#birding
The forest’s secrets
The encounters are unknown
A song thrush this time.
Singdrossel (song thrush) am Pfaffensee, Stuttgart-West.
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Another little orb. It was cold, but it warmed my heart.
Sumpfmeise (marsh tit) auf dem Hasenberg, Stuttgart-West.
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He killed a big ass spider for her. Aw, this is real love.
Gartenbaumläufer (short-toed treecreepers) in Stuttgart-West.
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Guys this isn’t related to this blog but this needs more people to see this. I’ve been birding for like, two or so months. One of my number one targets was a Sora (its a rail bird thats somewhat common) and for some reason I have been UNABLE to ever find one in every single one of my trips. Finding a Sora has been like, tied as my top goal since I started birding because 1) Sora has been missing in the Kingdom Hearts Fandom for 1161 days and its a meme 2) I fucking love Sora 3) heheh bird and Kingdom Hearts I gotta find it
And TODAY. Fucking TODAY I went out birding and I - for the first time - SAW A SORA. I FOUND SORA.
THEN I COME HOME
KINGDOM HEARTS 4 TRAILER.
SORA HAS BEEN FOUND.
I FOUND SORA (BIRD) AND SORA (CHARACTER) ON THE SAME FUCKING DAY WHAT THE ACTUAL FUCK
IM SCREAMING I DIDNT GET A GOOD PHOTO BUT LIKE
LOOK I FOUND SORA IN REAL LIFE ON THE DAY THAT SORA APPEARED IN THE REAL WORLD
On Sunday, I desperately had to get out of the house. I am still recovering from surgery, and very tired. I get physically worn out and sore just standing or sitting too long. But it’s so beautiful outside! I asked my SO if he’d give a ride to the nature park so I could shuffle about a bit and sit on the benches, just to enjoy the fall weather. I was lucky enough to see, along with many other birds, a Cooper’s Hawk and this Barred Owl, which I got many photos of, until my camera ran out of batteries.
Then I watched as it swooped down, inches from my head, pounced and caught a garter snake, flew with it into a tree right above me, and killed and ate it. Too bad I hadn’t charged my camera battery before going. -_- I did get photos of that with my cell phone, at least.
(I’ll come back here soon, when I’ve got the energy.)
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Great Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos major) – WWT Washington, England
I’ve been dying to get out somewhere natural with lockdown boring me to tears. Finally got an opportunity to head out to WWT Washington a little ways outside of Newcastle, they have a wonderful variety of birds and this woodpecker was flitting about between the trees and feeders outside one of the hides.
Mallard(Anas platyrhynchos) – Hull, England
Moving once again to a new city, I thought I’d drop by the park to meet the locals. This mallard’s signature green breeding plumage is just starting to come through from his eclipse phase.
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Carrion Crow(Corvus corone) – Whitley Bay, England
Crows are usually pretty shy, so imagine my surprise when I had my camera pointed at a lighthouse and heard this one sneaking up behind me.
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Mute Swan (Cygnus olor) – Leazes Park, Newcastle upon Tyne
There’s an endless grace to the form of a swan in the water, and it’s only enhanced by the soft light of the setting sun in early winter.
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Black-headed gull(Chroicocephalus ridibundus) – Leazes Park, Newcastle upon Tyne
Huge swarms of these gulls often descend on park lakes. As opportunists, they will waste no time nabbing seeds or bread humans throw for other species.
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Eurasian coot (Fulica atra) – Leazes Park, Newcastle upon Tyne
These sophisticated-looking birds can be found in many a park pond. Even if you don’t catch sight of their stark black plumage and white facial ‘shield’, you might still hear their sharp chirps.
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Canada goose (Branta canadensis) – Leazes Park, Newcastle upon Tyne
Geese have something of an aggressive reputation, but I find the ones in my local park have no problem with letting me get up close.
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Black-headed gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus) – Castlewellan, Northern Ireland
Despite their name, black-headed gulls spend much of the year lacking the signature dark head of feathers; but they can still be identified by the dark patch behind the eye and the stark orange-red legs and beak.
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Western Jackdaw (Coloeus monedula) – Castlewellan, Northern Ireland
It’s no easy life for the birds of the wild, a fact known all too well to this Jackdaw. But despite its damaged beak, this one appeared as perky as its nearby brethren, and showed no fear getting up close for a photo.
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Hooded Crow (Corvus cornix) – Hillsborough Fort, Northern Ireland
These smart-coated siblings to the carrion crow are widespread in Ireland, northern Britain and northern/eastern Europe.
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