Carduelis carduelis
Two carduelis carduelis
European goldfinch and young
Birds in a tree
Carduelis carduelis
I think I might have spotted a flock of Carduelis carduelis, or the European Goldfinch today.
Swan
Chit chat
Common starlings, Sturnus vulgaris.
Two young great crested grebes
One young great crested grebe
Two young great crested grebes
One above and one beneath
One young great crested grebe
Barn swallows playing in the field
Barn swallow
Barn swallow
Barn swallow
Barn swallow
Barn swallow
Barn swallow tail
Barn Swallows, Hirundo Rustica. They moved so fast, they were hard to get. I will try to get closer next time. Now I know where to find them.
Tomatoes
Norderås Bush Tomatoes
Norderås Bush Tomatoes
Norderås Bush Tomatoes
Yellow Submarine
Yellow Submarine
Black Cherry
Matina
Hellfrucht
Roma tomato
Zuckertraube
Seven varieties of tomato ripening on the porch: black cherry, yellow submarine, matina, Norderås bush tomatoes, hellfrucht, zuckertraube and roma tomato. Norderås bush tomatoes are in the lead.
Closer to the Common Starling
Common Starling
Young Common Starlings
Flight
Common Starling
When I took some pictures of a moving flock of birds from a distance (20-Jul 2016), I believed it to be a flock of thrushes of the family turdidae. I got a closer look at the pictures at home and realized that I couldn’t recognize the birds. Several of the birds seemed to have lots of white spots on their chests, and this didn’t match the types of thrushes which are more common around here. I couldn’t make out the spots when I took the pictures, only when I could examine the pictures closer at home. After some research, I figure this might be a flock of common starlings. Although I wouldn’t mind getting even closer to the birds next time, this was close enough to learn some of the differences between thrushes and starlings. And this isn’t the first time I see a flock like this. I have to keep my camera close from now on.
Bumblebee
Jessica's lens 