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Still breeding time…

Still breeding time…

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Mark Billiau.


Premium (World), region Antwerp, Belgium

Still breeding time…

Due to the cold, dark and wet spring that we had this year, bird breeding dropped by half compared to normal and bird spotters think that there is generally a delay of about 4 to 5 weeks.
For some wild animals, the breeding season has now just begun.

So happened with this Eurasian Coot.
This bird likes to built its nest of dead reeds near the riparian vegetation on freshwater lakes.

A female lays usually 5 to 10 eggs (sometimes 2 or 3 times per season, in optimal weather conditions, so surely not this year).

Usually only a few young survive because they are frequent prey for birds such as herons and gulls.

Dutch name : Meerkoet
German name : Blässhuhn
Latin name : Fulica atra

Comentarios 30

  • bbbccc 03/10/2015 13:43

    Sehr schön festgehalten, in perfekter Position. Meiner hat sich nicht für mich mit dem Kopf gedreht.
    Vielleicht klappt es das nächste Mal.
    VG
    Hans
  • Nordeifeler 12/07/2013 21:53

    ein ganz tolles Foto Mark,die Schärfe und die Färbung der Ralle,,einfach Spitze...
    ich grüße dich Kai..
  • aline64 05/06/2013 19:14

    une belle prise de cette foulque sur son nid, netteté sur l'oeil top
    amicalement
  • Doro2 05/06/2013 15:00

    Ein schönes Foto in Top-Qualität und eine interessante Beschreibung. Da kann man nur hoffen, dass die Jungen überleben in diesem kalten, nassen Jahr.

    LG Doro
  • Heinz Janovsky 04/06/2013 8:11

    Sehr schön mit der Spiegelung.
    Gruß Heinz
  • Adele D. Oliver 04/06/2013 2:08

    a wonderful sharp capture of this beauty - pretty the white marking (ours here don't have it) .... and indeed interesting how the weather has influenced animal and plant life !!!
    greetings, Adele
  • Vitória Castelo Santos 03/06/2013 23:40

    WONDERFUL*******
  • -Asgard- 03/06/2013 21:59

    Das Blässhuhn hast du sehr gut getroffen....

    LG Asgard
  • Josef Kainz 03/06/2013 20:41

    Eine gut gezeigte Aufnahme
    vg josef
  • Lawson McCulloch 03/06/2013 20:04

    A very nice shot of a bird I like very much Mark.
    best wishes,
    Lawson
  • Vera Shulga 03/06/2013 17:40

    Wonderful shot!
    Very beautiful photo. Well capture of this bird on the nest.
    Interesting text to it.
    Vera
  • Gilbert13 03/06/2013 16:34

    Fantastic the view and my coot is also still sitting on them! Check it out every day and I wonder how much longer it will take. Gilbert
  • Daniela Cognigni 03/06/2013 15:36

    Bella ripresa sia del soggetto,che dell'ambientazione,mi piace molto il riflesso sull'acqua.
    Ciao Mark, buona serata.
  • JURAFR 03/06/2013 13:10

    Ne pas déranger !!!! une jolie pztite famille en perspective , excellente prise de vue
    Roland
  • Claudio Micheli 03/06/2013 13:10

    Bellissima presentazione.
    Ciao