Category Archives: birds

Small and pretty things

Posted on 05/12/2025 by Patricia

Oct. 17th, 2025, East of Belgium. Autumn is there. In the leave-dropping trees, flocks of small birds are more active than ever. They appear dark against the sky at first, until you catch them with your cameralens: the yellowish fitis … Continue reading →

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The mighty scavengers. II

Posted on 09/06/2025 by Patricia

April, 29-30, 2025. Spanish Pyrenees, Aragón. Kites and griffon vultures are social and come in group, whereas the Egyptian vulture shows in small company. The bearded vulture comes last. The final leftovers, i.e. white-cleaned bones, are what it is after. … Continue reading →

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The mighty scavengers. I

Posted on 09/06/2025 by Patricia

April 30, 2025. Spanish Pyrenees, Aragón. Impressive in flight, fierce on the ground, the mighty scavengers of Aragón alltogether make sure that nothing remains from the carcasses of dead animals. Griffon, Egyptian and bearded vultures as well as black raven … Continue reading →

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Bathing beauties

Posted on 18/04/2025 by Patricia

April 10th, 2025, near Rochefort. This man-made pond amidst the forest attracts a diversity of small and colourful guests that are very keen to take advantage of the fresh water…

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Forest dwellers

Posted on 17/04/2025 by Patricia

April 10th, 2025, near Rochefort. This hide is well-hidden and allows to detect and observe for a while even the smallest birds and cutest forest dwellers.

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Staying close to the stream

Posted on 26/03/2025 by Patricia

March 23rd-24th, 2025, East-Belgium. The signal of spring is discrete: early daffodils start colouring the meadows of the higher valleys while insect-eating birds such as the white-throated dipper and the great yellow wagtail are ready to care for their offsprings.

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The visitors

Posted on 10/11/2024 by Patricia

High Fens, East-Belgium, Nov. 3rd, 2024. There were thousands of them, gathered in the moors of the High Fens. The mist was thick and we could only hear them. After two hours of patiently waiting, the mist broke down and … Continue reading →

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Early day

Posted on 30/08/2024 by Patricia

Rocherath, Belgium, Aug. 29th, 2024. After an early start of the day, we headed to the border where we had spotted a red kite family a few weeks ago. With the farmer harvesting the fields, much to our astonishment, we … Continue reading →

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