Categorie: Netherlands
The beauty of the Netherlands
Visiting the long-eared owl family once again
This time I went back an hour before sunset which is called “the golden hour”. Both mom and dad and the triplets where there. One […]
Long-eared owl – Ransuil (Asio otus)
In the local newspaper, there was a short article about a long-eared owl with 3 young hiding in one of the neighborhoods of the village. […]
Oostvaardersplassen
On a warm Wednesday I decided to jump in the car and drive to the visitor center in the Oostvaardersplassen. From there, you can start […]
Driving around town
Without any specific reason, I have spent the past few months predominantly birdwatching outside my familiar surroundings. During the Botterdagen festival in Huizen, I decided […]
Black-crowned night heron – Kwak (Nycticorax nycticorax)
Birding was not the reason to come to Amsterdam today. The reason was a lunch with good friends, at a cafe/restaurant on the edge of […]
First real signs of spring 2023
Our patience has been tested quite a bit, but it’s really here now: spring. However, I understood that the moment of flowering in this year […]
Sunset in the Hilversumse Meent
The bluethroat is a bird worth going back for, and that’s what I did tonight. I went back to the Hilversumse Meent to enjoy the […]