A nice surprise! A pair of Plovers have bred and raised their chick on a construction site nearby. Little Ringed Plover / Flussregenpfeifer #birds #waders #plovers #youngbirds #vögel #regenpfeifer #limis

A nice surprise! A pair of Plovers have bred and raised their chick on a construction site nearby. Little Ringed Plover / Flussregenpfeifer #birds #waders #plovers #youngbirds #vögel #regenpfeifer #limis

White Wagtail / Bachstelze (Biblis) #greyday #birdoftheday #birds #wagtail #vögel #birdphotography #bachstelze

Emperor Dragonfly / Große Königslibelle (Lampertheim) #insectthursday #macro #dragonflies #libelle #insects #bugsky #insekten #makro

Common Linnet / Bluthänfling (Lampertheim) #birdoftheday #littlebrownbirds #birds #vögel #finches #dongbirds #birdphotography #bluthänfling

#birdofttheday theme is #birdsnbuds. I dug deep for this one, here’s a hummingbird I photographed in Sept 2008 in Monterey, California. I was never able to ID it conclusively, so I wonder if some of you American community members might be able to help… #birds #hummingbirds #hummingbirdID

#birdofttheday theme is #birdsnbuds. I dug deep for this one, here’s a hummingbird I photographed in Sept 2008 in Monterey, California. I was never able to ID it conclusively, so I wonder if some of you American community members might be able to help… #birds #hummingbirds #hummingbirdID

Banded demoiselle / Gebänderte Prachtlibelle (Biblis) #macromonday #dragonflies #libellen #insects #bugsky #macro #insekten #makro

Rose-Ringed Parakeet / Halsbandsittich (Mannheim) #birdoftheday #redbeak #parrots #birds #parakeets #birdphotography #vögel #halsbandsittich

Our flower boxes in the evening Garden Dormice / Gartenschläfer #mammals #nature #schläfer #dormice #gartenschläfer #dormouse #animals

Rose-Ringed Parakeet / Halsbandsittich (Mannheim) #birdoftheday #redbeak #parrots #birds #parakeets #birdphotography #vögel #halsbandsittich

Shrikes are #passerines but probably see themselves more as a #raptor #birdoftheday #contrivedTwofers Red-Backed Shrike / Neuntöter (Biblis) #birds #shrikes #vögel #neuntöter, #birdphotography

Herring Gull / Silbermöwe (Norderney) #birdoftheday #gulls #portait #birds #gull #birdphotography #möwen #silbermöwe #herringgull

Rejected early version of the Abbey Road album cover Pond Slider / Buchstaben-Schmuckschildkröte (Lampertheim) #terapins #turtles #schildkröte #reptiles #herps #reptilien

Alpendohle / Alpine Chough (Schönau) #birdoftheday #black #birds #vögel #corvids #chough #jenner #alpendohle

Common Redshank / Rotschenkel (Norderney) #birdofrheday #longlegs #waderwednesday #waders #birds #vögel #norderney #limis

#InFlight and #blurBirds usually go hand in hand. #birdoftheday Yellow-Legged Gull / Mittelmeermöwe #birds #gulls #vögel

#birdoftheday theme is #yourchoice, so here is another shot from my recent trip to the coast Purple Sandpiper / Meerstrandläufer (Norderney) #birds #waders #watvögel #vögel #coastalbirds #limis

Marbled White / Schachbrett (Lampertheim) #macromonday #butterfly #schmetterlinge #insects #macro #makro #insekten #butterflies #bugsky

Our secretive housemates, checking whether the coast is clear. Garden Dormice / Gartenschläfer (Lampertheim) #mammals #nature #schläfer #dormice #gartenschläfer #dormouse #animals

Technically a bad photo, but I’m too happy about the first chicks of my local plovers in a few years to not share it. Look how many legs the adult has… Little Ringed Plovers / Flussregenpfeifer #birds #birding #waders #limis #vögel

#thegathering of storks make it a #livinglandscape. #birdoftheday White Storks / Weißstörche (Lampertheim) #storks #birds #störche #sunset #vögel

Greylags in the mist #birdoftheday #geese Greylag Geese / Graugänse (Worms) #birds #vögel #gänse

Common Carder Bee / Ackerhummel (Alheim, Germany) #macromonday #macro #bee #bumblebee #insects #hummel #insekten #makro #bees #wildbienen

Common Eider / Eiderente (Norderney) #birdoftheday #worldoceansday #birds #ducks #norderney #vögel #eiderente #eider

Green Frog (possibly a Common Water Frog) / Grünfrosch (vermutlich Teichfrosch) (Lampertheim) #herps #frogs #frosch #amphibeans #teichfrosch #Pelophylax #amphibien #teichfrosch

„I’m the guardian of the protected area, you shall not pass!“ Sturmmöwe / Common Gull (Norderney) #birdoftheday #borrowedplaces #birds #gulls #möwen #vögel #wattenmeer #norderney #nationalpark #signs

Sometimes nature can be hard to watch… Grey Heron / Graureiher (Lampertheim) #birds #reiher #herons #vögel #mahlzeit

Sometimes nature can be hard to watch… Grey Heron / Graureiher (Lampertheim) #birds #reiher #herons #vögel #mahlzeit

Todays menu: Mussel and a side-salad #birdoftheday #foodinbeaks Ruddy Turnstone / Steinwälzer (Norderney) #birds #vögel #waders #waderwednesday #norderney #turnstone

Reed Bunting/ Rohrammer (Worms) #HiddenInPlainSight #birdoftheday #birds #songbirds #vögel #rohrammer #schilf #nature

'Nahaufnahme Natur' #FotoVorschlag Cardinal Beetle / Rotköpfiger Feuerkäfer (Lampertheim) #beetles #käfer #insects #bugsky #macro #makro #insekten

Sandregenpfeifer / Common Ringed Plover (Norderney) #birdoftheday #bestofthemonth #waders #vögel #birds #plovers #shorebirds #norderney #limis

She doesn’t seem super-impressed by his present. #birdoftheday #bestofthemonth Little Tern / Zwergseeschwalbe (Norderney) #birds #terns #norderney #vögel #birding #beachbirds #seeschwalben

Everytime I see a spoonbill, I’m amazed that something like this actually exists… #komischervogel Spoonbill / Löffler (Norderney) #birds #spoonbill #vögel #norderney #birding #löffler

Common Gull / Sturmmöwe (Norderney) #birdoftheday #negativespace #solitude #birds #sunset #norderney #watt #waddensea #vögel #gulls #möwen

Redshank / Rotschenkel (Norderney, Germany) #waders #birds #vögel #redshank #limis #norderney #watvögel

Redshank / Rotschenkel (Norderney, Germany) #waders #birds #vögel #redshank #limis #norderney #watvögel

“put your wings up in the air, put your wings up in the air!🎵” #sorryfortheterribleearworm Sandwich Tern / Brandseeschwalbe (Norderney, Germany) #birds #terns #seeschwalben #norderney #vögel #birdyoga

The surface #texture gives this gull an interesting shadow. #birdoftheday Common Gull / Sturmmöwe (Norderney, Germany) #gulls #birds #sand #vögel #möwen #beachbirds

Fighting shelducks for #birdoftheday #Anatidae Common Shelduck / Brandgans (Norderney, Germany) #birds #ducks #vögel #norderney #birdfight

Turnstone / Steinwälzer (Norderney, Germany) #birdoftheday #T #rurnstone #norderney #birds #waders #vögel #steinwälzer #limis

Finally, a few days at the sea!!! Time to stock up on oystercatcher photos… Oystercatcher / Austernfischer (Norderney, Germany) #birds #norderney #waders #vögel #austernfischer #oystercatcher #limis

Finally, a few days at the sea!!! Time to stock up on oystercatcher photos… Oystercatcher / Austernfischer (Norderney, Germany) #birds #norderney #waders #vögel #austernfischer #oystercatcher #limis

One of the nordic long tailed tits that visited the rhine area last winter Long-Tailed Tit (ssp. Caudatus) / Schwanzmeise (Biblis, Germany) #StaringRightAtYou #birdoftheday #birds #vögel #longtailedtit #birding #fluffball #meisen

Hornet Moth / Hornissen-Glasflugler (Lampertheim, Germany) #insects #moths #insekten #makro #macro #mimicry

Carrion Crow / Rabenkrähe (Lampertheim, Germany) #birdoftheday #headshots #birds #corvids #crows #krähen #vögel #birdportraits

Trying to find the balanced position #birdoftheday #wingswideopen Grey Heron / Graureiher (Lampertheim, Germany) #birds #herons #vögel #reiher #wildlife #naturephotography

Swans are bulky animals that can be difficult to transport. Expertly folded up as shown below however, they fit in every car boot. #lifehack Mute Swan / Höckerschwan (Biblis, Germany) #birdoftheday #scrollback #birds #swans #vögel

Copper Chafer / Kupfer-Rosenkäfer (Groß-Rohrheim, Germany) #macromonday #käfer #chafer #beetle #insects #bugsky #insekten #makro #macro