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

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