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i must be from Thailand then.. and nobody told me..

Wow that is interesting @ Nazis!

i battle with the Afr "gee" as it is...  now you want me to put an S in front of it?

You have enough time to practice until we meet again, Laine.

A load of new pics coming up. Amazing how many birds are about now that Spring's arrived.

I'm still amazed how the city of The Hague manages to be a cosmopolitan city and country living in one. We walked through an area called Clingendael today close to where we live. Imagine having this as your backyard with a White Stork visiting.

Clingendael Country Estate
(This is my pic taken with a small mik'ndruk camera)



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In the far left corner of the pic above is a farmhouse with the visiting White Stork. 



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This is the Park you walk through:



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Stunning Pics! Thanks GP!

i just love that little Robin!!!!

Some of the storks may have a South African connection, WTM. This one is ringed though so may be one of the crazy ones staying over during winter. I have no idea. I suppose a ringed bird also does normal birdie things like migrating.

The Robin is my favourite too, Laine. They aren't the prettiest maybe but make up for it in attitude. They're not scared of humans at all. Duco's dad, if I remember correctly, had one in the garden that would eat from their hands. They have a beautiful song too.

Click on the Blue  button next to Roodborst in this link: http://www.vogelbescherming.nl/nl/vogel … kresultaat

I have to report a very special sighting we had yesterday. Photos of the biome, bird and soundclip, if I can figure out how to post that!, coming later when I have more time.

We went to a different part of the dunes, about 5km South of where we usually go. The entire biome is different there with plantgrowth not found in the Meijendel dunes. Perfect according to Vogelbescherming Nederland for the Common Nightingale (Luscinia megarhynchos, which we found in large numbers!

It's a reasonably common bird, though endangered, if the plantgrowth in the dunes is just right. So chances of seeing it anywhere else in The Hague is rare to none. Rarely seen because it hides and sings from there. Patience always pays off though.

And yes, it does have an incredible song. That's not just legend.