female Pied Flycatcher
a massive Grasshopper species (well camouflaged in the vegetation)
unIDed mouse or vole species
Wall Lizard
die Niederburg
Me at the top of Die Oberburg
Die Niederburg
Friday, 17 August 2012
Woodland again (13th August)
My grandma's garden once again played host to a stunning ♂ Black Redstart, later seen on the surrounding houses at lunchtime. However, instead of staying at home, I was out again on my bike, this time to some locally famous ruined castles, via some well wooded valleys. The route took me to the edge of a wood just west of Buchholz were I saw my first German Spotted Flycatcher and even better, 3♀ PIED FLYCATCHERS. I was taking prolonged notes and sketches on them and only after about 45minutes did I continue towards the ruined castles. Birds en-route included another Black Redstart, 1 Crested Tit, Marsh Tits, a juvenile Robin, 1 Red Fox and 1 Silver-washed Fritillary. The stone walls of the castle were ideal for getting up close to some lizards. I photographed two species but I am still unsure about their ID as I am still a total novice on them.
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