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monicapelger.bsky.social
@monicapelger.bsky.social
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Based in 🇳🇱🇪🇺. I love cats (big and small), nature and wildlife, books (fiction and non-fiction), politics, history, photography (Nikon P950). Favourite series: Vera, The West Wing.
All pictures are mine, unless I state otherwise.
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Common tern 🪶
Visdief
February 15, 2026 at 6:33 AM
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Courtship of the great crested grebe. 🪶
February 15, 2026 at 6:32 AM
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Grey heron 🪶
February 15, 2026 at 6:31 AM
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Starlings 🪶
Spreeuw
February 15, 2026 at 6:29 AM
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Sedge warbler 🪶
Rietzanger
February 15, 2026 at 6:23 AM
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Mute Swan Cygnet 🪶
February 15, 2026 at 6:22 AM
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Meadow pipit taking a stroll 🪶
Graspieper
February 15, 2026 at 6:21 AM
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Common Whitethroat 🪶
Grasmus
February 15, 2026 at 6:20 AM
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Male great spotted woodpecker 🪶
GBS
February 15, 2026 at 6:15 AM
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Blue jay (Cyanocitta cristata). Photo © Enrique Shore
#bird #birds #nature #birding #birdphotography
February 14, 2026 at 12:51 PM
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Oh okay then, one picture for Valentine.
The roaming horses of heath and forests.
February 14, 2026 at 2:49 PM
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For #SmallBirdSaturday the king of winter, or in this case: king of the castle.
Eurasian Wren
Winterkoninkje 🪶
February 14, 2026 at 2:43 PM
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Skylark 🪶
Veldleeuwerik
February 14, 2026 at 2:38 PM
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Redpoll 🪶
Barmsijs
February 14, 2026 at 2:19 PM
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Bluethroat 🪶
February 14, 2026 at 2:16 PM
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Long-tailed tit 🪶
Staartmees
February 14, 2026 at 2:15 PM
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She was being so brave to try and fly unto the balcony. But every time, right before touch down, she did a go-around. Poor little thing.
Chaffinch 🪶
February 14, 2026 at 11:21 AM
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Mr and Mrs Great Spotted Woodpecker are back in town. 🪶
February 14, 2026 at 11:17 AM
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The Jay siblings are squabbling as much as the hawfinches. But I thought this would be a nice one for Alan’s #Portrait #BirdOfTheDay 🪶
February 14, 2026 at 11:14 AM
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Looks like the hawfinches aren’t in a Valentine mood. Yet. 🪶
February 14, 2026 at 11:11 AM
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Good morning. Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Portrait , a portrait capture of any bird. The alt theme is #BirdsBeingBirds , birds doing what you would expect them to. Good luck. #birds #photography #EastCoastKin
A close-up portrait of a Great Cormorant shows its long, dark neck and sleek black plumage against a clear blue sky. The bird faces slightly upward in profile, revealing a pale hooked bill and bright yellow patch at the base of its beak. Sunlight highlights the texture of its feathers and the vivid green eye, giving the bird an alert, watchful expression.
February 14, 2026 at 6:35 AM
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I tend to end up with very similar compositions when photographing treecreepers, so here’s one with a literal twist added 😏🪶
#土アップ 本日は思い切り首を捻ってるキバシリです。ワタシの首は絶対こんなふうにはならない😅
#nature #photography #animals #wildlife #EurasianTreecreeper #キバシリ #birds #野鳥
A Eurasian Treecreeper clinging vertically to a tree trunk, twisting its body and neck sharply while probing into a crevice in the bark with its slender, curved bill. The background is a clear blue sky. 幹に垂直にとまり、体と首を大きく捻りながら、細く湾曲したくちばしを樹皮の割れ目に差し込むキバシリ。背景は青空。
February 14, 2026 at 8:09 AM
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To everyone who has that someone special. Give them a hug and tell them you love them today. Those who have lost your loved ones. Remember all those special times. Happy Valentine’s Day. Here’s a true symbol of love and commitment. All info in alt. #birds #BirdOfTheDay #Portrait #EastCoastKin
A black&white composition of a Mute Swan. A heart shape can be seen in the outline of neck and reflection. Swans symbolize grace, loyalty, and lifelong partnership, often mating for life and displaying strong devotion to their partners. They are deeply linked to romantic ideals in both European folklore and modern wedding traditions.
February 14, 2026 at 9:42 AM
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Juvenile bluethroat 🪶
February 13, 2026 at 7:44 AM
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Great crested grebes are very good at diving for food as well. This is a parent with a humbug. 🪶
Fuut
February 13, 2026 at 7:40 AM