Alphabetical list

The scenario with black-winged kites is always the same. The bird is quite easy to photograph, but in the position in which it freezes in the air looking for prey. Well, maybe the distance could have been smaller but also this time the black-winged kite appeared in front of the lens. It would freeze above rice fields a little before the sunset and that’s how the pictures presented here were taken. Black-winged kites are relatively small predators of the Accipitridae family. They have a wingspan of up to 80 cm and their weight reaches 240 grams.

So far I managed to photograph four species of lapwings during my travels - in Poland, in Australia, in Thailand and in Argentina. Whereas, only one trip to South Africa was enough for watching  and taking pictures of the blacksmith lapwing, the black-winged lapwing and the wattled lapwing, three new species of lapwings. It is a pity that not all pictures are good. Only the blacksmith lapwing was not skittish and I was able to take enough photos for a full, interesting gallery.

A few, unfortunately documentary pictures, initiated a new gallery of the black-winged patincole on my website. I hope that these pictures will help Artur in the final identification of this bird. Artur congratulations on the observation. Unfortunately, the bird was always quite far, the temperature was nearly 40C and I failed to take better photos. All pictures were taken with a  600 mm lens with converter 2X and still  a substantial   crop was necessary. The photos of the flying bird were taken with a manual focus.

The photographs of Black-winged Stilt created in Malta (04/2015) are not as good as those created in Australia and New Zealand, due to the distance that separated us. Nevertheless, they initiated a gallery of this species on my website.
Last minute news – 07/2015
While waiting for the  baillon’s crake I managed to take several pictures  of the black-winged stilt. Unfortunately, it was a bit too far, but as it is not a common spices in the Netherlands, I added a few pictures.

The only shot taken during a trip around Ushuaia. Fortunately focused well. For me it is an important photo, because it is the fourth species of oystercatcher on my site.

So far I managed to photograph four species of lapwings during my travels - in Poland, in Australia, in Thailand and in Argentina. Whereas, only one trip to South Africa was enough for watching  and taking pictures of the blacksmith lapwing, the black-winged lapwing and the wattled lapwing, three new species of lapwings. It is a pity that not all pictures are good. Only the blacksmith lapwing was not skittish and I was able to take enough photos for a full, interesting gallery.

This species was also photographed near the Iguazu waterfall. The place was interesting and amazing, because in a small space, in a small time interval, it was possible to photograph toucans and several species of woodpeckers. Among others also a yellow-backed woodpecker. The weight of this woodpecker is about 150 grams, and the wingspan is 30 cm.