What did you see in your binoculars today? (1 Viewer)

[delia todd]

Time I joined this thread... today I saw a Yellowhammer.

Oh I'd been so hoping to see one since we set up an out of town feeding station last autumn and finally one came. Just brief awkward views but he was there!

 

[Binocollector]

VW Schwimmwagen... could this handful actually have survived from WWII? Article here. My interest in old Land Rovers pales in comparison.

Very possible. All I know is that Michael Stoscheck, CEO of "Brose Autoparts" (here in Bamberg), has one of these. I guess he has friends, who also own them. Looks like they formed a "Schwimmwagen Club" .

 

[Paultricounty]

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[james holdsworth]

Laughing Gull

 

[murmeltier]

Two White-winged snowfinches and two Golden eagles, Malghera valley, Western Grosina Valley, Valtellina.

 

[Thotmosis]

Probably the strangest thing I ever saw on the "Main-Donau-Kanal" in front of our house.
A fleet of amphibian cars swimming by.
Grabbed my nearest bino (an old 7x35 EWA) and shot a short clip.
Sorry for the low quality. It's a cheap phone and even cheaper bino. Still such a unique sight that I wanted to share with you.

Haha nice video and a very nice view!

 

[Brummie]

Unless the answer is something like CA, astigmatism or kidney beaning, there's literally the entire rest of Birdforum to talk about it

Only joking - carry on . . .

 

[Mike Crawley]

Grey-headed Lapwing

 

[Frank van Drogen]

Purple Heron .... Two pairs breeding.

 

[KeesJ]

Saw Buzzards nearby displaying a prey transfer.
Nice spectacle!

 

[Patudo]

That is really cool! I see buzzards frequently in Central London, passing by, but none are resident in my area so have not seen them display.

Have the Eurasian hobbies (boomvalk) appeared in your area yet? Mine returned last weekend (or at least I found them there last weekend). One of the leading authorities on this species is Dutch (Rob Biljsma)

 

[KeesJ]

That is really cool! I see buzzards frequently in Central London, passing by, but none are resident in my area so have not seen them display.

Have the Eurasian hobbies (boomvalk) appeared in your area yet? Mine returned last weekend (or at least I found them there last weekend). One of the leading authorities on this species is Dutch (Rob Biljsma)

This couple I saw nearby, above meadows. In the dunes we inspected this week some Buzzards nests and found two nests with eggs. Our coördinator sends his reports end of season to Rob Bijlsma.

Yes, boomvalken are reported, but I have not seen one yet.

 

[Harrier22]

crow chicks just hatched. Two for sure, maybe a third. They're keeping their heads down in the nest while a parent feeds them. It's fascinating that the parents will always approach the nest in a very round-about fashion.

 

[Brummie]

Blue-breasted Bee-eater and Tacazze Sunbird on power lines just outside my window. Both common here, but nice to see them together.

 

[Pauhana]

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Black throated Blue Warbler, Chestnut Sided Warbler, Magnolia Warbler and many Swainson thrush. Peak migration now

 

[Belumat]

Today I saw the first hobby of the year with my opticron Verano 8x32

 

[Paultricounty]

Another laughing gull , but a friend in the background, osprey.

 

[Maljunulo]

A nice Tom turkey, out for a stroll, and a Yellow-headed Blackbird (Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus) which I dont think are common here.

I have seen one in the general area on two other occasions but at a distance. This one was close. A beautiful bird, with a really bright yellow area.

Listed as “accidental” in Ct. (it made my day)

 

[murmeltier]

Codirossone (Common rock thrush, Monticola saxatilis) on a rock, in a gentle alpine rain, Malghera Valley, Western Grosina Valley, Valtellina.

 

[tenex]

Three small chicks being fed scraps of meat by a parent in a Red-tailed Hawk nest in twilight. Couldn't see what prey as it flew in while I watched the nest, but rabbit would be a good guess. (SLC 10x56, need to carry it more!)