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Mark Billiau.


Premium (World), region Antwerp, Belgium

The Birds !

This might look as a scene out of the world famous Hitchcock movie ‘The Birds’, but in reality this is going on right now.

In the nature reserve ‘Molsbroek’ at Lokeren (Belgium), a large colony of about (estimated) 2000 Black-headed Gulls is breeding in the reedbeds and on tiny islands in the lake. This is a noisy species, constantly quarreling and fighting to defend the nesting place.

Dutch name : Kokmeeuw
German name : Lachmöwe
Latin name : Chroicocephalus ridibundus (previous Larus ridibundus)

Comentarios 30

  • s. sabine krause 16/11/2011 9:53

    in fact, we are living "THE BIRDS" every day in downtown hamburg these days!!! i was hit by a piece of sausage the other day, that dropped down from the sky – a gull had lost it on one of its air raids – and the x-mas markets haven't even opened yet… at least ours are not wearing their notorious brown face masks anymore – apparently, the german "vermummungs-verbot" goes not only for protesting humans but for gulls, too! ; )))))) greetings, sabine.
  • Saska S. 02/05/2009 20:30

    Huh, very crowded place :-) Nice capture.
    Regards Saska
  • Gisèle W. 20/04/2009 12:14

    Fantastisch om daar te gaan wandelen en fotograferen !!
    Prachtige foto !!
    Gisèle
  • WGL 19/04/2009 2:37

    Very nice.
    WGL
  • Henry H 18/04/2009 11:49

    This ist a very special view into a piece of lovely natur.
    Greetings Henry
  • Jan Rillich 18/04/2009 8:26

    a fantastic place!
  • Luc Grollie 18/04/2009 8:06

    nice framing using the tree !!!!
    seems to be birds' paradise.....
    greetz,
  • Astrid Buschmann 18/04/2009 7:56

    Es ist herrlich, die Stimmung am Wasser mit den vielen Vögeln zu sehen und zu erleben, das bild bringt diese Stimmung sehr gut zur Geltung. Ich mag das sehr.
    LG Astrid
  • Günter Nau 16/04/2009 17:15

    Ich denke, da muß man in der Nähe der Küste leben, um so etwas zu sehen. Grandios generell, das Bild und die Fotoqualität.
    LG Günter
  • Heidi Bollich 15/04/2009 12:19

    Es sieht aus wie ein Paradies für verschiedene Arten von Vögel. Eine wunderbare Aufnahme der Natur!
    LG Heidi
  • Marlies W. 15/04/2009 10:12

    Ein wunderschönes Bild, genial dieses Paradies!!
    Deine Anmerkung ist super dazu!!
    GLG Marlies
  • Mauro Stradotto 14/04/2009 23:56

    Bellissimo scatto, sembra quasi una favola!!!!!!!!!!
    Complimenti, ciao
    Mauro
  • adriano j faria 14/04/2009 23:32

    Realy a good composition!!!
    its not easy to catch our atention to the birds with all that green......you do it very well!!!
    great shot Mark!!

    all the best!!
    Adriano.
  • BRYAN CRUTE 14/04/2009 23:01

    Looks as if you found a great nesting site.
    Great scenery

    Regards
    Bryan
  • Pascal Viyer 14/04/2009 22:54

    perfect scenery
    amitié
    p^v