Dawn over Burgenland
The sun lifts itself above the distant horizon somewhere over Slovakia, heralding another hot August day, ripening the already swollen grapes on the Burgenland vines
A Swallow takes an early morning flight to catch insects for a hungry brood hidden away in some barn
Time to move on... a juvenile Black Tern continues its Autumn migration...
...followed closely by a Whiskered Tern negotiating clouds of insects thatrespond to the rising temperatures after dawn.
A Red-backed Shrike has its beady eye on someunfortunate beetle that moves through the grass...
...whilst a White Stork lifts off with a crop full of frogs to feed a pair ofhungry storklets on a roof top in nearby Illmitz
Pictures taken in the Seewinkel National Park around Illmitz, Burgenland
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posted by Maalie at 4:43 pm
10 Comments:
Maalie.. beautiful post with talented photography enjoyed it.. lovely..
God bless
Sabi
Lovely photos, Maalie. The birds are stunning:)
Delightful photographs.
"A Red-backed Shrike has its beady eye on some
unfortunate beetle that moves through the grass..."
I believe they impale their victims upon thorns. I heard that in the film: "The Great Escape".
Yes, quite nice pics, as usual. And descriptions.
I am grateful for the birds we have in our suburban setting. Deb keeps bird food up there, so we do get some variety, though mostly sparrows. She loves her morning doves.
I miss the barn swallows or whatever kind of bird it was, which used to swoop down on us, seeming to come quite close, because we were coming to close to them, evidently. And martins we used to have in Ohio at my parents' place as well.
Birds are amazing, and so unique in themselves and among themselves.
new camera is working a treat mate... BTW look out for the Aussies in this test.. its Do or die I feel!
I liketo watch birds flying. How beautiful!
So lovely to see a stork! Lovely birds and scenery.
Sweet shot.
What a beautiful place
My goodness Maalie, do you ever rest? Your photography has captured yet more stunning shots, a lovely treat for the eye.
So, where are you off to next?
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