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Re: Outings around Lausanne, Switzerland
Posted: Tue Aug 30, 2016 9:19 pm
by nan
Re: Outings around Lausanne, Switzerland
Posted: Tue Aug 30, 2016 9:20 pm
by Mel
What's the grass snake doing in the water? Or why is it not called water snake then?
Amazing how bright and shiny the egret's and the swan's plumage look in the sun
Little egret is

And the kingfishers make me go all

Re: Outings around Lausanne, Switzerland
Posted: Tue Aug 30, 2016 9:28 pm
by nan
thank you
grass/water Snake... want to go out and "heard" me and then "run" into the water again
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
tomorrow will go again to my little pond... but it seems it will be very cold in the morning

Re: Outings around Lausanne, Switzerland
Posted: Tue Aug 30, 2016 9:31 pm
by Lisbeth
Re: Outings around Lausanne, Switzerland
Posted: Tue Aug 30, 2016 9:34 pm
by Mel
Uh, ah... I missed the sandpipers and the greenshank too

Alhtough I wouldn't be the appropriate person for IDs here...
I also find them really difficult
But good photos

Re: Outings around Lausanne, Switzerland
Posted: Tue Aug 30, 2016 9:39 pm
by nan
maybe Puffy and Dewi will come

Re: Outings around Lausanne, Switzerland
Posted: Tue Aug 30, 2016 9:41 pm
by Lisbeth
Re: Outings around Lausanne, Switzerland
Posted: Tue Aug 30, 2016 9:57 pm
by Dewi
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.
One of your sandpipers is wrong, the other three are spot on.
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.

Re: Outings around Lausanne, Switzerland
Posted: Wed Aug 31, 2016 5:26 am
by nan
thank you Dewi, will try... later in the day
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

Re: Outings around Lausanne, Switzerland
Posted: Wed Aug 31, 2016 7:27 am
by Puff Addy
Great kingfisher photos!
Dewi is being very naughty, making you identify things on your own!
