I decided to visit an old friend today. In my message from last August, I discovered the tawny owl (bosuil), and now that I was […]
Bumblebees in my garden
The flowers are in bloom, and the pollinators are present in great numbers in our garden, busily collecting their pollen. It’s challenging enough to photograph […]
Great grey Shrike – Klapekster (Lanius excubitor)
One of my favorite winter visitors is the Great Grey Shrike (Klapekster). In previous years, it was still seen in the Goois nature reserve, but […]
Long-eared owl – Ransuil (asio otus)
Today, we were supposed to celebrate Sinterklaas, but unfortunately, it didn’t happen. At least, it didn’t happen the way we had planned. No visit to […]
Bohemian waxwing – pestvogel (Bombycilla garrulus)
For a work appointment, I had to go to The Hague, and for a few days now, the Bohemian Waxwing (Pestvogel) has been in the […]
Stoat – Hermelijn (Mustela erminea)
While I was biking around the Eempolders, where I didn’t really see anything extraordinary, I suddenly spotted something about 100 meters away, walking on the […]
Eurasian Hoopoe – Hop (Upupa epops)
The hoopoe is in the Netherlands! And not 100 kilometers away from my house, no, it’s almost literally in my backyard. I’m not a birder […]
Tawny owl – Bosuil (Strix aluco)
Despite the rain showers, I managed to take a walk through the nearby woods on Wednesday. I had seen on waarneming.nl that a tawny owl […]
