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oh wow!  this is gonna be a really cool thread!

nice GP!

I wonder if this topic has anything to do with the request this morning to put the 100-400 onto the camera....

But there are plenty birds here which the average Saffie won't see. And they are up to the same tricks, hiding behind grass or twigs, not sitting still, sitting still but with the light behind, and so on.

And my first challenge was the Eurasian Nuthatch(Sitta europaea). I was right next to at least 4 of them but try get a shot of them as they run up and down a tree! Going down head first btw. Got a kind of shot of a Eurasian Jay (Garrulus glandarius) but they think it's very funny to run around the trees WAAAAYYYY above your head.

So settled for the far more sedate Egyptian Geese. Hoped the Black-headed Heron would be on its nest but today it was chattering to the ducks next doors. And yes, both are indeed the same kind of birds you get in South Africa.

The Hague's mascot is the beautiful Ciconia Ciconia or White Stork. They have a captured pair in a prepared camp with which they hope to attract a breeding pair of wild birds. Let's hope that is a successful venture.

Now to see if Duco can get some good results from the pics I took this morning.

That is so interesting, GP! Thanks for making us a part of what is going on that side.

Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) Zilvermeeuw in its Winter colours.



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These are pests in the city. They tear apart every garbage bag within sight.

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Egyptian Goose (Alopochen aegyptiacus) Nijlgans



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Last edited by Guinea Pig (15-10-2009 15:02:00)

Jackdaw (Corvus monedula) Kauw



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These birds become extremely tame when you get a young one from the nest. They talk apparently. Quite a nuisance though at open-air restaurants they grab food.

Last edited by Guinea Pig (15-10-2009 14:58:32)