A white bird standing calm near the sea. It is the Little Egret (Egretta garzetta). A small heron. As you would expect from a heron, this bird is beautiful, graceful and shows long legs, neck and beak. A solitary and patient fisherman, the bird is waiting for low tide to make ambushes in still waters… Continue reading Little Egret at Ponta Delgada, Flores
Tag: Egretta thula
Vogelfotografie auf Sanibel Island
Hunderte verschiedener Wasservögel säumen die Ufer und suchen nach Nahrung, darunter Nashornpelikane (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos), Braunpelikane (Pelecanus occidentalis), Ohrenscharben (Phalacrocorax auritus), Schmuckreiher (Egretta thula), Kanadareiher (Ardea herodias), Silberreiher (Casmerodius albus), (weiße) Ibisse (Eudocimus albus), Rosalöffler (Ajaia ajaja). Einer der interessantesten Vögel ist der Kleine Blaureiher (Egretta caerulea). Wie ein Gaukler bewegt er sich beim Fischen durch… Continue reading Vogelfotografie auf Sanibel Island
Bird migration and regional circulation in the Pantanal
Whereas long-distance bird migration for aquatic bird species is roughly understood there are other movements of birds between especially the lower Paraná River valley wetlands in Argentina, and the south Brazil/Pantanal wetlands which are far from clear. Besides the fact, that the global patterns of Summer/ Winter north and south of the equator determines the… Continue reading Bird migration and regional circulation in the Pantanal