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This Black-bellied Bustard alerted us to its presence in South Africa as it performed a courtship display. With its head retracted to its back, it uttered a short, crazy, wheezy whistle. #Nature #naturephotography #birds #birding #bustard #africa

Several sightings of Red-crested Korhaan on the #SouthAfrica trip but none showing the red crest. Oh well.

#Africa #KrugerNationalPark #Kruger #Birds #Nature #Wildlife #birding #nature #wildlife #Korhaan #Bustard #BirdsOfMastodon

https://youtu.be/VaBwTor-tuw

English below
Hallo meine lieben Lebensformen,
Heute vier Trappenbilder; ja, wieder Saharakragentrappe, aber diesmal von Lanzarote. Ich mag sie wirklich sehr gerne. Sie laufen da so durch die Halbwüste und knabbern an Büschen. Einfach herrlich sie zu beobachten.

Tiere sind Freunde und kein Essen oder eine Plage.
Bleibt gesund, glücklich und verliebt. 
Der schlimmste Seelenschmerz ist das Fernweh.

M@rcel
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Hello my dear life forms,
Four bustard pictures today; yes, Sahara bustard again, but this time from Lanzarote. I really like them. They walk through the (semi-)desert and nibble on bushes. Simply marvellous to watch them.

Animals are friends, not food or a nuisance.
Stay healthy, happy and in love. 
The most terrible pain in the soul is wanderlust.

M@rcel
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#marcelGierth
#bundeskater

#fuerteventura
#kanaren #canaryIslands
#spanien #espana #spain #españa
#trappe #bustard
#hubarabustard #saharakragentrappe #kragentrappe #fuerteventurakragentrappe
#birds #birdsOnMastodon

#artenvielfalt
#birdwatching
#vogelbeobachtung

#wildlife
#wildlifephotography
#wildlifefotografie
#birdphotography
#vogelfotografie
#vogelfreund

1/2 When Covid was ravaging the country, I decided I wanted to see the biggest, the heaviest flying and the smallest bird in the world. Imagine the rush of emotion when this Kori Bustard appeared.

#SouthAfrica #Africa #KrugerNationalPark #Kruger #birds #birding #Bustard #birdsofmastodon

https://youtu.be/vfhuw4X_TiM

Hallo meine lieben Lebensformen,
heute einfach noch ein paar Bilder von den Kragentrappen. Ich mag sie einfach so sehr.

Tiere sind Freunde und kein Essen oder eine Plage.
Bleibt gesund, glücklich und verliebt. 
Der schlimmste Seelenschmerz ist das Fernweh.

M@rcel
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Hello my dear life forms,
today again the houbara bustard. I love them so much.

Animals are friends, not food or a nuisance.
Stay healthy, happy and in love. 
The most terrible pain in the soul is wanderlust.

M@rcel
-----------------
#marcelGierth
#bundeskater

#fuerteventura
#kanaren #canaryIslands
#spanien #espana #spain #españa
#trappe #bustard
#hubarabustard #saharakragentrappe #kragentrappe #fuerteventurakragentrappe
#birds #birdsOnMastodon

#artenvielfalt
#birdwatching
#vogelbeobachtung

#wildlife
#wildlifephotography
#wildlifefotografie
#birdphotography
#vogelfotografie
#vogelfreund

Hallo meine lieben Lebensformen,
heute gibt es die Sahara-Kragentrappe (Unterart Chlamydotis undulata fuertaventurae / Fuerteventura-Kragentrappe).
Meist sieht man sie immer nur um den Sonnenauf- und Untergang, heute konnte ich sie einmal bei fast perfektem Licht erwischen. Hab mich sehr gefreut.

Tiere sind Freunde und kein Essen oder eine Plage.
Bleibt gesund, glücklich und verliebt. 
Der schlimmste Seelenschmerz ist das Fernweh.

M@rcel
---------------------

Hello my dear life forms,
today we have the houbara bustard (subspecies Chlamydotis undulata fuertaventurae ).
You usually only see them around sunrise and sunset, but today I was able to catch them in almost perfect light. I was very pleased.

Animals are friends, not food or a nuisance.
Stay healthy, happy and in love. 
The most terrible pain in the soul is wanderlust.

M@rcel
-----------------
#marcelGierth
#bundeskater

#fuerteventura
#kanaren #canaryIslands
#spanien #espana #spain #españa
#trappe #bustard
#hubarabustard #saharakragentrappe #kragentrappe #fuerteventurakragentrappe
#birds #birdsOnMastodon

#artenvielfalt
#birdwatching
#vogelbeobachtung

#wildlife
#wildlifephotography
#wildlifefotografie
#birdphotography
#vogelfotografie
#vogelfreund

According to my research, the Great Bustard was still pretty well recorded in Britain 250-500 years ago. It was hunted to extinction in the nineteenth century, but has since been reintroduced in Wiltshire.
I wonder if all the birds in the eastern Fen counties got soggy bums! - I don't think they are very waterproof birds! 😹🦃
(Map from my Atlas of Early Modern Wildlife)
#extinction #Britishbirds #bustard #ornithology #animalhistory #histodon

Map showing the historical distribution of the Great Bustard. From the years 1529-1772 there are records from the east of England (Lincolnshire, Norfolk, Suffolk, Cambridgeshire, Hertfordshire). Also Wiltshire, south east Scotland on the border and, surprisingly and perhaps not reliably, County Cork in Ireland

Red-crested Bustard

YOU CAN FIND IT HERE:
https://fineartamerica.com/featured/red-crested-bustard-patricia-hofmeester.html

By https://buff.ly/3i3uCm2 #WallArt #homedecor #fineart #BuyIntoArt #AYearForArt #LoveArt #BuyArtNotCandy #photography @PatriciaPhotos #bird #africa #namibia #bustard #redcrustedbustard #hidden

Red-crested Bustard (Eupodotis ruficrista) adult, in sparse mopane woodland, Etosha N.P., Namibia

While the flow of European Honey #Buzzards still continues in The #Straits we took to the #mountains with our guests among confiding Rock Buntings, Common Crossbills and Iberian Ibex !

Nearby wetlands with Marbled and White-headed Ducks and plains with a strutting Little #Bustard 😊

#FlywayBirding #Naturetrek #showmethehoney