by Matthias Kirsch | Jul 13, 2011 | Photo of the day
Almost three weeks of holidays have been flying by, just like these geese on Monday night. The were relaxing, even if the weather could have been a bit better. I hope to be able to return to a more regular posting schedule as well as finishing the new website/blog...
by Matthias Kirsch | May 21, 2011 | Photo of the day
This poor fellow had a hard time getting loose from that pole. Eventually, with a loud “slurp!” the feet released and he was free to fly! Well actually I just hit the shutter in the right moment here. Sometimes you got to be lucky! Photo data: Pentax K20D,...
by Matthias Kirsch | Apr 12, 2011 | Photo of the day
When we were at the Eider Barrage last month there was lots of spectacle going on. The trents were chasing each other through the sunset sky, flying the wildest maneuvers. It’s great to watch them make their fast changes of direction and sudden attacks, but much...
by Matthias Kirsch | Mar 29, 2011 | Photo of the day
On Sunday we were watching a beautiful sunset over the North Sea. We went to the Eidersperrwerk (Eider barrage), which is home for a big colony of arctic trents. They are already taking over the place again for nesting and made a nice spectacle in the last light of...
by Matthias Kirsch | Mar 18, 2011 | Photo of the day
I don’t know if that is what they wanted to say, but they were saying it loudly. These three little birds were filling the complete Eider harbor of Rendburg with noise, crossing it several times to finally land. I just quickly got my camera up, changed some...
