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Dunlin
jbpixels

Dunlin (Calidris alpina)

I reported the noise of cranes in the sky at 7:54pm yesterday. Bird reports today showed many observations and recordings of cranes for Munich and near Munich (1, 75, 300 up to 500 birds). Quite a unique scenario for Munich.
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Habitat
Reservoir
Location
Bavaria
Date taken
September 2023
Scientific name
Calidris alpina
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bievreJJ
hope they were heading for the Camargue ...
superb photo of this lovely dunlin, admiring its own reflections? top marks, many tfs!!
 
Kits
How fabulous about the cranes, JB.

A well detailed study of this dunlin.
 
bievreJJ
jbpixels said:
:giggle: Guess you will see some soon.
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I guess so, but clearly the unusual weather conditions these last weeks influence the birds' behaviour, at least I'm glad you got your first brambling of the season. We also still got loads of swallows here, which I suppose is not so usual in November.
 
jbpixels
bievreJJ said:
I guess so, but clearly the unusual weather conditions these last weeks influence the birds' behaviour, at least I'm glad you got your first brambling of the season. We also still got loads of swallows here, which I suppose is not so usual in November.
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The weather/wind is a dominating factor for their migration behaviour.

Southerly winds are the reason why many cranes left their eastern route (Eastern Europe,Hungary) with a turn to the west (i.e. Bavaria-Munich). Infos from NABU (The Nature And Biodiversity Conservation Union) de.
 
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Stanley Jones
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Excellent close-up of this beautiful wader with fantastic lighting showing superb feather detail and colors. Fabulous setting! TFS JB!
 

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Category
Britain & Europe
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jbpixels
Date added
View count
397
Comment count
10

Image metadata

Device
Canon Canon EOS 77D
Aperture
ƒ/6.3
Focal length
600.0 mm
Exposure time
1/1000 second(s)
ISO
400
Flash
Off, did not fire
Filename
Dunlin (Calidris alpina).JPG
File size
574 KB
Date taken
Thu, 07 September 2023 2:19 PM
Dimensions
1700px x 989px

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