Outings around Lausanne, Switzerland

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Image Common Kingfisher, 4 of them...but only 3 0*\

Image like Colibri ;-)

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Image and the sun rises O/\


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What's the grass snake doing in the water? Or why is it not called water snake then? lol

Amazing how bright and shiny the egret's and the swan's plumage look in the sun ^Q^

Little egret is O:V And the kingfishers make me go all :-0


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thank you 0/0

grass/water Snake... want to go out and "heard" me and then "run" into the water again =O:
the Sandpipers :-? was not easy to ID... not very sure ;-)

yes a bit of sun and all is bright... sometime too bright for the white one 0*\

tomorrow will go again to my little pond... but it seems it will be very cold in the morning O-/


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The kingfishers are fabulous ^Q^ ^Q^ ^Q^ ^Q^ They are so beautiful \O


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Uh, ah... I missed the sandpipers and the greenshank too :o0ps: Alhtough I wouldn't be the appropriate person for IDs here...
I also find them really difficult 0*\

But good photos lol


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maybe Puffy and Dewi will come 0/0


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:yes: :yes:


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Brilliant pics of all the wildlife at your pond Nan. I waited ages to get the pied Kingfisher to flick its fish up like you caught with your kingfisher. I failed, you caught it perfectly. ^Q^

One of your sandpipers is wrong, the other three are spot on. \O

Pay attention to the bill size & length, leg size & colour, underparts colour/chest "band" and the back markings. You should be able to figure out which one is incorrect and then look for the right ID for that one. ;-)


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thank you Dewi, will try... later in the day 0/0

for the Kingfisher, RP was not sure it can fly like a Colibri... so I search, like you, for a long time to have those... not too bad but can do better lol


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Great kingfisher photos! \O

Dewi is being very naughty, making you identify things on your own! lol


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