Outings around Lausanne, Switzerland

[nan]

What a great selection of wonderful bird shots, nan,

the kingfisher is making me

thank you Pumbaa
I was so happy to see again the Kingfishers ... almost 5 months without

[nan]

Great photos of the grass snakes

Lovely selection of birds nan

Purple Heron You sure had a successful time

thank you All-Nature
the snake is not easy to find, always in ambush... for catching a frog or what else
Purple Heron is not very usual, once, they have nested there... and now, no more
maybe next year

[Lisbeth]

The kingfishers are brilliant

You are very clever finding these little birds hidden in the weeds

The sand martins' wall is a great find

No bee-eaters this year?

[Flutterby]

So many different birds!!

the pond was frozen

Isn't it summer?

[Lisbeth]

A friend of me has a picture of one on the ice trying to dig in

Obviously taken during winter

[Richprins]

That beardling is a pretty bird, nana!

And lovely swallows, or swifts?

[nan]

The kingfishers are brilliant

You are very clever finding these little birds hidden in the weeds

The sand martins' wall is a great find

No bee-eaters this year?

so happy they return
Yes there is still Bee-Eaters, but at another place (Penthaz VD)
the Martins are at "Les Clées - VD"
for that moment I am the only one at the Martins... until because no fence... nothing, easy to go near and disturb

[nan]

So many different birds!!

the pond was frozen

Isn't it summer?

like liz said, it was in winter, January when I leave Switzerland for South Africa
will try to show you the Kingfisher

[nan]

That beardling is a pretty bird, nana!

And lovely swallows, or swifts?

you have 3 sorts of these birds : Swift, Swallow and Martin, they are Sand MARTIN
the beardling is really a pretty bird, but male still more...

[Mel]

YAY for the kingfishers being back

Your highlight of the day is an extremely adorable bird

The sand martins... well done on catching them. They are always so swift

Unkempt purple heron