La Janda (Provinz Cádiz)
May 01 2012
Dear reader!
The much hopefully expected Honey Buzzards we unfortunately didn't see yesterday at Tarifa, but the day was so wonderful, that we …
… continued to La Janda, where these nice Corn Bunting was waiting for us and posing patiently:
A Purple Moorhen was discovered by Mr. Mallard and he hurried to check if everything is in order:
How gorgeous to finally be at La Janda again! 
The bushes on the left side in the picture accommodate a huge …
… Cattle Egret colony and I think I can say without overstatement, that there are hundreds of nests:
My goodness, aren't they pretty …
... in their wonderful wedding plumage?
These wonderful long decorative plume, the gorgeous orange colour together with this alert look … I am always swept off by these beautiful creatures!
And it is just unbelievable, how agile they move within all these branches:
In the surrounding fields …
… not only numerous Cranes were on their way, but also Mallards and …
… pheasants:
So a gorgeous hunting area for the migrating raptors as these Black Kites or …
… this beautiful Booted Eagle:
Does this Black Kite, perhaps, want to land on the moon? 
For a long time we watched another Raptor, which far away and very majestically and elegant was sailing in the sky. Suddenly he dashed toward us and
… in all the excitement these photos were shot, before …
… it dashed against a prey. I guess it was a young Golden Eagle! What an excitement, because we never have seen it from that close before!
And then also a Short-toed Eagle showed up!
It was just a terrific day at La Janda, which we'll keep in our mind for a long time.
Best regards
Birgit Kremer