I don't think I've ever seen any kind of stork! Starlings? Yes! Migrating through in such large numbers they look like black clouds in the sky!

2009-04-17 @ 12:08

Comment from: Jouir la vie [Visitor]

· http://james-blue.blogspot.com

Eine Flugente, super! Solch einen Schnappschuß möchte ich auch mal...
Sei lieb gegrüßt
Kvelli

2009-04-17 @ 12:18

Comment from: april [Visitor]

· http://cologneblog.wordpress.com/

Wow, you're growing to be a bird photographer. tolle Fotos, besonders das letzte, wo der Star seine Flügel ausgebreitet hat, und noch ein paar Zweige zu sehen sind. Sehr schön.

2009-04-17 @ 12:49

Comment from: BLOGitse [Visitor]

· http://BLOGitse.blogspot.com

wow, wow - great shots!!!!
how's your neck? hard work to look up to the sky too long...

2009-04-17 @ 14:29

Comment from: Scriber's Web [Visitor]

· http://scribersweb.blogspot.com/

The birds are so beautiful! Thanks for your tip on the planting thing. I've never done that and maybe that is my mistake. My first zucchini will be dedicated to you

2009-04-17 @ 14:44

Comment from: NicoleB [Member]

· http://nicoleb.org

Thanks all

Danke, Kvelli und April
Alles Glueckssache

I've seen my first Starlings here, I doubt I've ever seen one in Germany, Dan

They are actually pretty common here it seems. Storks too

My neck is fine, Bi, thanks

Not too much staring into the sky, just snapping

Hope it works, Scriber

2009-04-17 @ 16:51

Comment from: lceel [Visitor]

· http://louceel.blogspot.com

I see the duck picture !!!! Wo ist meine jagdgewehr?

2009-04-17 @ 17:35

Comment from: maryt/theteach [Visitor]

· http://windowviews2.blogspot.com

Nicole, I'm so jealous of your amazing bird shots! I can't get anywhere near such incredible shots!

I sent you an e-mail about Window Views...of course you can post early if you want to...

2009-04-17 @ 20:03

Comment from: Jientje [Visitor]

· http://heaveninbelgium.blogspot.com

Well done, I love them! I had no idea Lou could comment in Deutch? LOL!

2009-04-17 @ 20:13

Comment from: Dianne [Visitor]

· http://www.hihidipi.blogspot.com

I love in flight photos! and these are terrific

2009-04-17 @ 21:28

Comment from: Bryan [Visitor]

· http://visualvictuals.blogspot.com

Nice bird shots, particularly of the mallard. The colors and details come out well.

2009-04-17 @ 22:38

Comment from: Bryan [Visitor]

· http://visualvictuals.blogspot.com

Oh also, you are right - HDR is made from three different photographs. The technique I used is "Pseudo-HDR", which uses just one exposure. The results are not as good as true HDR, but it still works well.

2009-04-17 @ 22:52

Comment from: NicoleB [Member]

· http://nicoleb.org

Thanks all

Grin, Lou, that's what hubby always asks

No need to be envious, Mary.
Mere luck and just snaps

Yepp, Jientje, Lou's an allrounder

2009-04-18 @ 08:13

Comment from: Bengbeng [Visitor]

· http://www.mylongkang.com

awesome pics. how much patience it must have cost you but it is definitely worth it. thank you

2009-04-18 @ 15:45

Comment from: Looking @ The Sky on Friday [Visitor]

· http://www.crazyworkingmom.com

WOW! Thank you so much for playing along. These shots are simply amazing! I LOVE the mallard shot. It takes a steady hand to be able to capture a bird in flight. You've done it well!

2009-04-18 @ 16:50

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