When first light arrives on the plains many animals
are still foraging. It is a moment of peace. Even the animal seem less shy. If
you move gently and stay on a polite distance they let you observe them.
The Wild Boar ploughing
the earth with its nose, the roe deer grazing. They seem to be everywhere and
you ask yourself; where are they all staying during the day?Thursday 25 April 2013
SPOONBILL - 19 april 2013
The birds are abundant and busy in these season of
promises. Swans are searching for food and nest materials. Crystal clear drops
are dripping from its beak. Soft orange on pure white its head. A royal animal
of the lake. In the sky another great bird is passing by, a beautiful White
Stork.
But that is not all. Side by side Cormorants and
Spoonbills are nesting.
FOREST STREAM - 17 april 2013
In the forest the remains of the leaves of a forgotten
season are blocking the rippling water of a creek. On the banks Wood Anemones
flourish. Bright white above some deep and dark bends of the stream. Lesser
Celandine is covering up large areas marshy woodland.
The banks of the creeks are fluorescent green. The
color of mosses. A wonderful and magical tapestry of green. The forest and its
streams are awakening of a long and cold sleep.
GREYLAG GOOSE - 5 april 2013
A small creek meanders through its valley. Shaped in time and changed into fertile meadows. A fine place to rest and feast. Tomorrow another day of flying due north.
SPRING FLOWERS - 3 april 2013
On an estate of only a few hectares, early spring flowers are in full bloom. It makes you smile, all those delicate plants recovering from frozen soil. It is natures wonder season after season. And this season they are here again, Wood Anemone, Lesser Celandine and Snowdrops.
Tuesday 2 April 2013
EARLY MORNING
This early morning there were many birds to see, but
the first animals I encountered were Roe Deer. They were foraging at the edge
of a forest and a field, in the shadow where ground frost still covered the
field. It must be a cold meal.
At the top of a tree a Song Thrush filled the air with
a beautiful song of nature.
In the forest the early sunlight pierced past the
trees illuminating the mosses on the ground. Some woodpeckers flew by. And when
I left the forest behind quit a few larks were scattered on the plain, some on
the ground some in the air singing and claiming their territory. At the edge
some Wagtails were examining the ground, digged out by Wild Boar
On a peace of farmland a Hen Harrier and a Common
Kestrel were hunting for prey and where farmland passes over into heather a
Stonechat claimed its peace of heather. What an amazing early morning with so
much to see, in spite of the cold, spring is here.
FARMING LAND – 25 March 2013
BEAUTIFUL TREES – 24 march 2013
BIRCHTREE - 17 March 2013
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