{"id":1885,"date":"2022-11-08T15:59:56","date_gmt":"2022-11-08T14:59:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rickvanlieshout.nl\/?p=1885"},"modified":"2023-01-01T10:18:46","modified_gmt":"2023-01-01T09:18:46","slug":"short-eared-owl-kingfisher-and-the-hen-herrier","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rickvanlieshout.nl\/?p=1885","title":{"rendered":"Short eared owl, Kingfisher and the Hen Herrier"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

For non-bird lovers, the Eempolder may be a windy open plain. Horizon packed with tons of windmills (these<\/a>.. not these<\/a>), often very windy and if it starts to rain, you better take it in because there’s no way to hide. For me though, it’s always a pleasure to be there because you never know what you’re going to see! It is always a surprise and hardly ever disappoints. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This time, the short-eared owl was my big surprise! I knew it was there because it was sighted a couple of times in the past few weeks and even managed to see it one time through someone elses bird telescope. It was far away and I didn’t bring my camera that time. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I stopped the bike to take out by binoculars to look around when the short-eared owl (Velduil <\/em><\/strong>– Asio flammeus<\/strong><\/em><\/a>) flew up about 15 meters from me and disappeared behind the embankment. Funny how life works sometimes: I didn’t notice him at all, didn’t have a reason to stop at that one point and if I would not have stopped, the owl would probably not have moved at all – and I would have missed him completely. Pure luck I guess<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When I had dismounted and walked towards the dike, it flew back again and I was able to take this picture. I am hopeful that he will hang around in the Eempolder for a while and hope to be able to take a slightly better picture soon – hopefully a little closer. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

On the other pictures you see a very photogenic Common Kingfisher (IJsvogel – alcedo atthis<\/a><\/em><\/strong>) and the other one is either a female or young Hen Harrier (Blauwe Kiekendief – Circus cyaneu<\/a><\/em><\/strong>s<\/a><\/strong><\/em>) – a first time for me. <\/p>\n\n\n

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