Das Vogelnest macht mich fertig.

So herzig es ist, ich kann für die seelische Gelassenheit ein Vogelnest beim Hauseingang absolut nicht empfehlen!

Seit sie geschlüpft sind, muss ich sie jedes Mal zählen. Vier sollten es sein. Wir können das Nest aber nur schräg von unten sehen. Meistens sind also nicht alle zu sehen. Was das Zeit kostet, am Fenster zu stehen und Küken zu zählen!

Die Küken waren am Anfang kaum mehr als ein Schnabel mit Flaum dahinter. Inzwischen (eineinhalb, nicht ganz zwei Wochen später) sind sie fast so groß wie ihre Eltern. Da sind Köpfe und Körper hinter den Schnäbeln, die Augen sind offen, und die Flügel haben Federn.

Ich seh heute bis jetzt nur drei. Es kann doch nicht sein, dass eines schon irgendwo unten zwischen den Büschen sitzt? Gerade heute, wo's so nass ist?

#PhoenicurusOchruros #Vogelnest #Rotschwanz #Hausrotschwanz #Rotschwanzerl #BlackRedstart #Birds #urbanwildlife

The babies have hatched! 🥰 🪺

The nest is too high up for us to look inside. We will have to find a way to take a peek somehow.

For two weeks we watched Ms Birdy sit on the nest. She occasionally left for a few minutes, leaving us terribly worried that she might not come back. When it was hot, she had her beak open like a panting dog. We set up a second bird bath closer to the nest, just in case it might help.

Yesterday suddenly a Mr Birdy made an appearance at the nest. And Ms Birdy was nervous and kept standing up and looking down.

Today they are both flying to the nest with things in their mouths. They stand on the edge and put the things into the middle of the nest. Occasionally she sits in the nest like before.

We are totally thrilled and happy and proud and delighted.

#PhoenicurusOchruros #Vogelnest #Rotschwanz #Hausrotschwanz #Rotschwanzerl #BlackRedstart #Birds #urbanwildlife

We have a bird nest at our house! 🥰 🪺

It's in a little alcove next to the front door. We thought they would realize and move, but apparently they don't mind us coming and going. 🤷

They are https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_redstart

https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hausrotschwanz

They are not at all special or endangered. But this family is very special to us. 💚

#PhoenicurusOchruros #Vogelnest #Rotschwanz #Hausrotschwanz #Rotschwanzerl #BlackRedstart #Birds

Un mascle de Cotxa fumada (Phoenicurus ochruros) espera pacientment per caçar algun insecte que se li posi al seu abast... si el pit-roig (Erithacus rubecula) que l'observa a certa distància no el fa fora abans.

https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/150152567

#blackredstart #phoenicurusochruros #inaturalist #natgeo #animals #bird #birds #birdlovers #ocells #birdwatching #birdphotography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #ornithology #birder #photography #nature #naturephotography #biodiversity #natura #olympus

Els mesos d'hivern són els mesos on podem gaudir a les nostres latituds de més exemplars d'aquest bonic ocell. Cotxa fumada (Phoenicurus ochruros)

Observat a Barcelona el 13 de gener.

https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/146483064

#blackredstart #phoenicurusochruros #inaturalist #natgeo #animals #bird #birds #birdlovers #ocells #birdwatching #birdphotography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #ornithology #birder #photography #nature #naturephotography #biodiversity #natura #olympus

I observed something I thought was very cool: Poorly known nightly #animalbehaviour by #birds we think are mainly foraging in the day!

Bird species repeatedly foraging in the light cone of street lamps in late December (beginning of dawn at about 7.30 and sunrise at 8.15) were Black #Redstart at 6:15, #Robin as early as 3:30 and a #Blackbird at 5 o'clock.

#Blackredstart #birding

Malgrat no tenir un plomatge molt acolorit, la cotxa fumada (Phoenicurus ochruros) és un ocell preciós.

Despite not having very colorful plumage, the black redstart (Phoenicurus ochruros) is a beautiful bird.

https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/142688103

#blackredstart #phoenicurusochruros #inaturalist #natgeo #animals #bird #birds #birdlovers #ocells #birdwatching #birdphotography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #ornithology #birder #photography #nature #naturephotography #biodiversity #natura #olympus

Malgrat no tenir un plomatge molt acolorit, la cotxa fumada (Phoenicurus ochruros) és un ocell preciós.

Despite not having very colorful plumage, the black redstart (Phoenicurus ochruros) is a beautiful bird.

https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/142688103

#blackredstart #phoenicurusochruros #inaturalist #natgeo #animals #bird #birds #birdlovers #ocells #birdwatching #birdphotography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #ornithology #birder #photography #nature #naturephotography #biodiversity #natura #olympus

@katebradbury 😁 We had 2 #blackredstart …not #NormalForNorfolk 😊

RT @ShiphayBirder@twitter.com

Three more recent photos of the 'Black Prince' of Hope's Nose, Devon. Superb📷work by M Pound 👏👏👏. Likely that this bird and the more elusive fem/imm have been on site for a week now. @wildlife_devon@twitter.com @DevonBirds@twitter.com #BlackRedstart

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/ShiphayBirder/status/1594027562123988992

RT @ShiphayBirder@twitter.com

Hope's Nose, Devon. 4 Black Redstarts present on the south side beach this afternoon. Seen and photographed by M Pound. I would have loved to have been able to get there and see the spectacle! Largest group for some years there. 👍@DevonBirds@twitter.com @wildlife_devon@twitter.com #BlackRedstart

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/ShiphayBirder/status/1592234138438107136

Birds and arts, birds and arts!🐦

#memebirds #Hausrotschwanz #blackredstart #birdart #bird

RT @AdeLudlamPhoto: Black Redstart (m) on my drive taken from my front door. Between Jan and mid-April 2022 I had the absolute privilege of this bird visiting my front garden daily. I got many photos. Such a handsome little bird!
Nikon D500 Nikon 300mmf4
#blackredstart #BirdTwitter #BirdsSeenIn2022

🐦🔗: https://nitter.eu/Baroness_Nichol/status/1521009117804081153