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Wednesday, 21 December 2011



I took these photos in Danube Delta in July. Unfortunately, due to camera problems I had there,they are not very good, and what is more I'm not sure what are the English names of  these birds. Could anyone help?
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19 comments:

holdingmoments said...

I like these Joo.

I think the first might be a Cattle Egret, although the beak looks the wrong colour, so I'm not too sure.
I'm pretty sure the other two are Night Heron.

TexWisGirl said...

i would have guessed night heron, but not sure. :)

Lowell said...

Sorry, Joo, these birds are unfamiliar to me.

But, in spite of your camera problems, the photos came out quite well. I can see you had a lot of light shining on the delta to contend with but you did a great job 'cause we can see detail on the birds!

Unknown said...

All are lovely! The bottom shot deserves being enlarged for a better view of the pretty bird.

Rambling Woods said...

I was thinking a heron on the first one and some kind of kingfisher on the others....sorry I can't be of more help...

Hilke Breder said...

The first photo, that's an odd bird. An egret of some sort? A crake? The other two photos show a night heron. Can you find out what the Latin names are for these birds. I could easily translate those into English. On the other hand, you could post the photo on the ID Forum of birdforum.net. You have to register, but it's free. Good luck.

eileeninmd said...

It does look like a Night heron to me too.Great bird and sighting.

Giga said...

Ostatnie dwa zdjęcia powiększone wyglądają wspaniale.Na ptaki lubię i to bardzo patrzeć, ale na pewno nie rozpoznam wielu, tak jak i Twoich
:-(.
Życzę pogodnych, spokojnych i białych Świąt. Pozdrawiam

mick said...

Nice photos. I especially like the first one.

Larry said...

Hi Joo. The last two are Night Herons for sure and that first one looks like some kind of heron also. Maybe a juvenile? Maybe a Cattle Egret?

Springman said...

Wonderful to be out there seeing these great sights isn't it? Happy Holidays to a great team, Joo and Piotr!

Stewart M said...

Hi there - I agree with Holding Moments about the birds.

Hope you have a good Christmas - warm and thunder-storms here on the day. What will it be like for you?

Stewart M - Melbourne

Bob Bushell said...

My guess is Night Heron, which is tremendous. Well caught Joo.

Karen @ Pieces of Contentment said...

I like the first one, the Delta looks like an interesting place.

Reena said...

Not sure ... maybe an egret ... but not matter. Great to be out there and capturing the moments! Happy Holidays!

Kim, USA said...

Looks very light because he can stay on that tiny stick. Don't know bird names too. Merry Christmas!

SWF

Pat said...

I like his choice of perch. A lovely bird!

Wasserfrau said...

Merry Christmas and A Happy New Year to you ~ I always enjoy your pictures-:)
Elfe

Tina´s PicStory said...

wonderful shots! have a great weekend ♥