tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3355621079753979042024-03-13T11:25:45.473+01:00Mother NatureNature recharges my batteries and soothes my soulAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06735273216574108695noreply@blogger.comBlogger92125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-335562107975397904.post-15485491412626618312015-05-10T16:25:00.003+02:002015-05-10T16:25:28.103+02:00Milkweed bug (Oncopeltus fascilatus)<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<br />Found in my garden, rehomed somewhere else ;-)<div>
My Milkweeds are still tiny, he'd starve :P</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06735273216574108695noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-335562107975397904.post-11755881450414451902015-03-06T18:22:00.000+01:002015-03-06T18:32:52.132+01:00Downy Woodpecker, Picoides pubescens<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06735273216574108695noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-335562107975397904.post-6143328793672284802015-03-05T18:25:00.000+01:002015-03-06T18:27:15.627+01:00Birdlist 2015Seen in the Panhandle, TX, USA - unless noted otherwise<br />
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Downy Woodpecker, Picoides pubescens (<a href="http://naturespottings.blogspot.com/2015/03/downy-woodpecker-picoides-pubescens.html" target="_blank">female</a>)Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06735273216574108695noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-335562107975397904.post-71323719907258353512014-08-11T11:35:00.002+02:002014-08-11T11:35:47.038+02:00#Germany - Hopping down some bunny trailsJust a quick update - a bit overdue:<br />
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Am currently hopping around in Germany, for approx. another month,<br />
then hopefully (keep your fingers crossed, please!) New Hampshire.<br />
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Catch you all again on the bright side ;-)<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06735273216574108695noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-335562107975397904.post-6377845476216832472013-05-21T06:51:00.000+02:002013-05-21T06:51:39.682+02:00Flying low<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06735273216574108695noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-335562107975397904.post-90777501718082143772013-04-11T08:20:00.000+02:002013-04-11T08:20:41.255+02:00#Kuwait - A morning outNo great Bird photos ahead, just wanting to pop in and let you know, I'm alive and kicking ;-)<br />
We are back in Kuwait (in case I haven't mentioned it).<br />
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Migration has picked up and so have the hunters.<br />
Found some openly shooting in the middle of my neighbourhood yesterday.<br />
They did take the pigeon and the Laughing dove though.<br />
Maybe they actually ate them (which then would be sort of ok,..., I just can't stand the senseless shooting)<br />
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Found this guy on my way back from the beach. Gave me a nice laugh :-)<br />
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The Parakeets are still in the hood and so are the two visiting Hoopoes. At least one was still there this morning.<br />
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a Kestrel flyby (whichever sort)<br />
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a flock of Yellow Wagtails, Barn Swallows, Pallid Swifts, a Grey Shrike, Ruffuous Bush Robin (2), Northern Wheatears, a Blackhead, Bulbuls (no Minnas and not as many Bulbuls as usual - it's overall very quiet no Shorebirds at all).<br />
I saw a flock of 30 Bee-eaters fly by on Sunday morning.<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06735273216574108695noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-335562107975397904.post-61179634429341769742013-01-27T14:52:00.003+01:002013-01-27T14:52:57.395+01:00Siskin (Eurasian), Erlenzeisig, Carduelis spinus<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Another surprise catch of a Lifer on a walk to a photo assignment. One has to keep eyes and ears open at all times :-)<br />
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More Info on <a href="http://www.birdforum.net/opus/Eurasian_Siskin" target="_blank">Opus at Birdforum</a> (Name translation thanks to <a href="http://www.bavarianbirds.de/index_e.html" target="_blank">Bavarianbirds</a>)<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06735273216574108695noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-335562107975397904.post-73555919409620358862013-01-27T13:38:00.002+01:002013-01-27T14:53:55.985+01:00Birdlist 2013<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<li style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Collared Dove, Türkentaube, Streptopelia roseogrisea (Germany)</li>
<li style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: white;">Common wood pigeon, Ringeltaube, Columba palumbus (Germany</span><span style="background-color: white;">)</span></li>
</ul>
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<tr style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><td style="border-width: 1px 0px 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 6px 24px; vertical-align: baseline;" valign="top" width="547"><strong style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Coraciiformes</strong></td></tr>
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<strong style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Alcenidae</strong></div>
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<li style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Common Kingfisher, Eisvogel, Alcedo atthis</li>
</ul>
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<strong style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Picidae</strong></div>
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<li style="border-width: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Great Spotted Woodpecker, Buntspecht, Dendrocopus major</li>
</ul>
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<tr style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><td style="border-width: 1px 0px 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 6px 24px; vertical-align: baseline;" valign="top" width="547"><strong style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Passeriformes</strong></td></tr>
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<strong style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Motacillidae</strong></div>
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<li style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Grey Wagtail, Gebirgsstelze, Motacilla cinerea (Germany)</li>
</ul>
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<strong style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Turdidae</strong></div>
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<li style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Blackbird (Common), Amsel, Turdus merula (Germany)</li>
<li style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: white;">European Robin, Rotkehlchen, Erithacus rubecula (Germany)</span></li>
</ul>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Bitstream Charter, serif;"><span style="line-height: 24px;"><b>Troglodytidae</b></span></span></div>
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<ul>
<li><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Bitstream Charter, serif;"><span style="line-height: 24px;">Wren, Zaunkönig, Troglodytes troglodytes (<a href="http://naturespottings.blogspot.de/2013/01/wren-zaunkonig-troglodytes-troglodytes.html" target="_blank">Germany</a>)</span></span></li>
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<strong style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Paridae</strong></div>
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<li style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: white;">Blue Tit, Blaumeise, Parus caeruleus (?) (Germany)</span></li>
<li style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Great Tit, Kohlmeise, Parus major (Germany)</li>
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<strong style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Sittidae</strong></div>
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<li style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Nuthatch, Kleiber, Sitta Europaea (Germany)</li>
</ul>
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<strong style="border-width: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Corvidae</strong></div>
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<li><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Bitstream Charter, serif;"><span style="line-height: 24px;"><b><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 16px; font-weight: normal;">Carrion Crow, Rabenkrähe (Aaskrähe), Corvus corone (Germany)</span></b></span></span></li>
<li><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Bitstream Charter, serif;"><span style="line-height: 24px;"><b><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 16px; font-weight: normal;">Magpie (Black-billed Magpie), Elster, Pica pica (Germany)</span></b></span></span></li>
</ul>
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<strong style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Passeridae</strong></div>
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<li style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">House Sparrow, Haussperling / Spatz, Passer domesticus (Germany)</li>
</ul>
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<strong style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Fringillidae</strong></div>
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<li style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Chaffinch, Buchfink, Fringilla coelebs (Germany)</li>
<li style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: white;">Siskin (Eurasian), Erlenzeisig, Carduelis spinus (<a href="http://naturespottings.blogspot.de/2013/01/siskin-eurasian-erlenzeisig-carduelis.html" target="_blank">Germany</a>)</span></li>
</ul>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06735273216574108695noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-335562107975397904.post-31350497395684776452013-01-27T13:31:00.000+01:002013-01-27T13:31:08.557+01:00Wren, Zaunkönig, Troglodytes troglodytes<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<tr><td><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/89NSDdPeZ6QvvjfDZzISMNMTjNZETYmyPJy0liipFm0?feat=embedwebsite"><img height="640" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-j1-tVMXKu58/UQUaVxngecI/AAAAAAAAcRw/UjyOQignX0M/s640/Wren%2520jan%2520weig%2520mosaic.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td style="font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: right;">From <a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/113490389114169214880/BirdsGermany2013?authuser=0&feat=embedwebsite">Birds Germany 2013</a></td></tr>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">Had this little Wren posing for me, right in front of my lens.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">Shots are still not clear, bir and me moving too much ;-)</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">I just love these little fellows.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">In German their name means 'King of the fence' (Zaunkoenig).</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">I think they are :-)</span>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><br /></span>
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">More Info over at <a href="http://www.birdforum.net/opus/Eurasian_Wren" target="_blank">Birdforum on Opus</a> (translation of bird names via <a href="http://www.bavarianbirds.de/index_e.html" target="_blank">Bavarianbirds</a>)</span><br />
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<tr><td><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/bY_IWtGGRVYtCxEOA__nMdMTjNZETYmyPJy0liipFm0?feat=embedwebsite"><img height="427" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-W9Mp_VPeG8g/UQUaVyI7PgI/AAAAAAAAcR0/3AWmDDZOWI8/s640/wren%2520jan%2520weig%2520%25282%2529.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td style="font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: right;">From <a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/113490389114169214880/BirdsGermany2013?authuser=0&feat=embedwebsite">Birds Germany 2013</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/OtXbk-HFkHzoOBxdtmxCctMTjNZETYmyPJy0liipFm0?feat=embedwebsite"><img height="427" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-PfQTtv1J9_A/UQUaZtTPisI/AAAAAAAAcSE/plZtl2JKuTg/s640/wren%2520jan%2520weig%2520%25283%2529.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td style="font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: right;">From <a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/113490389114169214880/BirdsGermany2013?authuser=0&feat=embedwebsite">Birds Germany 2013</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/RvjCIM8tXYV7XHGwpt_ZJ9MTjNZETYmyPJy0liipFm0?feat=embedwebsite"><img height="427" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-y8CoJjUMedI/UQUaaBZZTbI/AAAAAAAAcSQ/0R9Fp5_aMjM/s640/wren%2520jan%2520weig%2520%25284%2529.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td style="font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: right;">From <a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/113490389114169214880/BirdsGermany2013?authuser=0&feat=embedwebsite">Birds Germany 2013</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/WswGZoMPklzzoWwG6yk3pdMTjNZETYmyPJy0liipFm0?feat=embedwebsite"><img height="427" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-Z6MD9x7IRpo/UQUaaWjH2cI/AAAAAAAAcSM/6fWMkkXMe7k/s640/wren%2520jan%2520weig%2520%25285%2529.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td style="font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: right;">From <a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/113490389114169214880/BirdsGermany2013?authuser=0&feat=embedwebsite">Birds Germany 2013</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/rkdy-rtciEa2yE2dk1rxxNMTjNZETYmyPJy0liipFm0?feat=embedwebsite"><img height="427" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-5uacUhXdIns/UQUaVg2is2I/AAAAAAAAcRs/-DN8Bwgl6qo/s640/wren%2520jan%2520weig%2520%25281%2529.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td style="font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: right;">From <a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/113490389114169214880/BirdsGermany2013?authuser=0&feat=embedwebsite">Birds Germany 2013</a></td></tr>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06735273216574108695noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-335562107975397904.post-63387634761788731552013-01-26T15:10:00.001+01:002013-01-26T15:10:04.557+01:00Peregrine Falcon, Wanderfalke, Falco peregrinus<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">A surprise Lifer, bagged in Koblenz yesterday morning :-)</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 16.363636016845703px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Taken with an 18-200mm on full zoom, so excuse the not so great detail ;-)</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: inherit;">More Info about the species at <a href="http://www.birdforum.net/opus/Peregrine_Falcon" target="_blank">Opus on BirdForum</a></span><br />
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<tr><td><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/0IrjZfw_SHgOi6xMK_WW9tMTjNZETYmyPJy0liipFm0?feat=embedwebsite"><img height="427" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-1yI2028K_9s/UQPiuiJcDKI/AAAAAAAAcOY/mvLlUVr-RzI/s640/Peregrine%2520falcon%2520%25281%2529.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td style="font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: right;">From <a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/113490389114169214880/BirdsGermany2013?authuser=0&feat=embedwebsite">Birds Germany 2013</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/n6z-7mKKEksD-LWR5yb16tMTjNZETYmyPJy0liipFm0?feat=embedwebsite"><img height="427" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-uUi42f3yhhI/UQPiuio-d1I/AAAAAAAAcOY/bHm-aIUpY4U/s640/Peregrine%2520falcon%2520%25282%2529.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td style="font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: right;">From <a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/113490389114169214880/BirdsGermany2013?authuser=0&feat=embedwebsite">Birds Germany 2013</a></td></tr>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06735273216574108695noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-335562107975397904.post-87565478579130327962012-09-30T13:10:00.001+02:002012-09-30T13:10:38.197+02:00Red Kite, Milvus milvus, Rotmilan in Spessart<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<a href="http://goo.gl/photos/DYtt2lPqou" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-G70IIpb36jA/UGgnGY1v29I/AAAAAAAAa5Q/s-HQaDlBSOQ/s512/3652012235%252520red%252520kite%252520spessart%252520aug%25252022%252520%25252831%252520of%25252033%252529.jpg" /></a><br />
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<b>Fotografiert fuer die Aktion '<a href="http://www.snu.rlp.de/index.php?id=159" target="_blank">Wo ist Milan</a>?'</b></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06735273216574108695noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-335562107975397904.post-71397936917736610042012-08-22T11:47:00.001+02:002012-08-22T11:54:38.720+02:00Neuroctena anilis<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<a href="http://goo.gl/photos/SZqKxqLRuu" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-_kGV0PmB14c/UDSmpseIJFI/AAAAAAAAalw/KMbVHyZgEdI/s512/bug%252520uid%25252001%252520mayen%252520nette%252520%2525281%252520of%2525203%252529.jpg" /></a><br />
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Another not so great macro and just a record shot<br />
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Not much seems to be known about this fellow.<br />
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There's some Info I found in <a href="http://www.naturspaziergang.de/Zweifluegler/Neuroctena_anilis.htm" target="_blank">German </a>and some in <a href="http://www.naturespot.org.uk/species/neuroctena-anilis" target="_blank">English</a></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06735273216574108695noreply@blogger.com0Triaccaweg 2A, 56727 Mayen, Germany50.3224088801636 7.2329950332641650.3220918801636 7.23237803326416 50.3227258801636 7.23361203326416tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-335562107975397904.post-48652978766338582422012-08-22T10:31:00.001+02:002012-08-22T11:32:35.117+02:00European garden spider, Gartenkreuzspinne, Araneus diadematus<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<a href="http://goo.gl/photos/21Wn5XOnhO" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Ji9Ng6-_-uc/UDSHvUax9cI/AAAAAAAAak4/fHcIfjKX9dY/s512/spider%252520uid%25252002%252520mayen%252520nette%252520%2525283%252520of%2525203%252529.jpg" /></a><br />
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Not a great macro, by any means.<br />
Just adding to my species collection :-)<br />
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Spider of the year 2010, wow ;-)<br />
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More on <a href="http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gartenkreuzspinne" target="_blank">wiki</a><br />
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On this fellow I am not sure, if it's a garden spider as well?<br />
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<tr><td><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/KVdqX9fd_6azKms0YX2N-dMTjNZETYmyPJy0liipFm0?feat=embedwebsite"><img height="451" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-97TwG4Pimpg/UDSHya8spxI/AAAAAAAAalE/B37k4yNub2g/s640/spider%2520uid%252001%2520mayen%2520nette%2520%25282%2520of%25202%2529.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td style="font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: right;">From <a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/113490389114169214880/GermanyNature?authuser=0&feat=embedwebsite">Germany Nature</a></td></tr>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06735273216574108695noreply@blogger.com1Triaccaweg 2A, 56727 Mayen, Germany50.3224088801636 7.232962846755981450.3217753801636 7.2317288467559813 50.3230423801636 7.2341968467559816tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-335562107975397904.post-86803272566616682592012-08-21T06:14:00.002+02:002012-08-21T06:14:43.080+02:00Trash is always an issue<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Sadly, I don't seem to get away from trash and morons who litter.<br />
It seems that times have gone back to people just dumping their shit where they stand.<br />
Some places start to look like the beaches in Kuwait.<br />
And the trash cans we have at some places, are not getting emptied - for whichever reason.<br />
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Not sure what kind of things I already got out of the river these past few weeks.<br />
Some stuff got thrown back in by morons and I got it back out.<br />
The red thing is in the bin for the third time now :-(<br />
The other day I found the outer shell of a toaster. Sigh.<br />
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Youngsters like to party at this particular place and tend to leave their trash and broken bottles behind.<br />
I am glad that at least here a few other people seem to be collecting and dumping some of the trash in the bin.<br />
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Last year there has been a big 'event' where they collected stuff out of the river. And there are also less plastic bottles around (the ones you get money back for when you return them in the shop). I guess there are some good signs.<br />
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I just wish so many wouldn't fall into that same mentality that I despised in Kuwait: Dump your trash where you are standing.</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06735273216574108695noreply@blogger.com4Papiermühle 1, 56727 Mayen, Germany50.321901977004707 7.242565155029296950.316832977004708 7.232694655029297 50.326970977004706 7.2524356550292968tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-335562107975397904.post-18655455777221537712012-08-19T12:09:00.000+02:002012-08-19T12:09:09.479+02:00River Nette, Mayen, Germany<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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One of my favorite places for a quick, relaxed nature visit.<br />
Shady, not too many people and water for the dogs to cool off in. And in walking distance.<br />
Quite a bit of nature and wildlife as well.<br />
Two of the more prominent visitors is a Kingfisher (I didn't see him the first two months around, but now he's back), two Grey Wagtails (it should be white Wagtails being at home here, but funny enough, I see those away from the water - German translation of their name would hint that they are the ones living close to this kind of river).<br />
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There are also all kinds of Tits, Nuthatches in abundance (I think their youngsters just learned to tend for themselves), Swifts flying over and some House Martins to go, some spotted Woodpeckers and the occasional Green one, many families of Blackcaps, Robins, a few Bluethroats, Black Redstarts, of course Mallards, very few Song Thrushes, of course Wood Pigeons, Magpies, Jays, Rooks and Blackbirds. I've seen some breeding Starlings, but they might have moved on. Occasionally there are some Collared Doves. In the bushes you see flitting Wrens (I love the German name: Zaunkoenig - Fence King).<br />
I haven't seen the Grey Heron and the Dipper in a while, maybe they come back one of these days.<br />
I am sure there's a lot that I don't get to see and a lot I cannot name.<br />
All the trees, plants, butterflies and Critters. Damselflies and occasionally a big Dragonfly. Various fish species and loads of different Grasshoppers who sometimes park themselves on you when you stand still (had a fat grey one on my foot yesterday).<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06735273216574108695noreply@blogger.com2Papiermühle 1, 56727 Mayen, Germany50.322230779669738 7.24166393280029350.319696279669735 7.2367284328002928 50.324765279669741 7.2465994328002932tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-335562107975397904.post-80368332654334488362012-06-09T15:30:00.003+02:002012-06-09T15:30:53.723+02:00Robin, Rotkehlchen, Erithacus rubecula<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Mayen, Rheinland-Pfalz<br />
April 2012<br />
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Eating a worm (I think)<br />
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Singing male, April 2012<br />
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Hello to whoever is still reading here ;-)<br />
I am back in Germany since a while and simply enjoying nature.<br />
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Caught this woody last month and the in flight photo today.<br />
(And no, I still have no longer lens ;-))<br />
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I love that long beak :-)
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</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06735273216574108695noreply@blogger.com10Mayen, Germany50.3279651 7.227262650.2468711 7.0693341000000007 50.4090591 7.3851911tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-335562107975397904.post-54401915737146603982012-02-15T08:03:00.000+01:002012-02-15T08:03:41.236+01:00Mission failed<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Not that I really had a mission.<br />
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Went to the beach this morning to just have a stroll.<br />
Took the 18-70mm lens, trying to give my back a break since there are no birds around yet<br />
(migration still some time off).<br />
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Of course, besides the usual Gulls there was one this morning intriguing my interest.<br />
I am 95% sure it was a Redshank. You can't see the red on the photos, but I could at the beach.<br />
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Well, I save you the trouble of posting the photo of the 4 UFOS flying by.<br />
They were shorebirds, which, I dunno. No sounds have been made, silent UFOS.<br />
Mpf........ :(<br />
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But at least we all had a bunch of fun ;)<br />
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Also a big thanks to you all for your well wishes.<br />
Shoulder is much better, I just have to learn to watch it.</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06735273216574108695noreply@blogger.com10Coastal Rd, Kuwait29.141928946896023 48.13278794288635329.141061946896023 48.131553942886356 29.142795946896022 48.134021942886349tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-335562107975397904.post-9355547216265341072012-02-03T06:46:00.000+01:002012-02-03T06:46:18.137+01:00At Snail pace<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="line-height: 18px;"><b><br /></b></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="line-height: 18px;"><b><br style="background-color: white; text-align: -webkit-auto;" /></b></span></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; text-align: -webkit-auto;">That's pretty much the way I walk around since a week.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; text-align: -webkit-auto;">That nerve in my shoulder is def. inflamed and I don't think I should be at the computer at all.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; text-align: -webkit-auto;">But what else to do? Sit motionless in front of the TV?</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; text-align: -webkit-auto;">I think not.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; text-align: -webkit-auto;">Yes, I was a good girl and did my exercise the past few days, but boy I wish there was a decent, trustworthy acupuncture place in this country.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; text-align: -webkit-auto;">Oh well. Tiger Balm will have to do.</span><br />
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<b style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; text-align: -webkit-auto;">Enough whining</b><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; text-align: -webkit-auto;">.</span>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; text-align: -webkit-auto;">A </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; text-align: -webkit-auto;">wow for the day though. </span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; text-align: -webkit-auto;">I think, I've finally found a way to show my Lifelist with a snapshot of the bird in the list.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; text-align: -webkit-auto;">Now, if it only would do the auto count as well... ;-)</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; text-align: -webkit-auto;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; text-align: -webkit-auto;">(via google docs, could have figured that out earlier, couldn't I?)</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; text-align: -webkit-auto;" /><br style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; text-align: -webkit-auto;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; text-align: -webkit-auto;">How do you do your lists?</span></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06735273216574108695noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-335562107975397904.post-23119251159729057612012-02-01T06:57:00.000+01:002012-02-01T07:00:57.745+01:00Steppe Eagle, Aquila nipalensis, Steppenadler<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Egypt 2009<br />
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Sewers at Sharm el Sheikh<br />
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For more birds around the Globe<br />
check <a href="http://pineriverreview.blogspot.com/2012/01/world-bird-wednesday-lxiii.html" target="_blank">World Bird Wednesday</a>!<br />
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_____________________________________________</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06735273216574108695noreply@blogger.com16Ring Rd, Qesm Sharm Ash Sheikh, South Sinai, Egypt27.940578549730976 34.30395126342773427.926550549730976 34.284210263427731 27.954606549730975 34.323692263427738tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-335562107975397904.post-29379848945307235012012-01-28T10:50:00.000+01:002012-02-03T08:19:37.155+01:00Beach clean-up Doha, Kuwait, January 27th 2012<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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My 3rd time at Doha beach.<br />
I went a bit exploring this time, further up the northern stretch, where I surprisingly got access to the, from the outside, fenced off salt marshes.<br />
I think they should be a protected area (which they maybe are?) without car wrecks, cupboards and whatever huge and small trash littering it.<br />
Doha beach itself looks better, thanks to our efforts. If only the residents and campers would take care a little more.<br />
The stretch at Doha entertainment city looks devastating.<br />
More trash than ever and the mangroves seem to be finally dead.<br />
That stretch, K's path got no permission to clean (yes, you need permission to clean beaches). The folks from entertainment city declared they take care of it themselves.<br />
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Birdcount:<br />
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1 Curlew<br />
1 Lesser spotted Eagle<br />
5 Reef Egret<br />
3 Crested Lark<br />
1 Desert Wheatear<br />
1 Ringed Plover<br />
1 Graceful Prinia<br />
a<span style="background-color: white;"> bunch of Waders and Gulls, too far out to be ID-ed</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white;">(Gulls were most likely Black-headed Gulls and some Caspian Gulls)</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white;">+ 180 Flamingos</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white;">3 Barn Swallows</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white;">1 dead Shelduck</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white;">3 dead Juv. Cormorant</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white;">I am trying to ID the plants and <a href="http://alsirhan.com/Plants_s/" target="_blank">AbdrulRahman Al-Sirhan's page</a> was of great help again.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white;">I still have quite a few to go :(</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><b>Past clean-ups (that I've been to - K's path has been out every weekend):</b></span><br />
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<li><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-weight: 800;"><a href="http://naturespottings.blogspot.com/2012/01/beach-clean-up-sulaibikhat-3-kuwait.html">Beach Clean-up Sulaibikhat 3, Kuwait, January 13th 2012</a></span></span></li>
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<li style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="background-color: white;"><a href="http://naturespottings.blogspot.com/2011/12/qaru-island-kuwait-beach-clean-up-dec.html">Qaru island, Kuwait - Beach clean-up Dec 23rd 2011</a></span></li>
</ul>
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<ul><span style="background-color: white;"><b><b><b>
<li><a href="http://naturespottings.blogspot.com/2011/12/um-al-maradin-island-beach-clean-up-dec.html">Um Al Maradin, Island beach clean-up, Dec 9th 2011</a></li>
</b></b></b></span></ul>
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<ul><span style="background-color: white;"><b><b><b><b>
<li><a href="http://naturespottings.blogspot.com/2011/07/beach-clean-up-sulaibikhat-july-23rd.html">Beach clean-up Sulaibikhat, July 23rd 2011</a></li>
</b></b></b></b></span></ul>
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</b></b></b></span><br />
<ul><span style="background-color: white;"><b><b><b><b>
<li><a href="http://naturespottings.blogspot.com/2011/07/beach-clean-up-maternity-hospital-july.html">Beach clean-up Maternity Hospital, July 8th 2011</a></li>
</b></b></b></b></span></ul>
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</b></b></b></span><br />
<ul><span style="background-color: white;"><b><b><b><b>
<li><a href="http://naturespottings.blogspot.com/2011/06/beach-clean-up-sulaibikhat-2-june-11th.html">Beach clean-up Sulaibikhat (2), June 11th 2011</a></li>
</b></b></b></b></span></ul>
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<b></b></b></b></b></span><br />
<ul><span style="background-color: white;"><b><b><b><b>
<li><a href="http://naturespottings.blogspot.com/2011/05/beach-clean-up-doha-kuwait-may-28th.html">Beach clean-up, Doha, Kuwait, May 28th 2011</a></li>
</b></b></b></b></span></ul>
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</b></b></b></b></span><br />
<ul><span style="background-color: white;"><b><b><b><b>
<li><a href="http://naturespottings.blogspot.com/2011/05/beach-clean-up-sulaibikhat-kuwait-may.html">Beach clean-up, Sulaibikhat, Kuwait, May 13th 2011</a></li>
</b></b></b></b></span></ul>
<span style="background-color: white;"><b><b><b><b>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://naturespottings.blogspot.com/2011/12/beach-clean-up-doha-july-16th.html">Beach clean-up, Doha, July 16th</a></li>
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</b></b></b></b></span></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06735273216574108695noreply@blogger.com18Doha Spur Motorway, Kuwait29.352890583932929 47.82481670379638729.349430583932929 47.819881203796385 29.35635058393293 47.829752203796389tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-335562107975397904.post-70311682065873390162012-01-25T06:04:00.000+01:002012-01-25T06:04:21.864+01:00Jahra Nature preserve<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<b>Birding trip part 3, January 10th 2012</b><br />
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The second stop on my birding day with <a href="http://www.birdsofkuwait.com/blog/?p=4097" target="_blank">Pekka Fagl</a> was at the Jahra Nature preserve.<br />
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Another place you can only get in when you have a certain permit.<br />
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A good thing, because this keeps the hunters out - most times.<br />
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I am not sure I placed it on the correct location on Google maps. These places are hard to find on the map :(<br />
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We were greeted by an Isabelline Shrike<br />
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and some Coot and Moorhenns, heard some Water Rail, but I didn't get to see one<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-weight: bold;">Coot (Eurasian / Black / Common), Bläßhuhn ( / Bläßralle / Bleßhuhn), Fulica atra</span>
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Chiffchaff were there<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-weight: bold;">Chiffchaff</span><wbr style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-weight: bold;"></wbr><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-weight: bold;">, Phylloscop</span><wbr style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-weight: bold;"></wbr><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-weight: bold;">us collybita, Zilpzalp</span>
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and we played 'Hide and Seek' with a Graceful Prinia<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-weight: bold;">Graceful Prinia, Streifenpr</span><wbr style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-weight: bold;"></wbr><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-weight: bold;">inie, Prinia gracilis</span>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-weight: bold;">Graceful Prinia, Streifenpr</span><wbr style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-weight: bold;"></wbr><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-weight: bold;">inie, Prinia gracilis</span>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/1H77qGUL0llDFTTg43Qa2NMTjNZETYmyPJy0liipFm0?feat=embedwebsite" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img height="444" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-55CJWH0xbsg/Tx-AYXtHNiI/AAAAAAAAI9I/-qJSo5PL1Yg/s640/graceful%252520prinia%252520birding%252520trip%252520103-003.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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A Bluethroat made a brief appearance<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-weight: bold;">Bluethroat</span><wbr style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-weight: bold;"></wbr><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-weight: bold;">, Blaukehlch</span><wbr style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-weight: bold;"></wbr><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-weight: bold;">en, Luscinia svecica</span>
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and a Water Pipit posed next to the car door for me<br />
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Some Norther Shoveler had a Stop-over<br />
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and some Black Kite and Lesser Spotted Eagles were looking for an easy Lunch, mixed with some Pallid Swift and Barn Swallows<br />
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Saw some plants / bushes in bloom, thanks to the recent rain, I guess.<br />
Pekka told me the name, but I forgot :(<br />
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He pointed out a Desert Warbler to me, but I was too slow for a decent shot.<br />
A Stonechat was more obliging<br />
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and next we were surprised by some Flamingos. Mostly youngsters, except for one adult<br />
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and some Black-headed Gulls heading for the coastline<br />
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And a huge flock of Penduline Tits teased us by flying always in front of the bright noon sun.<br />
I managed to get a few record shots of yet another Lifer for the day ;)<br />
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<b>Birdcount</b><br />
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8 Coot<br />
3+ Moorhenn<br />
3+ Water Rail (sound) <span style="color: #38761d;">(would be a Lifer, but I didn't get a photo)</span><br />
3+ Graceful Prinia<br />
2 Northern Shoveler (male)<br />
2+ Isabelline Shrike<br />
65 Black-headed Gulls<br />
10+ Greater Flamingos (1 adult, rest Juveniles)<br />
1 Bluethroat (male, N. European var. svecica)<br />
3 Stonechat (2 male / 1 female)<br />
2 Black Kite<br />
1 Eagle<br />
10+ Water Pipit<br />
10+ White Wagtail<br />
Chiffchaff (sound)<br />
20+ Pallid Swift<br />
8+ Barn Swallows<br />
60+ Penduline Tit <span style="color: #38761d;">(Lifer)</span><br />
1 Desert Warbler<br />
1 Lesser spotted Eagle<br />
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<br /></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06735273216574108695noreply@blogger.com32Doha Spur Motorway, Kuwait29.326216794060876 47.79190063476562529.298529294060877 47.752418634765625 29.353904294060875 47.831382634765625tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-335562107975397904.post-44026840816555190272012-01-24T08:35:00.000+01:002012-01-24T08:35:53.010+01:00Another side of the hood, Mahboula January 22nd 2012<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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I haven't explored this side of our neighbourhood much yet.<br />
There's still a huge construction going on at the main street and crossing this one is a pain in the behind (mud puddles, sand in your shoes, dirty dog paws, dust, ...).<br />
The street is right in front of this building, the plot with trees behind me.
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This day the trees and old Date palms lured me though.<br />
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Also the mounds and bushes, usually good territory for Shrikes, Wheatears and such fellows
I wanted to check out if there were any birds.<br />
Not much yet, I bet during migration a few fellows will stop by though.<br />
We had the usual criminals: Laughing Dove, House Sparrow, I heard a White-eared Bulbul and saw two White Wagtails.<br />
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I was surprised to find some plants growing, not sure which is what, except for one.<br />
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And on my way back home I stumbled over this Lady, enjoying the cool morning and sunshine. This is a sight you rarely ever get. Women here do walk along the beaches or might sit on a bench, but more often you just see them sitting inside their cars and watch nature from there.<br />
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I also stopped at my favorite 'next door' trees.
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The street construction workers are currently pouring their Leftover concrete everywhere. Underneath and besides the tree are some of those places. On one I could see the sparrows taking their baths after the rain - before the concrete :(<br />
And of course, there's always the trash.<br />
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Not many birds around here, a few noisy fighting House Sparrows (well, the one in the photo stayed out of it and just enjoyed the cool sunshine), Laughing Doves, two Common Myna eyeing me curiously<br />
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</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06735273216574108695noreply@blogger.com16Coastal Rd, Kuwait29.145864581503613 48.12728404998779329.144131081503613 48.124816549987791 29.147598081503613 48.129751549987795tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-335562107975397904.post-14958580067270222272012-01-23T13:03:00.000+01:002012-01-23T13:03:06.733+01:00Jahra farms<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<b>January 2012</b></div>
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Third stop of the birding trip with <a href="http://www.birdsofkuwait.com/blog/?p=4062">Pekka Fagel</a> were the Jahra farms. </div>
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Always a nice place to stroll around.</div>
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Mind, you can go there by yourself and ask the owner nicely if you can enter, but as a woman - Do NOT go to Jahra by yourself. It is still not the safest place to go in Kuwait (insert irony). </div>
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There was not much going on that morning though. But I can't always bag an Ashy Drongo (a vagrant for Kuwait from 2010 - see farther below).<br />
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The farms are a good place to see a Bank Myna - one of the birds in Kuwait that is still teasing me. Well, maybe one day I get to see one.</div>
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<b>Birdcount for January 10th 2012</b></div>
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2 Song Thrush</div>
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1 White-throated Kingfisher</div>
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7+ White Wagtail</div>
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2+ White-eared Bulbul</div>
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1 Grey Wagtail</div>
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1 Rose-ringed Parakeet (sound)<br />
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In <b>October 2010</b> <a href="http://www.birdsofkuwait.com/" target="_blank">AbdulRahman Al-Sirhan</a>, a great local birder took me on a trip. One stop was also the Jahra farms.<br />
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In <b>December 2010</b> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/showaiji/" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #528f6c; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Humoud</a> took me for a tour.</div>
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First stop that morning was at the Jahra farms where we had a male Bluethroat posing for us. He was getting as close as a meter. The food must have either been great or he was just in a daze from his migration, that he didn’t realize the two humans staring at him in disbelieve (and clicking away happily of course) <img alt=";)" class="wp-smiley" src="http://nicoleb.org/mnblog/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-style: initial; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; max-width: 100%; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" /></div>
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When we went inside the farm, we saw and heard White cheeked Bulbuls, Kingfisher, <span style="background-color: white;">Common Myna, …</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px;">A single Spanish Sparrow. Not sure what he did there without his flock.</span></div>
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And last one for the farms, a Ashy Drongo. There are two of them, one showed himself briefly to us, sadly with us facing the sunny side of the morning. Got him nonetheless <img alt=";)" class="wp-smiley" src="http://nicoleb.org/mnblog/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-style: initial; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; max-width: 100%; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" /></div>
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The Ashy Drongo was seen in Kuwait only one time before in 2001.</div>
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</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06735273216574108695noreply@blogger.com18Morshed Al Shamri Rd, Al-Jahra, Kuwait29.339891256729725 47.68353939056396529.338161256729727 47.681071890563963 29.341621256729724 47.686006890563966