something more difficult (2 Viewers)

[Joern Lehmhus]

Braunschweig, Germany, 1. June 2020----3 bird species and one mammal species are on this picture- I think its near impossible to guess this correctly.

A little help: not all bird species are in the same life stage...

 

[delia todd]

LOL.... I've got many like that Joern.

I'll go for Stoat and Jay and I can't even see the other birds!!!!

 

[delia todd]

Noooo.... now I think it's a fox!

Oh I don't know!!!

 

[Richard Prior]

Easy, Red Fox, Montagu’s Harrier, adult Dunlin and juvenile Quail.
Send me the cigar when convenient

 

[Deb Burhinus]

The Fox is trotting along with a dead bird in its mouth (perhaps a juvenile/female pheasant) and flushed a duck (maybe Tufted) from the river, caught by the photographer who in turn flushed a mix of meadow pipits and starling 😁

 

[mummymonkey]

Fox, lapwing, brown smudge & grey smudge.

 

[dantheman]

I had Fox and Lapwing (or Puffin), and since the others need getting, Curlew and Starling.

But I think we're meant to get what's in its mouth, so I'll change the Starling (aka grey smudge) to young something else ... most birds aren't white but I'll say Mute Swan.

 

[lou salomon]

honestly apart from the fox everything else just crazy guesswork . black and white medium sized bird is what i can say about the flying one (goldeneye?)

 

[RafaelMatias]

I'd say House Martin for the top one. So you managed to blur 3 different species in one single shot attempt

 

[Richard Prior]

Definitely Birdforum Photo of The Year 2021..................................................................................... but it is only 5 January of course

 

[Jos Stratford]

Fox, Goldeneye and smudges

 

[ClarkWGriswold]

I'd say House Martin for the top one. So you managed to blur 3 different species in one single shot attempt

Must admit Swallow occurred to me. Only because they buzz around the dog feeding on insects he’s disturbed.

Rich

 

[KC Foggin]

You guys have way better eyes than I. I can go for a Fox but that's all.

 

[Joern Lehmhus]

you are doing well , one red fox and two lapwings are in the picture ....

 

[Joern Lehmhus]

and the red fox has another bird species in its mouth - but it is still in the egg stage...and it is quite a large egg- not as large as Mute Swan eggs however

the third bird species is the creamy smudge at the lower border, below the red fox - but it is only the head of the bird ....

 

[Joern Lehmhus]

For further help

 

[RafaelMatias]

I beg to disagree. The top bird is clearly an Ivory-billed Woodpecker 🤪

 

[mummymonkey]

Is there a duck involved in this commotion?

 

[dantheman]

I actually thought Mute Swan egg for in the foxes mouth, but changed it to young, even though I thought it wasn't. But don't know what other goose or large birds might occur. Or how the sizing works.

Wondered if the head was Common Crane.

 

[Joern Lehmhus]

Egg is a bit smaller than mute swan egg, but not too far...

And yes, a duck is involved, though most people wouldn´t see that species as a duck, I think