I was of course keen to see some different birds in Holland. In Amsterdam we went to Vondelpark one afternoon. A large park in central Amsterdam. I was a bit disappointed with the park itself- it smelt really quite strongly of beer in some places. The majority of parkgoers seemed to love it though. Master Wicker just reminded me that he renamed this park Bogaan Centraal. Apt.
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| My first sightings of Egyptian Geese (Alopochen aegyptiaca) -introduced obviously, it was early summer so there were many geese families |
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| I'm still not quite sure if that red spot around their eye is creepy or cool. |
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| Eurasian Coot (Fulica atra) Very familiar to Australians, there are some out the back of my house, and I've shown you them in Tasmania before |
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| You don't always get a chance to see the ungainly, messy (and particularly difficult to photograph) Coot youngsters though |
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| Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea) |
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| Possibly a juvenile Grey Heron |
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| Black-Headed Gull (Larus ridibundus) An exciting spotting at the time- many, many more to be seen in Paris |
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| Eurasian Jackdaw (Corvus monedula) I think I've seen this before in Ireland |
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| Another introduced bird, the Rose-Ringed Parakeet (Psittacula krameri) a surprising glimpse of the tropics in Europe there are quite large feral populations in many centres! |
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| Gulls can be tricky when you really don't know the area. I think this is an European Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) |
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| Not all of the birds were happy to be in the park, some were angry birds. |
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13 comments:
I love your attention to detail with naming all these foreign (to us) birds :-)
Thanks Brona, but I think it's inherent geekiness at play. I'm not quite at the list keeping stage, but surely it can't be too far off?
Awesome pics. I either must not be looking or we don't have nearly as many different birds here in VA. The Egyptian Goose is interesting. Almost looks like a cross between a Canadian Goose and a duck.
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People say that our area is one of the best birding spots in the country. I wish I knew more about birds. I think I need to bring along my camera when we take our morning walk this summer and see what I can find.
Sean- I'm sure they're there! Once you start looking for them you'll notice many different birds.
And Deb, you sure are in one of the best birding spots in the world. I hope you take your camera at least once. Birds are very frustrating to photograph. You'll notice all these are quite large birds. They sit still much better than small birds. Maybe we'll make a birder out of you yet?
I enjoyed seeing all the variety of birds. It was extra nice that you took time to identify them.
My favorite is the angry bird. He-he. :-)
Actually, I liked the great variety you featured. The heron and the gulls are the only ones I have myself seen.
I loved Amsterdam as well.
Angry birds, indeed LOL.
Fabulous shots! It is amazing how many different kinds of birds there are...thanks for sharing.
And thanks for visiting my blog.
LOVE your bird photos -- I look forward to them every weekend. My favorite today is the young coot. Definitely the case of an ugly duckling that will turn into a swan!
GA HA! Love the angry bird! Sweet pics!
I loved Amsterdam when we visited a few years ago ... Vondelpark was one place that we missed ... gee. Must go back. That's that! Thanks for the tour and all the bird shots!
I've been seeing a bit of a buzz about this book and though of you straight away Louise...
http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/books/book-reveals-secrets-of-the-birds-and-the-trees-20140624-zsjc5.html
Yes I've seen a number of reviews too. In fact just moments ago I read that review in the Sun Herald and clipped it out to pop it in the book when I buy it (later on this week I'm sure). I'm very good at buying bird books, but not terribly good at getting them read. Still I'll buy it and put it on my bird book shelf.
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