Thursday, April 17, 2014

A green and yellow spring


In this ditch ducks or coots have made their own "highway" through the duckweed


Rapeseed flowers.


Gorgeous dandelions.


This pheasant wants to be seen.


Grey geese making a lot of noise....


...but looking so smart with their finely striped feathers.



I suppose this is what a quiet Sunday morning in springtime should look like.


And more rapeseed (I can't get enough of this happy yellow color).


Imagine, this country park is in the middle of the densely populated west part of Holland: The Delftse Hout, between Rotterdam and The Hague.




Monday, April 14, 2014

The storks are here again

There they are. The storks are back. Looking for some juicy frogs.....



A little further a willow tree is in full bloom.


A shiny blue beetle (I have never seen before) climbing into the dried out rests of fireweed (wilgenroosje)


Isn't it all about procreation....




A fancy "hotel" for bees and other small animals. This must be at least 4 stars.



Our storks have found a good place to make a nest. Still a lot of work has to be done....