It’s not the first, whitish Common Shelduck / Brandgans (Tadorna tadorna) that I have come across at Seewinkel, Austria (but probably the only one I took some snapshots of). It seems that aberrantly colored individuals …
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Avocet vs. Shelduck
On a recent trip to Amrum, North Frisia, I observed an example of parental defensive behaviour that was as impressive as it seemed overacted.. A pair of Pied Avocets (Recurvirostra avosetta) was feeding in a …
Continue readingWadden Sea, again!
Recently I went for a short visit to the wadden sea national park again. I spent some great days at Hamburger Hallig and Amrum.
Continue readingNeues aus Nordfriesland
Seit über drei Monaten lebe ich nun auf der Hamburger Hallig, im Weltnaturerbe Wattenmeer. Die meiste Zeit verbringe ich zwar mit Arbeiten für den Nationalpark, es sind aber auch, besonders Ende Juni, einige Aufnahmen aus …
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