This is a continuation of the series of posts about our trip to Europe, posted automatically. By this time I will be in Long Point attending the Young Ornithologist Workshop.
This post is a continuation from the last post about our first day in Hortobagy National Park. We took a small boat tour out onto Tisza lake and through little rivers and channels into a heron and cormorant nesting ground.
Around every corner there were herons and egrets. Some of the types we saw was Grey Heron, Black-crowned Night Heron, Squacco Heron, Great Egret, Little Egret, and Purple Heron. Tonnes of all of them!
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Grey Heron |
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Grey Herons |
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Reed Warbler |
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Mallard |
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Mute Swan |
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Mute Swan |
There were also many, many Whiskered Terns which darted around through the air and dove to the water, making themselves extremely difficult to photograph.
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Whiskered Tern |
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Common Cuckoo |
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Eurasian Coot |
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Black-crowned Night Heron |
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Black-crowned Night Heron |
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Black-crowned Night Heron |
When we returned from the three hour boat tour we saw a variety of birds including White Wagtail, Green Woodpecker, Linnet, and Goldfinch.
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White Wagtail |
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Linnet |
Overall it was a very successful and extremely fun day. To see the many different types of herons and egrets in their natural habitat was very special.
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