Goshawks in Tiergarten, Berlin

 

He never shut up! He called and called her, brought two lots of food in and then a few twigs for the nest. She was sat out on the first couple of mornings we were there, but her behavior changed on our last afternoon so we thought she had laid and was now sitting. Lots of noise from inside the nest so obviously mating, he seemed a happy chappy !

What a fantastic few days, wish we were still there to be honest

A few birds from Tiergarten, Berlin

 

Lots of nuthatch around, this one collecting nesting mud

Middle Spotted Woodpecker. We did hear lesser aswell but afraid didn't see

The long-tailed tits were simply beautiful, little balls of white fluff !

Goshawks in Tiergarten, Berlin, Germany

A few short videos from our few days watching goshawks in Tiergarten, Berlin. Sorry, hand held recorder so a bit shaky !

Oh my goodness, it was a fantastic short trip. Highly recommended and so easy to do.

A couple of waxwings, Goole

 

A few years since we have seen a waxwing in the UK so a trip to Goole was on the cards today. There they were at the side of the main road with cars and lorries hurtling past, not bothered at all. Viewing was from the river bank and the parking was very limited. A good, friendly crowd and a playful dog kept us going for a couple of hours.  The waxwings showed the whole time we were there so a very pleasant morning ! 

A few more goshawks from Tiergarten

 

The nest !  Very active and the male did bring in many twigs on our first day. The afternoon on our second day, their behavior changed, not calling as much and the female staying put in the nest even when a tasty morsel of food arrived on a nearby branch. She was well and truly sitting and his job was done !  We timed our visit just perfect x

The first goshawk we saw in Tiergarten. We were more than happy with this view but what was to follow was simply breathtaking. Never had views of goshawk like this before.....simply stunning ! One then has to ask the question.......why are these not in our big parks ????