The
Artis Royal Zoo in Amsterdam was a wonderful place to see a great variety of
birds and a lot were wild and nesting like the Heron and Egret. A lot of birds congregating round this lake and it was fabulous to watch them.
In this post you will see Common Crane (above), Heron, Pelican, Egret, Cormorant (below).
Although the light was not good for photography(in fact raining) and the nests were high in the trees, through binoculars we were able to see these Heron with their young on their nests.
There
were also White stork, House Sparrow, along with the other usual small birds like Tits and finches.
Even
on the roofs were the Heron and Egyptian Geese looking down at us.
Very
close was a nesting Cormorant, more
Heron, Pelican
and a sleeping Mallard.
Thank
for visiting and also for leaving comments.
How fabulous. Thank you.
ReplyDeleteHi I've just hopped over from Elephant's Child blog... I've been to Northern Ireland in the past and may get there again from Australia... if I do I would be looking for Puffins.
ReplyDeleteHello, wonderful variety of birds. I love the cranes and stork. Have a great day and week ahead!
ReplyDeleteGreat photos! Particularly love the close-up!
ReplyDeleteWonderful pictures today! I love the large birds in the nests up high, so many of them. They have a crowded neighborhood! I never heard of a common Crane. Another favorite is the Stork,you hardly ever see one on blogs!
ReplyDeleteWow!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful birds and fantastic pictures.
Greetings from Poland.
Lucja
What a beautiful variety of birds! I had no idea that the heron nested so high in the trees.
ReplyDeleteGreat shots. I'd rather have the even light of overcast skies than sunshine... Well done.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful birds, Margaret! That must have been a fun visit. Love those red legs!
ReplyDeleteWOW! What a fantastic place to see and photograph the birds.
ReplyDeletewow nice
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