Frog

 Today A frog is swimming circles in the pond.

Mostly there are no living creatures in it. Last week I noticed him too...maybe he wants to swim his daily exercises.

woodpecker feather

Yesterday a young woodpecker sat in my Narnia-lamp, seeing if there was a little something for him to eat.

I noticed he lost a feather from his left wing. It took it and brought it to the 'Lost&Found'

Maybe he wants it back.

Wagtail

Sometimes a wagtail comes here to have a bath when it is very warm...

He is very funny ...wagging his tail all the time.

European Goldfinch

 In my garden a rare bird. The European Goldfinch,(Carduelis carduelis), Putter of Distelvink,

I don't see him very much, but when I see him, my heart jumps up!

Though its a very unsharp photo I don't mind so much.. he's eating the seeds of the beautiful blue wild cornflower. 

I sowed the seeds a few years ago in my garden and they do really good! He seems to love them too!

White Admiral

A few days ago, when it was very warm, I saw this stunning butterfly in my garden.

I had never seen it before in my garden, and did not know the name.

It is the White Admiral, Limenitis camilla, IJsvogelvlinder.

Such a beauty!

Blue Jay young

 The blue Jay young are not afraid at all.

This one came so close to my camera, about 2 meters. He had noticed the flying ants who were ready to take a flight. The Jay had a lovely nice snack as you can see.

Butterflies

Meadow brown, Maniola Jurtina, Bruin Zandoogje

Lyaena Phlaeas, Small Copper, Kleine vuurvlinder

Meadow brown, Maniola Jurtina, Bruin Zandoogje

Meadow brown, Maniola Jurtina, Bruin Zandoogje

Meadow brown, Maniola Jurtina, Bruin Zandoogje

Polygonia C-album, Gehakkelde Aurelia, Comma butterfly

Lyaena Phlaeas, Small Copper, Kleine vuurvlinder

Lyaena Phlaeas, Small Copper, Kleine vuurvlinder

 Beautiful butterflies in a garden nearby. 

Lots of different species. lovely to be around...

Young Eurasian Jay

 Again the jays came along.

At first thought I wanted to chase them away, but then stopped when I noticed they wanted to drink and have a bath.

So I let them and took advantage of the opportunity to make some great pics!

Eurasian Jay

 Yesterday and today I noticed at least 4 Eurasian Jays (Garrulus glandarius) flying around in my garden.

Maybe one is the parent, but did n't find out yet. The young are quite clumsy and that makes it that I do like them a bit. Normally I don't like jays very much as they are known for eating eggs out of nests and even young birds. So I don't like that at all. 

These ones I tolerate a bit because they are so clumsy and they have a kind of funny looks when they tried to bathe in the birdbath.

Anyway I think after a while they go to the woods where they fit better.

Oil painting birds nest

 A while ago, I got an abandoned bird nest of a robin.

The robins had made a nest in my sisters garage,

There were 3 beautiful eggs in the nest, but the birds did not come back. Something terrible might have happened to the birds...and I felt very sad about it.

When definitely sure, that the birds did not come back, I got the nest and planned to paint it...It was made so perfect and beautiful, so stunning beautiful.

Tried to paint it recently.