by Matthias Kirsch | Feb 29, 2016 | Fördejahr
Here is one typical inhabitant of the Flensburger Förde: A European herring gull, Silbermöwe in German, hanging out on a pole in Flensburg harbour, in front of the ever picturesque tower of Altes Gymnasium high school. Share this...
by Matthias Kirsch | Jun 5, 2011 | Photo of the day
Here is one of the seagull photos from yesterday. Two women close to us saw how we were attracting the birds and tried the same to get some photos. That made up for this image of the birds circling close to them above the water. I like the geometry in the mess of the...
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 | Feb 7, 2011 | Photo of the day
Something typical from here: Seagulls. Sometimes we have them flying right in front of our living room window, making a show for Lumi, our cat. This one was flying in the real sea wind of Westerheversand, at the German west coast. I love the painterly effect that the...