Been playing around making some music lately, it's a lot of fun! Though I definitely need quite a bit more practice still 😅

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One of the many bullfinches I managed to see and also hear during today's walk. I even heard a female one sing a lovely song, I didn't know they sang too!

#bird #birds #birding #birdsofmastodon #birdwatching #birdphotography #nature #naturephotography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #photography

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Die Elstern keckern heute sehr prominent.


nostr:npub1s987jelcay8laanrx4j67fa3srwwkuxc9uew84ahww2aum09rpes96ewp9 Perhaps! If so, I like it!


nostr:npub18jgl5fy9ahj6hs0anu5u9g4llhsetlg66pdaseezvtkunqkt7ges8hmm9c It is definitely quite stylish!


nostr:npub1pywct484qn34f56g5yl3nhpy6awd0g9esaqcdy8j53vd57f0dkysfz3lpe I don’t train per se. But I don’t have a car and walk or cycle everywhere. Usually when I go to work I cycle a bit more than 12 km in total, namely to and from the train stations in my hometown and the one in the town my company is in. During lunch I also almost always take a walk.


The train was late so I decided to just cycle all the way home. I ended up being home roughly twenty minutes earlier than I would've been if I had waited for the delayed train 😅

#cycle #bicycle #cycling #fahrrad #brompton

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nostr:npub124ggyptgtgr3ws5w2fhhstzemaj9w4sjjj8p8xm8srf772d8crzsalzagy Ich habe den Kiebitz übrigens auf einer Tasse! Habe vor einiger Zeit alle meine Tassen durch Tassen mit Vogelmotiven ersetzt 😅 Also auch bei mir ein wichtiger Teil des Haushalts!


nostr:npub124ggyptgtgr3ws5w2fhhstzemaj9w4sjjj8p8xm8srf772d8crzsalzagy Auch in Österreich Vogel des Jahres geworden?


"What do you want?!"

#bird #birds #birding #birdsofmastodon #birdwatching #birdphotography #nature #naturephotography #wildlife #wildlifephotography

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Finally managed to take a photo of a Great Spotted Woodpecker again! One of my favourites.

#bird #birds #birding #birdsofmastodon #birdwatching #birdphotography #nature #naturephotography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #photography

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nostr:npub1s987jelcay8laanrx4j67fa3srwwkuxc9uew84ahww2aum09rpes96ewp9 What’s a work retreat?


nostr:npub1kvnx9q3834s9c8gu653aysc76c7f4r6fp0k7zpjs2k86xtrx8m4s7eclnh This looks more like a Blue Tit honestly. Still adorable!


Lots of gold- and firecrests around at the moment. Here's a Common Firecrest being cute and tiny, as always!

#bird #birds #birding #birdsofmastodon #birdwatching #birdphotography #nature #naturephotography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #photography

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nostr:npub1gvhxvmauemyxdu530xxzzrxplvnuxl9ugdqdysuhrvmcgzyvuthsalhs2j Bin mir leider nicht ganz sicher. Ich bin von Wespe oder Biene ausgegangen. Kenne mich mit Insekten aber auch nicht so gut aus.


Eurasian Jay caught himself a delicious snack!

#bird #birds #birding #birdsofmastodon #birdwatching #birdphotography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #nature #naturephotography #photography

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nostr:npub124ggyptgtgr3ws5w2fhhstzemaj9w4sjjj8p8xm8srf772d8crzsalzagy "Hallo Wurzel, darf ich mir wohl ein paar Beeren mitnehmen?"


nostr:npub139mtqs0xq559r6hnym4f5nawdk9w8n86sj0cvc9qpzst7na6fjuswg6cf9 Loud little fella!


Goldcrest being tiny. If only they weren't so restless! Then I'd be able to get some decent photos.

#bird #birds #birding #birdsofmastodon #birdwatching #birdphotography #nature #naturephotography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #photography

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Because Piwigo has started to annoy me, I’ve decided to write my own photography site. The URL is still the same (https://beakandlens.com) but it’s now running my own site made using Jekyll instead of Piwigo.

It’s still very much a work-in-progress, but the main functionality, viewing photos, is already there!

And since I always forget to mention it in my posts here, my photos are licensed under CC BY-NC. So go check them out and download them if you wish!

#photography #photos #photo #fotografie #bird #birds #birding #birdphotography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #nature #naturephotography #creativecommons


Because Piwigo has started to annoy me, I’ve decided to write my own photography site. The URL is still the same (https://beakandlens.com) but it’s now running my own site made using Jekyll instead of Piwigo.

It’s still very much a work-in-progress, but the main functionality, viewing photos, is already there!

And since I always forget to mention it in my posts here, my photos are licensed under CC-NC SA. So go check them out and download them if you wish!

#photography #photos #photo #fotografie #bird #birds #birding #birdphotography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #nature #naturephotography #creativecommons


nostr:npub1s987jelcay8laanrx4j67fa3srwwkuxc9uew84ahww2aum09rpes96ewp9 Hey it’s me!


nostr:npub185h7u3vkk6s7ppva4chmpt5qqsas8gawts48sg6grhc99802rrpsep2yww Thank you! Really happy with how it turned out as well :-)


nostr:npub13en08jh4fjs429lqg5tlg25d93mh82xla3pzuay8cxklu456xcgsvt5fxe Quite so! Ours are flycatchers and yours are thrushes. Your robins are more like our blackbirds.


nostr:npub124ggyptgtgr3ws5w2fhhstzemaj9w4sjjj8p8xm8srf772d8crzsalzagy Was für eine Kamera / ein Objektiv hast du eigentlich?


nostr:npub1ck5skyr640d97lvpvmzjx6j4rqcdq0uv25yuvq9xv5prcwla74ls03xl8w What do you mean?


Finally managed to take a robin picture I actually like it! He was kind enough to stay there for a minute so I could take some nice photos :-)

#bird #birds #birding #birdsofmastodon #birdwatching #birdphotography #nature #naturephotography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #photography

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nostr:npub139mtqs0xq559r6hnym4f5nawdk9w8n86sj0cvc9qpzst7na6fjuswg6cf9 I think I talked to someone else about this before, but the robins we have here are actually quite shy unlike their UK counterparts! Sometimes you might be able to get a bit closer to one, but more often than not you can't.

There's even a potential reason for it on Wikipedia:

"Well known to British and Irish gardeners, it is relatively unafraid of people and drawn to human activities involving the digging of soil, in order to look out for earthworms and other food freshly turned up. The robin is considered to be a gardener's friend, and from the traditional association of the red breast with the blood of Christ, the robin would never be harmed. In continental Europe, on the other hand, robins were hunted and killed as were most other small birds, and are therefore more wary"


Robin unsuccessfully trying to hide from me in the undergrowth.

#bird #birds #birding #birdsofmastodon #birdwatching #birdphotography #nature #naturephotography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #photography

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nostr:npub139mtqs0xq559r6hnym4f5nawdk9w8n86sj0cvc9qpzst7na6fjuswg6cf9 nostr:npub193r25vefpddsdcvkeycd7j2u0yf2tdas4a3xfckqfhfcyy2d2wsswpey05 Interestingly enough, I don't really see Kites all that frequently around here. Buzzards I see most frequently, then Kestrels and sometimes the odd Sparrowhawk.


nostr:npub139mtqs0xq559r6hnym4f5nawdk9w8n86sj0cvc9qpzst7na6fjuswg6cf9 nostr:npub193r25vefpddsdcvkeycd7j2u0yf2tdas4a3xfckqfhfcyy2d2wsswpey05 We have at least two in my neighbourhood which lies roughly 2 km from the city center of a city with a population of 330,000!


nostr:npub124ggyptgtgr3ws5w2fhhstzemaj9w4sjjj8p8xm8srf772d8crzsalzagy Buzzards plumage differs so widely, I often have to look twice to make sure it's actually a buzzard and not something else! But I do prefer the brighter morphs like the one in the photo, they look more "special". 😅


nostr:npub1s987jelcay8laanrx4j67fa3srwwkuxc9uew84ahww2aum09rpes96ewp9 Oh yes, you're right, I hadn't even thought of that! I really like Green Woodpeckers, they're so different. Groundpecker!


nostr:npub18jgl5fy9ahj6hs0anu5u9g4llhsetlg66pdaseezvtkunqkt7ges8hmm9c Glad to hear you do! Perhaps terrible was too strong a word, but it's definitely not what I'd call a "good" photo.


nostr:npub1rneq0wxfqqx9q8v6k7xz5093hsmqvwk0w894hle4zksk99hjw93s9g2aek My main problem is the sunlight. I just don't like how it makes it look, way too bright in contrast with everything else.


Terrible photo of a Green Woodpecker just chilling on the grass.

#bird #birds #birding #birdsofmastodon #birdwatching #birdphotography #nature #naturephotography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #photography

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Saw a Common Buzzard with very bright plumage today!

#bird #birds #birding #birdsofmastodon #birdwatching #birdphotography #nature #naturephotography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #photography

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Quite an old photo (summer 2016) but still my favourite photo I've ever taken of the Milky Way. Taken at my parents' house in Bad Oeynhausen, Germany. I haven't been able to take a photo as good as this one since!

This is not a stacked photo but a rather simple long exposure taken with my old Canon 1100D and its kit lens.

#photo #photos #photography #space #stars #milkyway #galaxy #nightsky #foto #fotografie #fotos

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nostr:npub1rneq0wxfqqx9q8v6k7xz5093hsmqvwk0w894hle4zksk99hjw93s9g2aek Waren laut NW wohl um die 2400! Doch deutlich mehr als ich erwartet hätte. Aber irgendwie hab ich das Gefühl, dass das vor einigen Jahren noch mehr waren.


nostr:npub1rneq0wxfqqx9q8v6k7xz5093hsmqvwk0w894hle4zksk99hjw93s9g2aek Euer Rathaus sieht aber auch eher aus wie ein Gefängnis.

Aber 125 Teilnehmer für Gütersloh finde ich jetzt gar nicht mal so wenig. In Bielefeld war ja auch was, aber keine Ahnung wie viele es hier waren.


nostr:npub1pr3x38zd47wlp4g7jshzh3ruu8n0chdvpr2rcyxqzx2qhhxa33eqejnmc4 Wartezimmergeräusche? Also gar keine Geräusche? 😅


nostr:npub1wzt2epgy2lhykv528lew6dzp777ssun6xx979uf30zlhvw45qg9qsjn2xs Looks almost like a Grey Wagtail.


nostr:npub18jgl5fy9ahj6hs0anu5u9g4llhsetlg66pdaseezvtkunqkt7ges8hmm9c And I will miss them dearly!


Another photo of the Black Stork. This angle makes the sheen of his feathers visible!

#bird #birds #birding #birdsofmastodon #birdwatching #birdphotography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #nature #naturephotography #photography

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We got the certificate for participating in this year's bird race today! We're nowhere near the top but it was a lot of fun anyway :-)

#bird #birds #birding #birdwatching #birdsofmastodon

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I just love Common Moorhens, their beaks are so colourful and unique! They tend to be pretty shy around here, but this one allowed me to take some photos of it whilst it was chilling on some grass.

They were a candidate for the German Bird of the Year 2023, but they, unfortunately, lost against the Whinchat.

#bird #birds #birding #birdsofmastodon #birdwatching #birdphotography #nature #naturephotography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #photography

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nostr:npub124ggyptgtgr3ws5w2fhhstzemaj9w4sjjj8p8xm8srf772d8crzsalzagy Den Rest meiner Familie scheint das Wetter sehr gut zu gefallen. "Endlich mal wieder warm! Und nicht so kalt mit 23°C und Regen".

Außer meinem Vater, der hasst es genau so wie ich auch 😅


nostr:npub124ggyptgtgr3ws5w2fhhstzemaj9w4sjjj8p8xm8srf772d8crzsalzagy Bei uns ist es seit Ende letzter Woche quasi jeden Tag 30°C. Wird auch wohl noch bis einschließlich Montag so bleiben. Die Herbsttemperaturen können mir gar nicht schnell genug kommen


nostr:npub1s987jelcay8laanrx4j67fa3srwwkuxc9uew84ahww2aum09rpes96ewp9 What lens and camera do you use for these btw?


nostr:npub1adrggexx8qha42xjtn4uqanre9pancjdqaajkjqhm09x3dyx42gsspue89 Ich wohne quasi direkt am Stauteich II und fand es ein wenig erschreckend wie es da auf einmal aussah und hab daher da einmal nachgefragt. Als es letzten Herbst mit der Entschlammung losging war da einiges los am Teich.

Deine Erklärung aber ergibt Sinn und das Rückhaltebecken scheint auch seine Aufgabe zu erfüllen. Als es hier letzten Monat so viel geregnet hat war der Stauteich II tatsächlich eine kurze Zeit lang aufgrund der großen Regenmenge wieder ein Stauteich statt eines Regenrückhaltebeckens.


Einer der Stauteiche neben meiner Wohnung wurde entschlammt und das Wasser wurde abgelassen, sodass nun nur noch der Fluss (die Lutter) durchfließt und es gar kein Teich mehr ist.

Ich wollte wissen, was gemacht wurde, um die Tierwelt dort zu schützen. Die waren da nämlich wochenlang mit schwerem Gerät am Arbeiten — im und neben dem Teich. Und es gibt dort immer einige Vögel zu sehen.

Antwort vom Umweltamt als Bildanhang. Verstehe ich irgendwie nicht so ganz. Es wurde  einiges durchgeführt aber ein Gutachten war dafür nicht nötig? Das Gutachten wird erst später benötigt?

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Herons look goofy from basically every but one angle.

#bird #birds #birding #birdsofmastodon #birdphotography #birdwatching #naturephotography #nature #wildlife #wildlifephotography #photography

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nostr:npub1cynys0n7t547unk65tvvl5h2u937yulp5yfg7mdhj5wvd63c7zfqzaxkzr Thank you for telling me the species :-)


A very colourful caterpillar I saw the other day. Really beautiful 🙂

#nature #naturephotography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #photography #photo #insects #insectphotography #fotografie

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nostr:npub139mtqs0xq559r6hnym4f5nawdk9w8n86sj0cvc9qpzst7na6fjuswg6cf9 They're great, little upside-down birds!


It's been a while since I wrote my introduction and since I've gotten a lot of new followers in the past few days and weeks, I've decided to re-write my old #introduction to reflect what I mainly do with my account now.

My name is Marvin, I currently live in Bielefeld and I earn my money as a sysadmin at a small company in Halle (Westf.)

I have a lot of hobbies, but my main hobby is, and has for a couple of years, been #photography and, more recently, birding.

I have begun mainly doing #birdphotography, #wildlifephotography and sometimes also #landscape, #macro or just other random stuff. I generally post at least one #bird #photo per day on my account and sometimes other photographs I've taken that I think are worth sharing.

I am also a great fan of the #Fediverse and have started my own #PeerTube and #Mastodon  instances (birdtu.be and birds.town respectively).

tl;dr You'll find mostly birds on my account, sometimes other wildlife, insects or other general photography and also random musings from time to time as well.