Tag: water
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Cormorant swinging his wings
Cormorants are fascinating birds. They fly like a heron but they can swim and even dive as well to hunt for fish under water. This one is just back from a dive and swinging his wings to get out of a lake.
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Stork getting food for his wife
In spring, storks come back from the South, build a nest and start to breed. While the hen stays in the nest, the cock here is out getting food for her and his soon to hatch chickens.
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Swan ready to attack
Swans are mostly very peaceful animals, but in spring the males become very territorial and try to scare other big water birds out of the lake they consider to be their own. This one just spotted a Canada goose and is rushing straight towards it.