Tree Pipit
One don’t see much birds in the vast and desolate swamps of ‘Hohes Venn’, the greatest and oldest National Park of Belgium and the most unique nature biotope in the land.
I only spotted this small Tree Pipit far away in the swamp. A 850mm lens was absolutely necessary to shoot the bird (500 mm + 1,7x extender).
It’s a long-distance migratory songbird wintering in Africa and southern Asia.
Dutch name : Boompieper
German name : Baumpieper
Latin name : Anthus trivialis
Gunther Hasler 27/08/2011 13:13
Hallo Mark, sehr hübsch hast den kleinen Baumpieper erwischt!Und dabei habe ich festgestellt, dass Du auch nicht gerade mit leichtem Gepäck unterwegs bist! :-)
Gruß, Gunther
Deryck 27/08/2011 7:56
Mark, you did brilliantly with your long lens to capture this little bird. Excellent shot. A relative of this bird is also found here, called the African PipitDeryck
Gaby Falkenberg 26/08/2011 11:35
Richtig gut den kleinen Vogel beim "Trällern" festgehalten.LG.Gaby
Miguel SR flowers 26/08/2011 10:50
Very good, congratsAngelika Ritter 26/08/2011 7:14
well captured.love it.
lg angie
† Ushie Farkas 25/08/2011 0:30
BRULLIANT!!! Gruß Ushiede ceulaer 24/08/2011 23:32
wonderful pic with your big zoom !br
Adele D. Oliver 24/08/2011 22:20
Fantastic how you captured him with such sharp details from this distance - fine work, great crop and just lovely this little guy against the pale blue sky !!greetings, Adele
Vera M. Shulga 24/08/2011 21:38
Well catch of this rare bird. It is not easy..Very nice image.
willy ombret 24/08/2011 20:09
excellente prise de vuetrès beau cadrage
willy ombret
Lawson McCulloch 24/08/2011 20:03
I love it Mark, this is my type of shot.best wishes from Lawson
Angelika El. 24/08/2011 19:55
Oh, den hast aber wieder einmal ganz wunderbar erwischt und so schön aufgenommen! Er verwöhnte Dich wohl gerade mit seinem Gesang!
LG!
Angelika
Andrea Sagawe 24/08/2011 18:24
BEAUTIFUL and excellent shot of this little beautyandrea
Light Princess 24/08/2011 17:41
Wow - thats amazing - nice shot.Lynn
Vitória Castelo Santos 24/08/2011 16:50
Wonderful birdpicture.regards
Vitoria