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🦉 <b> The black kite (Milvus migrans)</b>
> - Milvus (lat) - kite
> - migrans (lat.) - migrating

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Kites can soar for long periods without flapping their wings, which suits their nature perfectly: they're slow and don't like to make unnecessary movements. This has earned them the nickname "lazy predators."
They can hunt small rodents, lizards, fish, nestlings, and eggs, but why bother when you can just steal scraps of food from the trash?

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 These birds have a very interesting way of displaying their rank and status. They often decorate their nests with various objects, preferring scraps of white bags. The stronger the birds, the more vibrantly decorated their nests. The more vibrantly decorated a nest is, the more vigorously rival nestmates attack it.

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|Camera|Lens|
|------------|------------|
|     Nikon D5200     |    Sigma 150-600mm F5-6.3 DG OS HSM Contemporary 



Feathered Friends

Birdwatching - 3174🐦

This spring I had the luck that I was able to take some pictures of a beautiful whinchat that came very close to me and started perching on a branch right in front of me. It is a beautiful bird and I wish more birds were like it and sit on a branch right in front of me. This behavior is usually only available during mating season when the birds are looking for mates. The whinchat is usually a seldom bird that can be found on open grassland and meadows. 

Because I found this whinchat in the open grassland it is usually difficult to get close to the bird but I had luck that during the mating time they are not so afraid and show them in their beauty closeup. Next spring I hope I can get some nice pictures of some birds at Lake Neusiedler again. If the weather is fine I plan to do some birdwatching tours again there and at the Inn River. 

![kehlchen_.jpg](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/florian-glechner/23uFa9jxABnLosZjTCn7MejUzKP3Kmb4YTD1Xir3Ae1UfXyhchyppmrnWd4EhVFMjaXKd.jpg)
*Cropped Image with whinchat closeup. Picture: Florian Glechner.*
Camera used  | Nikon Z6II
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Lens used | Nikor 180-600 mm lens
Filter used | none
Exposure Time  | 1/500 Seconds
Aperture used | F6.3
Focal Length  | 600 mm
Time  | 01:08 pm
ISO  | 100

![Kehlchen_3.jpg](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/florian-glechner/23tHEBrUgUL6ToAugBJD46B3Hqc9sNFgwewzrQ3D4vj5wN7pS6A4geuatNGbhq7o4Ep2P.jpg)
Camera used  | Nikon Z6II
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Lens used | Nikor 180-600 mm lens
Filter used | none
Exposure Time  | 1/500 Seconds
Aperture used | F6.3
Focal Length  | 600 mm
Time  | 01:08 pm
ISO  | 100
![Kehlchen_4.jpg](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/florian-glechner/23tc1iemjVX7NiSP36j6LecVFdMmyzFrCPCrvh8cUDhnPTdJpsyRZtHjBj8s7pK5BCHhB.jpg)
Camera used  | Nikon Z6II
------------ | -------------
Lens used | Nikor 180-600 mm lens
Filter used | none
Exposure Time  | 1/500 Seconds
Aperture used | F6.3
Focal Length  | 600 mm
Time  | 01:08 pm
ISO  | 100
![Kehlchen_2.jpg](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/florian-glechner/23yTccLa7L7kzhTPgrrM3LmPKrASdtx1tURkCvgU9iUbmudTb6CxX2oueNDppWxbe3dJn.jpg)
Camera used  | Nikon Z6II
------------ | -------------
Lens used | Nikor 180-600 mm lens
Filter used | none
Exposure Time  | 1/500 Seconds
Aperture used | F6.3
Focal Length  | 600 mm
Time  | 01:08 pm
ISO  | 100

Watching a Whinchat on a branch

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🦉 <b> The common tern (Sterna hirundo)</b>
> - Sterna stearn, starn (Old English) tern
> - hirundo (Latin) swallow

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These graceful, sharp-bodied birds emerge in early to mid-May. They nest on sandy and pebble spits and islands in lakes and rivers. They build nests on flat sandy shores or on reed beds.

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 It feeds primarily on small fish, and to a lesser extent on insects, aquatic vertebrates, small lizards, and frogs. It hunts in a characteristic manner, regularly hovering in midair during its search flight, diving, and diving into the water completely submerged.

<center>![](https://images.ecency.com/DQmc4ge15mxhAuVP9grfkPocapVackAcuyUAkDbZcTcxmgs/dsc_3614.jpg)</center>

|Camera|Lens|
|------------|------------|
|     Nikon D5200     |    Sigma 150-600mm F5-6.3 DG OS HSM Contemporary 


Birdwatching - 3173🐦

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🦉 <b> The brambling (Fringilla montifringilla)</b>
> - Fringilla (lat.) Finch; fi nco (old German)
> - montifringilla lat .: mōns, montis mountain, mountain range

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This bird is slightly larger than its closest relative, the chaffinch. In spring, the male has a black head, back, wings, and tail. In autumn, the coloring is brownish. The female is grayish-brown, ochre.
They appear in the forests around my city around early April, and occasionally in late March, depending on the weather. But the strange thing is, they only appear for a short time; after mating season, they fly away. However, in the summer, I see them regularly in the pine forest outside the city.

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 These birds can hardly be called good singers; their repertoire consists of short chirps and buzzing songs.
They feed primarily on plant matter, seeds, and berries, but in spring and summer they eat insects.

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|Camera|Lens|
|------------|------------|
|     Nikon D5200     |    Sigma 150-600mm F5-6.3 DG OS HSM Contemporary

Birdwatching - 3172🐦

As always, I want to thank @nelinoeva for the competition.
You can read the rules and announcement here - https://ecency.com/hive-106444/@nelinoeva/feathered-friends-show-me-a-1c63d587f7ce


This week's topic is -**FLOCK**

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Redshank
I encountered a flock of these Pinocchios on a lake at the end of September. They were standing on their long legs in the cold water, resting.

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Baraba Steppe Gull
In the flooded meadows outside the city, I constantly see large flocks of seagulls resting on small islands of land in the middle of the water.

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Tree Sparrow
I was lucky enough to take this photo near the river where these wild sparrows live.

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Starling
A small flock of these birds flew across the meadows.

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Merganser
These ducks live on the river that runs alongside the city. In the summer, family flocks can be seen resting on the banks and islands.

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Mallard
And of course, there are plenty of common ducks on the river.

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Great Tit
And of course, my favorite birds! Here's a photo of me by the window where the bird feeder is.

|Camera|Lens|
|------------|------------|
|     Nikon D5200     |    Sigma 150-600mm F5-6.3 DG OS HSM Contemporary 
|         |    Tamron SP AF 150-600mm f/5-6.3 Di VC USD

SMaP 238 - Flock

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🦉 <b> The bluethroat (Luscinia svecica)</b>
> - Luscinia (lat.) Nightingale
> - svecica suecicus (lat.) Swedish; the name svecica, according to the history of the description, is not a toponym, but is given for the color of the male's chest:
Olof Rudbeck junior, Swedish botanist and birdwatcher, mentor to Carl Linnaeus, having discovered the bluethroat in 1695 in Lapland, he gave it the name Avis Carolina in honor of the Swedish king Charles XI and the blue-yellow Swedish flag (in those days the yellow color on the flag was more reddish), and K. Linnaeus in 1758, when the absolute power of the monarchy in Sweden was no longer, considered the name svecica more correct than carolina (Jobling, 2010)

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This nightingale, about the size of a sparrow, usually hides deep in bushes and thickets, or on the ground. It tries to remain unseen, but in the spring it deviates from this principle and may sing its mating song demonstratively, especially if other males are nearby.
The presence of open water near bluethroats is no coincidence. This is due not only to their favorite insect hunting grounds but also to their constant need to bathe.

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 The blue throat, with a white or rufous spot in the center, is particularly noteworthy. This is a distinctive mark of sorts. Northern and eastern subspecies have a rufous "star," while southern, western, and central Russian males typically have a "white star."

<center>![](https://images.ecency.com/DQmR4m11Dw65fnKFbUHS1jKvMTRg2mmnTE4yxhoMbVMAyqC/dsc_3060.jpg)</center>

|Camera|Lens|
|------------|------------|
|     Nikon D5200     |    Sigma 150-600mm F5-6.3 DG OS HSM Contemporary 


Birdwatching - 3171🐦

Bird migration has begun and a lot of birds are returning to their wintering location in the south. That's why I was able to take some pictures of a big flock of Lapwings that was forming to return to their wintering location together. I find it always very interesting that birds often live on their own during the year but when migration time approaches they often form big flocks to fly back to the south together. I really think this ia a nice behaviour and in flocks they are less vulnerable to predators. 


![Z62_7224.jpg](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/florian-glechner/23swpLCKqyAdjVY8qSUgCxTj4qqQk8jC2f4ivqj883SGbeeLZVveiRancRu1ZHhdCqK5H.jpg)
*A flock of Lapwings in the sky. Picture: Florian Glechner.*

![Z62_7243.jpg](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/florian-glechner/23swpuR8zKfGRe9UAMvxMyAfWK89Wssxiiw4hopo3EVS4LVZtY8HmAjJmwgkFnXHHgo3p.jpg)
*A flock of Lapwings in the sky. Picture: Florian Glechner.*

![Z62_7247.jpg](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/florian-glechner/23swpmdkERgiudGXAH1pppZDtQ3t6QbSeX9bFTiSqG8n8qMji359frvMEca5sfqUC7eS4.jpg)
*A flock of Lapwings in the sky. Picture: Florian Glechner.*

![Z62_7252.jpg](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/florian-glechner/23swphMdpvTaS69KLExR1UtJAcLsj6Zc288dz6aDpehkinyo4sVnDU8FBjxZ66Ljkg5V9.jpg)
*A flock of Lapwings in the sky. Picture: Florian Glechner.*

![Z62_7357.jpg](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/florian-glechner/23swnqLtLEoq2zkkUEgCisiANu2ztwMdWisViH64U9ocjF3NycC5ubksqX64GJLqVwF4T.jpg)
*A flock of Lapwings in the sky. Picture: Florian Glechner.*

![Z62_7280.jpg](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/florian-glechner/23swphLyRi94vPPNHt1H92vNLMtJ4pKKF1Ja7bPG1TFwWmdoJSsxmNfVHvbKCaTeMGo15.jpg)
*A flock of Lapwings in the sky. Picture: Florian Glechner.*

![Z62_7281.jpg](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/florian-glechner/23swnvknKFjotNBvHeFzPVcmf1Jjdj7tHt7BiXbmeKVZML3wG8sj4a6tv65AT7Fkry7ZS.jpg)
*A flock of Lapwings in the sky. Picture: Florian Glechner.*

![Z62_7283.jpg](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/florian-glechner/23swpUoqwuPn5K3gUoWDhDcYe1LfHpW8p8PriNYPZLZLkzwccSXHRpabc7EdXU2H98Q8A.jpg)
*A flock of Lapwings in the sky. Picture: Florian Glechner.*

![Z62_7180.jpg](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/florian-glechner/23tGcQLZyBCruy7Ju2cqkFgap9DeMwtWDsBdCP52UJ35C2eJer2ikwqnBvSDwWz6KLJ4i.jpg)
*A flock of Lapwings in the sky. Picture: Florian Glechner.*

![Z62_7178.jpg](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/florian-glechner/23t7DDVBYcaXcsD9Q4A4U1x3iqwvssSS927q5C1yU44vhju68wgnFbf9kaw3nbMrax5sx.jpg)
*A flock of Lapwings in the sky. Picture: Florian Glechner.*

![Z62_7185.jpg](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/florian-glechner/23tS2ckSkJshNZ6ASDX2yjPa31Y2PLSubhrMKUA2ikrFVUeFNXJHK8UpTW6c6y3pRbqqM.jpg)
*A flock of Lapwings in the sky. Picture: Florian Glechner.*

![Z62_7177.jpg](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/florian-glechner/23t7DS1EW9jwPciVZLFmHC2pTkxctBdiyBb8JcVgRZYdqgTXJbFkLefrV7p5y5hmTe5pM.jpg)
*A flock of Lapwings in the sky. Picture: Florian Glechner.*


Feathered Friends SMAP # 238 - A big flock of Lapwings

Hello Feathered Friends Lovers,
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### Welcome to #SMaP Show Me A Photo Contest Round 238

<h5 style="text-align: left" data-align="left">This is the time of the year when the birds pack and leave south. They began the migration in August. Some already left, others are still on the move. I did not have much luck compared to other years, but still got some nice shots. And here comes the new challenge - FLOCK.</h5><p style="text-align: left" data-align="left">My example photo - a squadron of pelicans. The flock was huge and flew above my home.</p>

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<h1 style="text-align: center" data-align="center">ROUND 238</h1><h1 style="text-align: center" data-align="center">SHOW ME A PICTURE OF BIRD</h1><h1 style="text-align: center" data-align="center">FLOCK</h1><h1 style="text-align: center" data-align="center">Now is your turn and let me see your photos of birds, but first read carefully the rules below⬇️</h1>

**_Rules_**

Show me your photo of a bird, following these rules:

*   The photo must be your own.
    
*   Post in the community Feathered Friends
    
*   You may add more photos, but you should state which one is your entry, otherwise the first will be taken into account. Tell us something about your photo/s.
    
*   Your photo must follow the weekly theme.
    
*   Please put the link of your entry in the comment section of the contest post here.
    
*   Put in the title of your post that this is an entry for the contest. (Optional) Use #smap as a tag.
    
*   Last, but not least - have fun!
    

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Feathered Friends - Show Me A Photo Contest Round 238

ASSALAMUALAIKUM EVERYONE 🙂 

 I hope you all are fit and fine so today share a flock 

FEATHERED FRIENDS -SHOW ME A PHOTO CONTEST ROUND 238


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A flock is a group of birds🐦 that stay and move together.
Birds 🐦like pegions, sparrows, ducks, or geese often travel in flocks..
They fly, eat and rest as one big team.
A flocks keep birds safe because they can watch for danger together.



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When Flying, a flock may look like a moving cloud in the sky .
Sometimes a flock lands on trees, fields, or water to find food.
Birds in a flock follow each other and make beautiful patterns while flying.
Seeing a flock is a lovely sight, with many wings moving at the same time like a single shape..


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