Showing posts with label migratory birds. Show all posts
Showing posts with label migratory birds. Show all posts

Tuesday, 7 January 2025

A tribute to these beautiful creatures and places...

 


 


 

birds' portraits & solitary islands... 
A tribute to these beautiful creatures and places  
 
"Billions of animals are regularly on the move every year.
With their incredible journeys connecting different parts of
the world, migratory species provide a unique lens through
which we can understand the scale of the profound changes
affecting our world.[...] The State of the World’s Migratory
Species for the first time sets out compelling evidence of
the peril facing these awe-inspiring animals." 
 
 

 




 

Saturday, 10 August 2024

remembrance of a green evening

 

 
 
There was a coot nest in the Schanzengraben
peacefully in the evening shadow
and a chick or maybe more, and a parent
in search for green watery things, and
another adult with the small one/s
Quiet evening
green evening
 
[Eurasian coot / night sketch]
Eurasian Wigeon
Garganey
Long-tailed duck 
 
 


"The horizon disappears and scoters and
long-tailed ducks fly just above the water
in a silent, resolute line." Tove Jansson