Local fisher overwatching its favourite spot while sporting its immaculate feather coat and a stylish hairstyle.
Gray Heron - Ardea cinerea
St. Sulpice, Vaud, Suisse
May 2026
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2026-06-13
Sunset colored feathers
The sun affords and reflects its last rays of the day on the locals.
Red-crested Pochard - Netta rufina
St. Sulpice, Vaud, Suisse
May 2026
Soap Opera Bird Drama
Watching these folks is a bit like watching a soap opera tv show, a bit of chatting, some screaming, lots of drama and tons of entertainment.
Black-headed Gull - Chroicocephalus ridibundus, Common Tern - Sterna hirundo
St. Sulpice, Vaud, Suisse
May 2026
My warbling spot
At sunset, two beautiful common reed warblers warbling about on common reed.
Common Reed Warbler - Acrocephalus scirpaceus
St. Sulpice, Vaud, Suisse
May 2026
2020-06-25
His favorite spot
Along the entire Bandon River, that's his favourite spot. Here one can observe time flowing with the waters, the river shaping its banks, finding ways around harder geologies, carving a winding valley throughout the ages. Here, there's no rush to things. The bird does not force itself upon the river, the bird does not pursue the hunt, the bird calmly waits for the catch, and opportunity layed right beneath him, a fisher at its highest mastery. And this was the closest I ever got to him.
Bandon, County Cork, Ireland
2020, May
2017-05-26
One hell of a bad day
A sudden thunderstorm and heavy rain poured upon the Northern region of Portugal. My dog spotted something moving on the ground and barked a couple times to get my attention to it. What he found was a young sparrow, completely soaked and wet and absolutely frightened by thunder. Apparently, it had chosen a bad day to come out of its nest and learn to fly. I just caught it, left it on the nearest tree and took a couple of pictures. I also noticed its parents clinging nearby, thus I felt that the rest of this story would be up to Nature’s own path. When I walked away, its parents returned, numerous times, with food and insisting that it flew away with them. It took a while for him to become active, but the young sparrow did manage to dry its feathers and fly away. And you were having a bad day, huh?
2017, May
House sparrow; juvenil de pardal-comum - Passer domesticus L.
Vieira do Minho, Portugal2017, May
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