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bundeskater - Marcel Gierth
Meine liebsten Lebensformen und Lebensunformen,
gestern hab ich keine Fotos gemacht, hab einfach Wind, Sonne und mehr genossen. Heute wollte ich eigentlich Fotos vom Wiedehopf machen, es hat sich aber keiner gezeigt, so bin ich dann nochmal zu den Kuhreihern. Und da hat es mir besonders dieser Teenager angetan.
Er ist immer auf den Bürgersteig, wenn keiner gekommen ist und hat ein wenig dusselig geschaut und ist dann immer wieder schnell zurück auf die Wiese.

Tiere sind Freunde und kein Essen oder eine Plage.
Bleibt gesund, glücklich und verliebt.

Der schlimmste Seelenschmerz ist das Fernweh.

M@rcel
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My favourite life forms and life non-forms,
I didn't take any photos yesterday, just enjoyed the wind, sun and more. Today I actually wanted to take photos of the hoopoe, but none showed up, so I went back to the cattle egrets. And I was particularly taken with this teenager.
He always came out onto the pavement when no one was around, looked a bit silly and then quickly returned to the meadow.

Animals are friends, not food or a nuisance.
Stay healthy, happy and in love.

The most terrible pain in the soul is wanderlust.

M@rcel
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#marcelGierth
#bundeskater

#fuerteventura
#kanaren #canaryIslands
#spanien #espana #spain #españa #morroJable #Jandia
#Kuhreiher
#cattleegret
#birds #birdsOnMastodon

#artenvielfalt
#birdwatching
#vogelbeobachtung

#wildlife
#wildlifephotography
#wildlifefotografie
#birdphotography
#vogelfotografie
#vogelfreund

#naturfotografie

#veganerfotograf
#veganefotografie
Weißer Vogel, Kuhreiher, juvenil, steht auf Bürgersteig, Hintergrund Wiese
#veganefotografie
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bundeskater - Marcel Gierth
Hallo meine lieben fliegenden und nichtfliegenden Lebensformen,
ich freu mich ja, wenn ich an Orte zurück komme und die Vögel vom letzten Jahr sind auch noch da / auch wieder da.

Über diese Kuhreiher an der Strandpromenade vom Morro Jable hab ich mich schon letztes Jahr gefreut. Sie fangen auch heuer wieder Fliegen auf dem Rasen.

Und schon letztes Jahr hab ich mich über die Eltys geärgert, die ihre Kinder die Reihern jagen lassen. Wenn dann einer mal zurück pickert, sind die Tiere schuld, wie immer.

Tiere sind Freunde und kein Essen oder eine Plage.
Bleibt gesund, glücklich und verliebt.

Der schlimmste Seelenschmerz ist das Fernweh.

M@rcel
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Hello my dear flying and non-flying life forms,
I'm happy when I come back to places and the birds from last year are still there / back again.

I was delighted to see these cattle egrets on the beach promenade in Morro Jable last year. They are catching flies on the grass again this year.

And last year I was already annoyed by the parents who let their children chase the herons. If one of them pecks back, it's the animals' fault, as always.

Animals are friends, not food or a nuisance.
Stay healthy, happy and in love.

The most terrible pain in the soul is wanderlust.

M@rcel
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#marcelGierth
#bundeskater

#fuerteventura
#kanaren #canaryIslands
#spanien #espana #spain #españa #morroJable #Jandia
#Kuhreiher
#cattleegret
#birds #birdsOnMastodon

#artenvielfalt
#birdwatching
#vogelbeobachtung

#wildlife
#wildlifephotography
#wildlifefotografie
#birdphotography
#vogelfotografie
#vogelfreund

#naturfotografie

#veganerfotograf
#veganefotografie
Kuhreiher auf Wiese
#veganefotografie
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Occasional Ducks

Visited #WWTWelney today, where I saw about 30 #CattleEgrets alongside the cows while drinking my tea in the cafe. Then saw a #GreatWhiteEgret in the reeds from the main hide. Finally, walking around Lady Fen I saw a couple more #GreatWhiteEgrets mixed in with the #CattleEgret - clearly distinguishable by the huge size difference (pictured). Don’t be taken in just because they’re near cows!
Also, they are #NotADuck
#BirdsSeenIn2024 #Birding #BirdWatching #WWT

Half a dozen brown and black cows lying down in a field, with a big white heron shaped bird silhouetted in front of one of them between two others that look about half the size.
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Swede’s Photographs

Pleasent Surprise

This bird flew by yesterday. I thought it was a great egret. But after reviewing the photograph, discovered that it is a cattle egret (Bubulcus ibis). I've seen lots of these around, especially in pastures as we drive through the countryside. This is the first time I've photographed one.

"The short, thick-necked Cattle Egret spends most of its time in fields rather than streams. It forages at the feet of grazing cattle, head bobbing with each step, or rides on their backs to pick at ticks. This stocky white heron has yellow plumes on its head and neck during breeding season. Originally from Africa, it found its way to North America in 1953 and quickly spread across the continent. Elsewhere in the world, it forages alongside camels, ostriches, rhinos, and tortoises—as well as farmers’ tractors." - allaboutbirds.org

This egret is flying from lower left to upper right in the frame, the background is blue sky. The egret's head is set close to the body with almost no neck. Though the front of the breast looks like a neckbone similar to long necked egrets exists, I'll need to research that. The yellow bill is shorter that the great egret's bill. The bird has bulging pale yellow eyes on each side of its head. To me, the eyes look like the button eyes of a doll. The white wings are spread in an "M" shape and are a bit translucent in the light, silhouettes of the wing's bones are visible. Like the rest of the bird the underbody is white, but its had a dark yellow patch of feathers in the center of its breast. The color yellow fades towards the back of the bird. Legs and feet angle straight back and are shrouded in shadow. "Compared with other herons, Cattle Egrets are noticeably small and compact. They have relatively short legs and a short thick neck. The straight, daggerlike bill is shorter and thicker than other herons. They have medium-length, broad, rounded wings. Adult Cattle Egrets are all white with a yellow bill and legs. In breeding plumage they have golden plumes on their head, chest, and back. Juveniles have dark legs and bill." - allaboutbirds.org
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