Black Redstart, Hausrotschwanz, Phoenicurus ochruros

Hungary 2009

Adult Black Redstart, sadly from quite a distance.

male adult

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male adult

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1st summer bird?

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And some Immature ones.
This one all puffed up.

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From Birds Hungary 2009

From Birds Hungary 2009

From Birds Hungary 2009

It's hard to believe that it's been over two years since we were last in Hungary.

Black-tailed Skimmer, Großer Blaupfeil, Orthetrum cancellatum

The Black-tailed Skimmer, Orthetrum cancellatum, is a European and Asian dragonfly.
It occurs nearly all over Europe except northern UK and Scandinavia, to the east the range extends to Kashmir and Mongolia.
The adult male has a blue abdomen with a black tip and transparent wings, and the female has a yellow (later: brown) body with black bands along the abdomen and transparent wings.
Even the immature males look that way.
This species has expanded its range, assisted by the creation of gravel pits which give it the extensive open unvegetated areas it prefers.
It was first recorded in Great Britain in Essex in 1934. 

Info from wiki

This guy is an adult male, seen in Hungary, June 2006.

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Somogy, Hungary – June 2006
Casio EX-P505
Copyright by NicoleB Photography

Common Pheasant, Fasan, Phasianus colchius

Pheasant in Hungary have the tendency to scare the living daylights out of you on your walks. They just pop out of nowhere to fly away with a bone chilling noise. Common Pheasant, Fasan, Phasianus colchius (female)

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Common Pheasant, Fasan, Phasianus colchius (female)

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Common Pheasant, Fasan, Phasianus colchius (female)

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Common Pheasant, Fasan, Phasianus colchius (female)

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Common Pheasant, Fasan, Phasianus colchius (male)

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Common Pheasant, Fasan, Phasianus colchius (male)

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Black stork, Schwarzstorch, Ciconia nigra

I remember the first time I’ve seen Black storks circling in the sky in Hungary.

It was amazing.

A few weeks later after hoping to see one of them closer up, I stumbled across one in the thickets near a lake.

He was as surprised as I was 

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And soon after I got a closer view of one of them flying by.

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From Birds Hungary 2009

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Photos taken in Somogy county, Hungary, July 2009