Outings around Lausanne, Switzerland

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18.11.2011 outing :D

arriving, there was a family of Swans





the youngsters in search of... grass -O

then a Fox arrives from behind the pile of reeds, and had a rest in the sun... it was so cold



then a Cormorant.. stay a little bit for fishing... not easy to follow, was most of time under the water and difficult to know where it will appear



then Great White Egret landing... and singing :D



and even the Kingfisher did an apperance



and I have to ID this one :?



OiO

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Outing 24.3.2012 – La Grande Cariçaie... what a day OiO

Ibis falcinelle/Glossy Ibis, first time for me and mega rare


Chevalier arlequin/Spotted Redshank




Goéland brun/Lesser black-backed Gull (?)




Harle bièvre/Common Merganser




Bergeronnette grise/White Waigtail


Fuligule milouinan/Greater Scaup


Fuligule milouin/Common Pochard




Butor étoilé/Eurasian Bittern, first time for me






Pipit sponcielle/Water Pipit




Sitelle torchepot/Eurasian Nuthatch




Pinson des arbres/Common Chaffinch

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Outing 27.3.2012

Grèbe huppé/Great Crested Grebe
in love

foggy... early in the morning



... in the sun :)

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Foulque macroule/Eurasian Coot







mating

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Goeland brun/Lesser black-backed Gull... with a mussel

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Pic épeiche/Great Spotted Woodpecker





Geai des chênes/Eurasian Jay


Rougegorge familier/European Robin
happy to be

Mushroom... special mushroom :lol:

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stiffneck on my balcony, 2.4.2012

Blue Tit in the little house I put on my balcony


Common Blackbird, with material for it nest... and need water to wet a little bit... to colmat(e) (colmated)


having bath




Eurasian Collared Dove


All through the windows... no rain for one month... they are so thirsty

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the "next trip" was today, because of the weather... during on month NO outing

Outing 26.4.2012 – La Grande Cariçaie
always the same... but I like them, and I have not so many as in South Africa

Geai des chênes /Eurasian Jay

Sitelle torchepot/Eurasian Nuthach, finished the nest and feeding... maybe the female :lol:

Rougegorge familier/European Robin



Pic épeiche fem./Great Spotted woodpecker



mating Frogs

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Outing 4.5.2012 – La Grande Cariçaie Z1





Canard colvert/Mallard... special one :lol: :lol: :lol:

Corneille noire/Carrion Crow

Rouserolle effarvatte/Eurasian Reed Warbler







Bergeronnette grise/White Wagtail

Mésange charbonnière/Great Tit

Escargot/Snail

Tulipe

and again I heard the Cuckoo ... but was it :lol:

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0Y today I still heard Cuckoo... and WOW found it
Outing 8.5.2012





coucou gris / Common Cuckoo
a little bit far away... but my first Cuckoo in Europe (central europe -O )