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Hi Aafke,

A BLACKstork?  I see a white stork.


Greetings
Annette

 :happy:  I Love it, Aafke!  I really enjoy images where people take the time to decorate the bird feeders - the birds don't care, but we do  :happy:  So Festive! 

I asked google to translate the page and this is what I got...

"Disabled pair of white storks in the animal rescue station Makov 8 years. Both are permanently damaged wing can not fly and stay in the emergency station.
By last year, has successfully bred 14 pups, who, without parents flew to Africa.
Year have 5 eggs, first bring in April 5."

I guess they're permanent residents

From the home page...

"Welcome to Animal Rescue Station Makov.

Every year in the hands of people receive a large number of wounded, sick, exhausted, or otherwise disabled wild animals.  To assist these animals was built in 1993, Rescue Station Animal Makov."

Google translator is my friend!  I did go through the site looking for other animals, but I wasn't able to find a list.  I get the impression the cam is the nest cam during breeding season.  We'll have to keep an eye on it in the spring!

 - Blackbird at the feeder

 - one sparrow

 - lots of sparrows

 :scaredblue: :scaredblue: :scaredblue: :scaredblue: Guess he was full!

So those are Greenfinches!  I was watching the Loch of the Lowes cam the other day and a bunch of these were on the feeder.  I kept thinking they were Goldfinches, but they were too big.  Then I remembered I was watching a cam in Scotland...silly me!

A Coal Tit, very cool, I never saw one before. He has some white on his backhead.
Greetings Aafke

Aafke,we would be soooooo thrilled to see some Greenfinches back at our feeders. At one time, they nearly kept shyer birds away, but there has been quite a crash recently - and I think the same is also true with Chaffinches. So the sight of either would be sheer joy.

Surprised you had never seen Coal Tits... another frequent feeder here. Sweet little fellow. In fact, Ireland has its own sub-species... tho how they work that out, I do not know.

 :wave: Aafke thanks for all the pics! :flash: I wasn't able to view the video. :(

Thanks Bobbie, no I never saw a Coal Tit, so cool that you have them !! I looked in my Dutch bird book and we have them too, but not in my neighborhood. Are you in a city too? Maybe that makes the different?
greetings Aafke

Today I saw these White Storks, one of them catched a prey and I heard a lot of scary peeps.
greetings Aafke

I can't view this cam, I tried. It's wants a Codec for WMP and I can't find it. Yes...me can't find something. Pffft!

Donna, I was sure you could find it, (the queen of computers) you have to download something on that site, it was pretty easy and woops there it was. It was in English!
greetings Aafke

It would have bit my butt if you didn't tell me...your right.."Whoops, there it is". Thanks Aafke....now it works but I'm too late..it's dark. LOL

 :hello: Nice pics Aafke!  :flash: :thumbsup:

Thanks Bobbie, no I never saw a Coal Tit, so cool that you have them !! I looked in my Dutch bird book and we have them too, but not in my neighborhood. Are you in a city too? Maybe that makes the different?
greetings Aafke
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We live in  the countryside, Aafke, so Coal Tits are pretty common here. When we lived in the city, tho, I can't remember having seen one. Maybe in city parks? Delightful little fellows.

Some more birds at feeder

Nice pictures Donna!!!!
I just saw and heard the White Storks saying  "Hello" to each other.
greetings Aafke

And look at this beautiful nuthatch!!!

 :wave: Thanks Aafke! The storks are cool!  ;D

Thanks for sharing Aafke!  :thumbsup: