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Obersee birding tour

This was the title of an event of NABU (Nature Conservation Association) Bielefeld, where I have participated this evening. Under expert guidance, we once went to the upper lake and took a look, especially the water birds.

Unfortunately the weather did not correspond entirely to the high summer temperatures, the sun was all the time hiding behind a cloud cover. Therefore I could only just starting to make a few brief shots of the red kite, the apparently regular orbits at 18 clock at the viaduct (where I had seen him yesterday even at the same time, after the observation at 22.6. ):



But he flew directly over us, which is a rather impressive sight:



That was a good entrance. In the next two hours we took a look at all permanent and temporary residents of the lake. Because as I said I could make no more pictures, here are the pictures from Sunday morning, find the perfect photo weather prevailed:

At the Jöllemündung were to see several young and old coots. The adults can not seem to choose one of the nests, or disturbed again and again. You could see them swing steadily in recent days from three places:



least four pups from previous broods but have a size is reached, with which they should be out of the woods:



Also in the field of Jöllemündung were several Grey Heron on the road, here one of them:



somewhat "exotic" are already often mentioned, Little Ringed Plover, which have now two Green Sandpiper joined (on Sunday there was only a)



see while on Sunday only a headed Gull Lake was



there were already a few more. Near the island on the southern ridge were the same six.

the conclusion of the round back on the viaduct, was then the crossing of a hawk, I would even bet that it was the same copy that I could photograph the other day .

On the tour but only a new way for me was while I had not seen the upper lake (a Reed Bunting), but I'm going to check out next time more determined . Take It usually takes me for a "Obersee Round" about half the time, but I just see even a fraction of what I saw today.

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Little Curlew

well in recent days seen in the common gull Blog some pictures from the Versmolder break. The area I did not know, so I've made today in the morning, sometimes on the road. I think I will have to focus even more on subsequent visits to something where good view points, but first impressions do you want more.

in a field I was able to observe a large number of lapwings and curlews. Another bird I initially could not quite place. Unfortunately, the meadow was still exactly in the direction of the rising sun. Only after some time I could see the animal clearly:



together especially with the adult bird was I then realized that this is a young curlew:



While I of an observation tower breakfaster heron watched, and this wagtail, which seems to pick this morning with the rolls turn came



flew the adult curlew away some of its young, kept it but a fence post made always in mind:



Unfortunately I had to just past the place, to get back to my car:



I hope that the bird did not take me too bad. I can well imagine that coming soon more photos from this area.

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birds of prey at the upper lake

In the last two years I am Obersee really only one kind of birds of prey have noticed: kestrel. You could regularly see a female in the vicinity of the viaduct:



And from time to time was also a male look:



Sorry have made these animals apparently rare, so far I've only seen a couple that was probably just passing through. And buzzards are almost rare in comparison, in the winter before last had the one next to the Jöllebrücke made easy:



is all the more beautiful it that I could shoot in the last few days two species that I otherwise rarely get in front of the lens. The male hawk I had already in the last post mentioned . Today, this kite for a while then circled over the viaduct and then moved slowly along the direction Johannisbachaue Heep:



Then next would actually stop by a fish eagle on the upper lake ...