Last week we had our first holiday since summer 2007 and we were stationed nearby Hoenderloo (at the Veluwe). No obligations, nice and relatively sunny-like weather – except for two days of raining – and we cycled/walked a little bit around in the area. While sitting outside (and inside) we could see a bunch of animals walking around, mostly birds actually. And we also saw a squirrel. Take a look at the photos I made of the animals and the area nearby if you want. The sharpness is lacking a bit, but part of the photos have been made behind glass (inside) which might have contributed to that.
20Jul08
Veluwe holiday
Hmmm. I am especially jealous of the bird photos. I suppose you really have a professional camera with very high optic zoom. (otherwise, I know from my birding saturday experience that it is impossible to take photographs of those small birds).
What is the name of the not-merel bird by the way? I remember Maikel telling me that it was from crow family..
And is that kingfisher/ijsvogel photo at top right also taken by you? Where? I’m getting more jealous
The not-merel bird you mean might be the Zanglijster?
The IJsvogel was taken nearby where my parents live. I have indeed a good telelens to capture those birds, but still it’s difficult to capture an IJsvogel. Sometimes you can even see those IJsvogels while sitting in my parents’ house behind the window.