For a short moment I thought I had spotted a gull in a dressing gown…

Yellow legged gull and cormorant / Mittelmeermöwe und Kormoran (Biblis, Germany)

#birds #gulls #nature #birding #rhine #vögel #möwen

A sceptical Gannet / Basstölpel (Helgoland, Germany)

#birds #portait #gannet #vögel #birding #helgoland #naturephotography #basstölpel

If it weren’t for the eyes, this could almost pass as a b&w photo.

Black Necked Grebe and Tufted Duck / Schwarzhalstaucher und Reiherente
(Biblis, Germany)

#ducks #grebes #birds #birding #waterfowl #vögel #enten

Time to leave the river bank…

Mute Swans / Höckerschwäne
(Biblis, Germany)

#swans #birds #vögel #schwäne #angrybirds

Giant African Mantis / Afrikanische Riesengottesanbeterin (Chia, Sardinia)

#insects #macro #mantis #gottesanbeterin #insekten #makro #sardinia #nature #wildlife

Nine cranes, one imposter

Red kite and Common Cranes / Rotmilan und Kraniche (Worms, Germany)

#cranes #kites #birds #vögel #milan #kranich #birdmigration

It was a cold day

Chaffinch / Buchfink
(Alheim, Germany)

#birds #nature #wildlife #fluffy #winter #finches #vögel #buchfink

This Rook appears to be wearing a fur cap

Rook / Saatkrähe
(Biblis, Germany)

#wildlife #corvids #krähen #birds #rooks #naturephotography #saatkrähen

A few years ago I went for a walk in my lunch break and suddenly there was this guy, few meters in front of me, eyeing me for a few seconds before receding behind the trees.

Red Fox / Rotfuchs (Lampertheim, Germany)

#foxes #mammals #wildlife #autumn #fuchs #nature #alltimefavourites

This goose has been migrating from its breeding ground in Sweden (~1100 km away) to spend the winter in my local area for 8 years in a row.

Greylag Goose / Graugans (Biblis, Germany)

#geese #birds #birding #vögel #gänse #birdmigration