One of my favourite birding moments of the last year. This bird posed for several minutes only 4 meters away from me. Apoarently he did not want to leave that #perfectperch Kingfisher / Eisvogel (Biblis, Germany) #birdoftheday #vögel #birds #kingfisher #biblis #eisvogel

Blue Tit / Blaumeise (Gerabronn, Germany) #birdoftheday #shortbeaks #birds #vögel #meisen #bluetits #oneappleaday

Water Pipit / Bergpieper (Biblis, Germany) #birds #pipits #vögel #passerines #pipits #winter

Two black kites, seconds after fighting in the air. I wish I could have captured the second before when they were holding each other by their talons, while spinning downwards. Black Kite / Schwarzmilan (Biblis, Germany) #birdoftheday #raptors #blackkites #vögel #greifvögel #schwarzmilan

Just sorted through my pictures from the weekend and laughed when I saw the expression of the right one 😄 Black-headed Gulls / Lachmöwen (Biblis, Germany) #birdoftheday #gulls #birds #möwen #vögel #photobombing

A lone dunlin at the Rhine last weekend. While many of them winter at the coast, it is an unusual species for southern Germany at this time of the year. #birdoftheday theme is #solitude. Dunlin / Alpenstrandläufer (Biblis, Germany) #birds #waders #dunlins #birding #vögel #naturephotography

Yesterday I saw a lot of cranes. Probably birds who tried to winter in the north east and were now driven out by the harsh winter weather. Common Crane / Kranich (Biblis, Germany) #birds #birding #cranes #birdsinflight #vögel #kraniche

Common Gull / Sturmmöwe (Mannheim, Germany) #birdoftheday #Feathers&Form #resting #birds #gulls #vögel #möwen #mannheim

Exactly the same facial expression as me, when I’m interrupted during lunch… House Sparrow / Haussperling (Lampertheim, Germany) #birdoftheday #shortbeaks #sparrows #passerines #birds #vögel #spatz

A rather unusual ‘wader’, attracted by a small snow-free area at the Rhine river bank. It was searching for food between the pebbles. European Robin / Rotkehlchen (Biblis, Germany) #birds #waderwednesday #robins #vögel #rotkehlchen

Mandarin Ducks / Mandarinenten #snowy #birdoftheday (Mannheim, Germany) #ducks #birds #vögel #enten

A gull #caughtinmotion for #birdoftheday Caspian Gull / Steppenmöwe (Mannheim, Germany) #birds #gulls #birding #birdsinflight

This one can easily pass as a #b&w photo. Please ignore the eye… #birdoftheday Slavonian Grebe / Ohrentaucher (Biblis, Germany) #birds #birding #grebes #nature #wildlife

Gulls walking on water #birdoftheday #reflections Common Gull and Black Headed Gulls / Sturmmöwe mit Lachmöwen (Hamburg, Germany) #birds #gulls #vögel #möwen

A Nutria in thinker pose (Biblis, Germany) #mammals #wildlife #nature #animals #nutrias #maulbeeraue

Lesser Black-backed Gull / Heringsmöwe (Mannheim, Germany) #birdoftheday #serenity #gulls #birds #vögel #möwen #möwen #mannheim

Grumpy Greenfinch (secretly enjoying the sun) Greenfinch / Grünfink (Gerabronn, Germany) #angrybirds #finches #birds #vögel #grünfink #grumpybirds #passerines

Yesterday afternoon I took a picture of this egret. #birdoftheday theme is #mostrecent pictures. Great Egret / Silberreiher (Kirchberg a.d. Jagst, Germany) #birds #egrets #herons #jagst #vögel #reiher #portrait #heronsandegrets

I hope you haven‘t had enough of robins yet, I photographed this one on my morning walk today. Happy holidays to all of you! European Robin / Rotkehlchen (Gerabronn, Germany) #birdoftheday #holidayrobin #FestiveDailyRobin #birds #robin #passerines #rotkehlchen

Yellow-necked mouse (I think) / Gelbhalsmaus (Alheim, Germany) #mammals #wildlife #mice #maus #tiere #rodents

#sideprofiles is todays theme for #birdoftheday. I’ll combine that with #twosday, so here‘s a photo of two dissimilar friends I‘ve spotted on the Rhine last week. Black-necked Grebe and Goldeneye /Schwarzhalstaucher und Schellente (Biblis, Germany) #birds #birding #vögel #rhine #grebes #ducks

They must be GIANTS! Yellow Wagtail / Schafstelze (Worms, Germany) #birdoftheday #birds #wagtails #vögel #schafstelze

Tawny Owl / Waldkauz (Biblis, Germany) #birdoftheday theme is #Quietmoments #birds #owls #tawnyowl #eulen #käuze #vögel #wildlife

A heron, pictured during its morning yoga Grey Heron / Graureiher (Biblis, Germany) #birdoftheday #longlegsandneck #birds #yoga #herons #vögel #graureiher

A black-headed gull in winter plumage, observing its surroundings. Black-headed Gull / Lachmöwe (Mannheim, Germany) #birdoftheday #quietobserver #gulls #birds #vögel #möwen #mannheim #neckar

A group of storks for todays #birdoftheday. White Storks / Weißstörche (Biblis, Germany) #birds #storks #maulbeeraue #vögel #störche

Greater Flamingo / Rosaflamingo (Chia, Sardinia) #BirdOfTheDay #ScratchersAndPruners #birds #birding #nature #flamingos #sardinia #vögel

Great egret on a foggy morning Great Egret/ Silberreiher (Biblis, Germany) #birdoftheday #egrets #reiher #birds #maulbeeraue

Red Squirrel / Eichhörnchen (Biblis, Germany) #mammals #wildlife #eichhörnchen #squirrels #maulbeeraue #biblis

Reed Bunting / Rohrammer (Biblis, Germany) #birdsontwigs #birdoftheday #birds #autumn #passerines #vögel #rohrammer

'Dinge die mit "N" beginnen oder so aussehen ...' #FotoVorschlag ->Natter Balkan whip snake / Balkan-Zornnatter (Ulcinj, Montenegro) #schlangen #snakes #herps #reptiles #montenegro #nature

Common Rosefinch / Karmingimpel (Rügen, Germany) #birdoftheday #songbirds #birds #vögel #rügen #birding #finches #passerines

A shrike #lookingAtYou, and not in a friendly way… #birdoftheday Red-backed Shrike / Neuntöter (Waghäusel, Germany) #birds #shrikes #neuntöter #vögel #ifLooksCouldKill #grumpy

@alan678.bsky.social asked for birds with stripe markings. I‘ll go for this woodpecker with a beautiful red stripe along its crown and neck #birdoftheday Green Woodpecker / Grünspecht (Biblis, Germany) #birds #woodpeckers #spechte #grünspecht #nature

Double-headed wader #reflection #birdoftheday Spotted Redshank / Dunkelwasserläufer (Bingenheimer Ried, Germany) #birds #birding #waders #vögel #bingenheimerried #nature

This Rook appears to be wearing a fur cap Rook / Saatkrähe (Biblis, Germany) #birdoftheday #corvids #krähen #birds #rooks #naturephotography #saatkrähen

A flock of cormorants swimming in the Rhine on a foggy day Great Cormorant / Kormoran (Biblis, Germany) #cormorants #birds #rhine #fog #vögel #rhein #birding #flocks #shadesofgrey

Goldfinch / Stieglitz #birdoftheday #headshot #birds #passerines #stieglitz #finches #vögel #finken #nature #thistle

Common Sandpiper / Flussuferläufer (Biblis, Germany) #birdoftheday #birds #waderWednesday #rhine #waders #vögel #limis

A woodpecker, #hangingAround. Great Spotted Woodpecker / Buntspecht (Biblis, Germany) #birdoftheday #woodpeckers #birds #buntspecht #vögel

#birdoftheday theme for today is #birdsonwires. Eastern Subalpine Warbler / Balkan-Bartgrasmücke (Gijrokaster, Albania) #birds #warblers #passerines #vögel #singingbirds #albania #birding

Herring Gull / Silbermöwe (Rügen, Germany) #birdoftheday #gulls #möwen #vögel #birds #seagulls #rügen

Festive fluffball European Robin / Rotkehlchen (Lampertheim, Germany) #birdoftheday #FestiveDailyRobin #birds #robin #holidayrobin #passerines #rotkehlchen

A beautifully #mottled song thrush back in spring. #birdoftheday Song Thrush / Singdrossel (Lampertheim, Germany) #birds #trushes #singdrosseln #vögel #lampertheim #drosseln #spring

Yellow-Legged Gull / Mittelmeermöwe (Mannheim, Germany) #shadesofgrey #birdoftheday #birds #gulls #mannheim

The textures on its skinn make this Gecko look a bit like a tiny crocodile… 'Texturen' #FotoVorschlag Moorish Gecko / Mauergecko (Villasimius, Sardinia) #herps #geckos #sardinia #reptiles #textures

#Swans fighting for the best territory in a side arm of the Rhine #birdoftheday Mute Swans / Höckerschwäne (Biblis, Germany) #birds #maulbeeraue #vögel #schwäne #fight

Juvenile Grey Plover in shallow water. #birdoftheday Grey Plover / Kiebitzregenpfeifer (Villasimius, Sardinia) #birds #vögel #waders #plovers #birding #sardinia #waderwednesday

A very handsome jumping spider I photographed this spring. Sorry to phobics who might see this, I assure you it was very small. Philaeus chrysops / Goldaugen-Springspinne (Gjirokastra, Albania) #macro #spiders #arachnids #spinnen #bugsky #makro #wildlife #albania

This guy had a VERY bad day. After loosing a fight with another goose it fled to the water and landed directly in front of a very territorial swan. #birdoftheday Egyptian Goose / Mute Swan (Biblis, Germany) #swans #birds #fightingbirds #geese #wrestling #maulbeeraue