Category Archives: birds

Beste Wensen – Meilleurs Voeux – Best Wishes

Posted on 22/12/2022 by Patricia

Dec. 21st, 2022, the shortest day of the year. Pls find our wishes for the new year conveyed through this picturesque composition. More to come in 2023!

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The great migration

Posted on 17/11/2022 by Patricia

High Fens of Belgium, Nov. 12-13, 2022. Weather conditions are fine, the atmosphere stable. The great migration is ongoing, more than 26000 cranes (Grus grus) were signalled on a single day travelling from Diepholz, Germany, to the North of Spain. … Continue reading →

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Birds of many colours

Posted on 24/05/2022 by Patricia

Trois-Ponts, East of Belgium, May 23, 2022. Well-hidden in a birdhide facing the hillside of the Salmvalley, many small but colourful inhabitants of these woody hills can be observed, e.g. finch, tit, jay and blackbird.

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Belgium bound

Posted on 13/05/2022 by Patricia

April-May 2022, Belgium. Bird watching can be fun, even close from home. You have to observe (from a distance), something we learned from astronomy, and stay quiet, then you spot them… Grey heron, finch and jay!

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Voyage to the North

Posted on 20/02/2022 by Patricia

January 2022. Last November, we spotted cranes flying Southbound. This month, this small group of about 50 birds was observed flying Northbound.

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Late departures

Posted on 30/12/2021 by Patricia

Dec. 30th, 2021, East-Belgium. Although the main part of this year’s crane migration occurred months ago, small groups still undertake the journey to sunny Spain. Coming from Scandinavia or Northern Germany, these birds may stop here to rest and feed. … Continue reading →

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Beavers at work

Posted on 30/12/2021 by Patricia

Dec. 26, 2021, Belgian Ardennes. Fallen trees, stacks of branches in the river, fresh woodwork, all these are evidence for inhabiting beavers… White egret and grey heron are also present in this natural chaos fed by the wild waters of … Continue reading →

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In the fields

Posted on 05/06/2021 by Patricia

June, 4th, Gaasbeek, Belgium. Staying close-by, and watching the fields of Flanders..

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