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Redshank in a field with some purple flowers, taken last Sunday morning at the Arkemheen polders of Nijkerk.

A few photos I took after the fog cleared at the #Arkemheen polder in #Nijkerk last Sunday morning. First time seeing the sedge warbler and yellow wagtail this year!
🪶 #birds #birdphotography #godwit #yellowwagtail #sedgewarbler #redshank #polder #DutchNature #spring #canonr10 #rf100400

As the saying goes....

Kievit / Northern lapwing (Vanellus #vanellus) catching a worm in the early morning sunrise in the #Arkemheen polder.

Surfin' bird!
A reed bunting / rietgors (Emberiza schoeniclus) finding its balance on a reed that was waving heavily in the wind.

Common Linnet / Kneu (Linaria cannabina) singing in the morning sunlight on the dike at Arkemheen.
#birds #birdphotography #linnet #kneu #singing #video #birding #spring #Arkemheen #Nijkerk #DutchNature

Common Linnet / Kneu (Linaria cannabina) singing in the morning sunlight on the dike at Arkemheen.
I've seen them once before, but this one gave me plenty of time to take photos up close. I'm loving their colors.
🪶 #Birds #birdphotography #DutchNature #Arkemheen #Nijkerk #kneu #commonlinnet #linnet

The reed buntings / Rietgors in Dutch were singing at the top of their little lungs in the sunshine, a sign that spring is fast approaching. Taken yesterday at #Arkemheen #Nijkerk.
🪶 #Birds #Birdphotography #ReedBunting #Rietgors #DutchNature #BringtheSpring #Passerine #Songbird

#Black-tailed #Godwits also known to us Dutchies as the #Grutto. National bird of the Netherlands.
They just returned from their winter holiday in warmer lands and #Arkemheen is one of the prime places to see a lot of them together. So I went out yesterday to spot them. A new #lifer for me! 🪶 #Birds #birdphotography #DutchNature #Netherlands #polder #Nijkerk #CanonR10

Yesterday I went out with a friend to go birding, we visited #Oostvaardersplassen, #Arkemheen, #Eemdijk and #DeSchammer
Here is a small selection of the raptors we spotted. 🪶 #birds #birdphotography #DutchNature #White-tailed-eagle #zeearend #kestrel #torenvalk #littleowl #steenuil #buzzard #buizerd

Had an exciting experience at #Arkemheen polder today! After chasing away a #white-tailed #eagle, this red kite came at me, circling above me and possibly contemplating an attack. After a few good shots, I chose to leave its threatening aura.
🪶 #Birds #Birdphotography #DutchNature #seaeagle #zeearend #redkite #rodewouw #raptor #Nijkerk