Reedlings and Rails

Winters have their good moments for birding.

Birds are less shy and act slower. When there is ice, they have to leave the safe reed to get their food on open water or from thereed tops. Last week I got the opportunity to photograph some Bearded Reedlings and Water Rails in thereed fieldsnear Vlaardingen (NL). Rail pictures were taken while laying on the ice….

Reedlings and Rails — Bearded Reedling Male – Panurus biarmicus

Baardman 6432 — Bearded Reedling Male -Panurus biarmicus

Baardman 6466 — Bearded Reedling Male – Panurus biarmicus

Baardman 6441 — Bearded Reedling Male – Panurus biarmicus

Baardman 6511 — Bearded Reedling Male – Panurus biarmicus

Baardman 6515 — Female Bearded Reedling – Panurus biarmicus

Ral 6683 — Water Rail – Rallus aquaticus

Ral 6729 — Water Rail – Rallus aquaticus

Ral 6749 — Water Rail – Rallus aquaticus

Ral 6737 — Water Rail – Rallus aquaticus

Rob Belterman

Rob Belterman has been working in Rotterdam Zoo since 1978, and is based in the Netherlands. Retired since 2014. His project activity encompasses the genetics (chromosomes) of birds and mammals, sexing European White Storks for re-introduction in the Netherlands, Bearded Vultures in Austria, and Cinereous Vultures in Mallorca. He coordinates two European Endangered Species Programmes for Red-crowned Cranes and Siberian Cranes. Rob is an enthousiastic bird photographer and always takes his camera with him when travelling.

Rob Belterman

Rob Belterman has been working in Rotterdam Zoo since 1978, and is based in the Netherlands. His project activity encompasses the genetics (chromosomes) of birds and mammals, sexing European White Storks for re-introduction in the Netherlands, Bearded Vultures in Austria, and Cinereous Vultures in Mallorca. He coordinates two European Endangered Species Programmes for Red-crowned Cranes and Siberian Cranes. Rob is an enthousiastic bird photographer and always takes his camera with him when travelling.

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