bird – Page 12 – Hajeka Photography

Jul 19 – Gull

Quick snapshot of a gull on the ferry to home.

Apr 22 – Heron

He (or she) was very concentrated.

Apr 19 – Ring-necked parakeet

“Psittacula krameri” or “halsbandparkiet”. Not a native species, but they’re living in the wild here, mainly near city parks.

Apr 16 – Goslings

Some small white geese.

Apr 15 – Jackdaw

“Corvus monedula” or “kauw”, a member of the crow family.

Apr 05 – Act of love

Busy photo with all the light, but it was so nice to see a coot endlessly bringing lots of stuff to the breading one.

Apr 04 – Common blackbird

“Turdus merula” or “merel” in Dutch.

Apr 01 – In flight

A common starling

Mar 14 – Starlings

A late afternoon photo of two common starlings in my hedge

Grumpy

My entry for the Best of 2012 challenge on DPChallenge.com
Place 163 out of 294 with a score of 5.5845

Jan 25 – Blackbird has spoken…

A blackbird in a cold tree

Jan 11 – City gull

Who cares about traffic?

Jan 10 – Coot

A young coot. The only one that didn't run away immediate when seeing a camera. — A young coot. The only one that didn’t run away immediate when seeing a camera.

Farmville

My entry for the Free Study 2012-11 challenge on DPChallenge.com
Place 158 out of 203 with a score of 5.3482

Nov 10 – Blue Tit

In my garden on a very dark day

Sep 03 – Strange bird

A turkey on my way home.

Aug 21 – Shy heron?

Both enjoying the sun

Jul 30 – Pigeon

A pigeon in the park

Jun 17 – Gull with a view

Skellig Islands. First time I've seen gannets (very impressive) and puffins (very cute) in the wild. — Skellig Islands. First time I’ve seen gannets (very impressive) and puffins (very cute) in the wild.

Jun 04 – The ugly ducklings

Some young swans on the canal this morning.

Jun 02 – A tasty fish

Spent some time today watching this cormorant fishing in the harbor. And he got one!

Jun 01 – Ducky

From a technical point of view this isn't a good photo, but isn't she (or he) cute? — From a technical point of view this isn’t a good photo, but isn’t she (or he) cute?

May 29 – Ducklings

I saw these cute ducklings lying together on my walk to town today.

The gathering

My entry for the Ansel Adams III challenge on DPChallenge.com
Place 82 out of 97 with a score of 5.1308

May 26 – Sparrow

Lazy today. Just sitting in my garden with a camera and a beer.

May 21 – On a pole

A grey heron on a short walk during lunchtime.

May 20 – Jumping

A magpie jumping to the ground.

Gull on ghost (aka the lady without a head)

My entry for the Ghosts challenge on DPChallenge.com
Place 63 out of 63 with a score of 4.3252

May 18 – Snapshot from the ferry

The swans where far, far away, but it was a nice view.

May 17 – Great crested grebe

Closeup of this fast swimming and often diving bird. I found this one on a short walk near my home.

May 17 – Great crested grebe

Closeup of this fast swimming and often diving bird. I found this one on a short walk near my home.