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 […]
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The beauty of the Netherlands
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 […]
Tawny owl – Bosuil (Strix aluco)
I have been to this forest on two previous occasions, but despite the frequent sightings of this particular tawny owl (which were shared on waarneming.nl), […]
Black tern – Zwarte stern (Chlidonias niger)
On a weekend day, as we were driving through the polder in our car, a black tern flew alongside us. It suddenly dawned on me […]