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Photography => Non-Ontario Birds => Topic started by: Rotarran on August 18, 2015, 09:38:37 PM

Title: Bee-eater, Nutcracker and other birds from Germany & France
Post by: Rotarran on August 18, 2015, 09:38:37 PM

During my trip to parts of Germany and parts of France, I managed to get in a bit of birding including seeing the Bee-Eater near Freiburg and the Nutcracker in the Black Forest in Triberg.

European Bee-eaters (Kaiserstuhl near Freiburg)
(https://farm1.staticflickr.com/565/20666352856_4d26e8a564_z.jpg)

(https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5818/20692611035_6f727bfaa2_z.jpg)

Eurasian Nutcrackers (Triberg in Black Forest)
(https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5691/20666348836_820c03d664_z.jpg)

(https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5654/20504630160_fba083ecbf_z.jpg)

Eurasian Jay (also Triberg)
(https://farm1.staticflickr.com/651/20699390211_66e804b030_z.jpg)

European Robin (forest near Freiburg)
(https://farm1.staticflickr.com/664/20070048874_ef3fe0a4b4_z.jpg)

Song Thrush (same place as the Robin)
(https://farm1.staticflickr.com/659/20505885939_af443edab9_z.jpg)

Great-crested Grebe (Strasbourg, France on river Ill)
(https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5763/20683378082_78850b0535_z.jpg)

Spotted Flycatcher (Lake Gifiz in Offenburg)
(https://farm1.staticflickr.com/703/20699395921_c92d9856c8_z.jpg)

Eurasian Linet (near the Bee Eaters - not the clearest shot)
(https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5793/20504633190_e480823346_z.jpg)

Yellowhammer (same place as the Linnet)
(https://farm1.staticflickr.com/656/20071667693_51d9e6f17f_z.jpg)

Black Redstart (at the famous Heidelberg castle)
(https://farm1.staticflickr.com/686/20504630760_d2a685054b_z.jpg)

Title: Re: Bee-eater, Nutcracker and other birds from Germany & Fra
Post by: Walter Fisher on August 20, 2015, 07:42:46 PM

Great set of photos Rotarran.  Thanks for sharing.

Walter :)

Title: Re: Bee-eater, Nutcracker and other birds from Germany & Fra
Post by: Dinusaur on August 24, 2015, 10:00:44 PM

Lovely set indeed.

Title: Re: Bee-eater, Nutcracker and other birds from Germany & Fra
Post by: gary yankech on August 25, 2015, 12:38:13 PM

great shots! Lucky you! I can't wait to see a bee-eater!  Love the first shot!