Curlew with prey (Numenius arquata)

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  Chris G6 UXU

• Feb 22, 2021

Lovely shot Kees, when I lived and worked in Sluiskil Holland and Stekene Belgium, I used to go fishing on the Scheldt at Tereuzen for Eels (paling) and flatfish in the 60's, great memories.

 

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  j toon

• Feb 22, 2021

a beautiful curlew with his little snack...well done cornelis...many thanks...

 

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  Kits

• Feb 22, 2021

Very nicely posed and lit with a lovely reflection, Cornelis.

 

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  Joelle-Marcelle

• Feb 22, 2021

Great lighting and detail in this excellent action shot of a curlew, Cornelis.

 

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  Cornelis

• Feb 22, 2021

Chris G6 UXU said:

Lovely shot Kees, when I lived and worked in Sluiskil Holland and Stekene Belgium, I used to go fishing on the Scheldt at Tereuzen for Eels (paling) and flatfish in the 60's, great memories.

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Hi Chris, what a coincidence, at that time I went to school and worked in Terneuzen, and sometimes I went fishing in the ´Vissershaven´ (fishing port) or alongside the ´zeedijk´ (seadike), indeed, for ´platvis´ (flatfish) or ´paling´ (eel)!
Thanks for your kind comment!

 

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  Sue and Simon Wakely

• Feb 22, 2021

Beautiful Image Of This Lovely Wader, Well Done Tfs!!!!
All The Best
Sue & Simon,

 

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  peterow

• Feb 22, 2021

A brilliant well taken detailed and colourfully timed capture Cornelis. A great shot, well done.

 

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  bievreJJ

• Feb 22, 2021

great capture for this curlew and a great double capture for you, Cornelis!
Reading Chris' comment and your reply makes me feel a bit melancholic, when I was young, I've spent so many wonderful hours of birding in the Netherlands, and particularly in Zeeland!

 

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  delia todd

• Feb 22, 2021

That's a fabulous picture Kees. I didn't realise Curlews took crabs!

Many thanks for showing it to us my friend. Seems you've taken a few down memory lane today LOL.