Vandaag besluiten we om 5 uur 's ochtends richting noorden te rijden in de hoop dat de zon daar eerder door de wolken zal breken. Dat levert mooie donkere luchten op.
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Today we decide to to drive north at 5 am hoping the sun will break through the clouds there sooner. This produces beautiful dark skies.
Meteen een goed excuus toch maar even die Roodkopklauwier [Lanius senator] op te zoeken langs de Voorboezem bij Den Oever.
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That gives us a good excuse to go look for the Woodchat Shrike at the Voorboezem near Den Oever.
That gives us a good excuse to go look for the Woodchat Shrike at the Voorboezem near Den Oever.
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Roodkopklauwier - Woodchat Shrike - Lanius Senator |
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Anyway, Meneer de ringer zou toch minimaal zelf onvrijwillig een paar uur in een jute zak ondersteboven opgehangen moeten worden en een niet te verwijderen ring om zijn poot moeten krijgen. misschien dat hij zich dan beter kan voorstellen wat voor stress hij aanricht...
Na het ringen en meten werd de vogel vrijgelaten en ging zij (het bleek een 3-jarig vrouwtje) enigszins beduusd, zo leek het, hoog in een boom in de tuin van het nabijgelegen huis zitten.
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I'm absolutely not a fan of 'rare species hunting'. Dozens of bird watchers and photographers 'jumping' on the unfortunate bird that, you may assume, is not there for fun. People line up like in the zoo to get a good shot. The Woodchat Shrike originates from southern Europe and North Africa, where it also breeds. Probably this bird went adrift with the southern airflow of recent weeks and got lost. And then it ended up in a mist net... For us it was bad news that it had just happened when we arrived. The bird had been hanging in a cloth bag in a birdringers car awaiting its fate. With a broad grin the gentleman quietly took his time, which caused irritation among the bird watchers and photographers present and undoubtedly with the bird, that was struggling in the bag. For the CES survey to investigate changes in breeding populations, birds are captured during the breeding season. Fine, it's probably useful to some extent, but it seems unlikely that the Woodchat Shrike will breed here, though it has done so 'till 1958. Many species are still ringed in the context of 'research'. But it seems to me that ringing is more sports than science nowadays, since we long know what they need to know about most of these species and these days there are better methods available to monitor birds migration and behavior like GPS for instance. Anyway, Mr. ringer should be hung upside down in a sack himself for at least a couple of hours and be put up with an unremovable ring around his ankle. Maybe that will help him understand the stress the bird feels when captured...
After the ringing and measuring the bird was released and she (it turned out to be a 3-year-old female) flew, somewhat confused it seemed, high up into a tree, in the garden of a nearby house.
Here you can find an article about Woodchat Shrikes in the Netherlands. (in Dutch)
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Roodkopklauwier wordt geringd - Woodchat Shrike being ringed - Lanius Senator |
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Dit moet toch stressvol zijn voor dit prachtige beestje - This has to be stressfull for this beautifull bird |
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Alles wordt opgemeten -- Everything is being measured |
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Nogal versuft leek de vogel toen ie weer in de boom zat - Freed but confused it seemed when it had flown back in the tree |
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Tijd om het Robbenoordbos te verkennen...
Langs de weg een broedpaartje Kluten op het nest.
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Time to explore the Robbenoordbos...
Time to explore the Robbenoordbos...
Close to the road a pair of Pied Avocets is nesting.
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Kluut - Pied Avocet - Recurvirostra avosetta |
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A Willow Warbler made itself heard and seen…
Koolmees mannetje in de weer met nestmateriaal
A Willow Warbler made itself heard and seen…
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Fitis - Willow Warbler - Phylloscopus trochilus |
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Male Great Tit collecting nesting material
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Koolmees - Great Tit - Parus major |
Een Rietgors vrouwtje
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Het Robbenoordbos langs de waterkant
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The Robbenoord Forest along the waterfront
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Adelaarsvaren - Common Bracken - Pteridium aquilinum |
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Ook nog een beetje gespeeld met lange sluitertijden en variabel grijsfilter, zie het verschil in opeenvolgende foto's.
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I also had a bit of fun with long shutter speeds and variable ND filter, see the difference in the pictures below.
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I also had a bit of fun with long shutter speeds and variable ND filter, see the difference in the pictures below.
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Mooie overhangende bomen boven het water - Nice trees hanging over the water |
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Greetzzzz, Servee
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