Good Friday morning. Bob walks with me to the end of the village. The old widow in the whitewashed cottage isn't up yet. Nor for that matter is anyone else. Not a car, tractor or van to be seen. There are however blackbirds to be chased and frogs to be barked at.
Down by the old Roman road the black shouldered kite is skimming low over the fields . As big as an eagle but as agile as a falcon. Enormous white wings with black flashes on the ends. His mate is there. I've never seen her before. One of only 28 breeding pairs in France. Could there be any more beautiful, or optimistic, sight ?
Only 28 breeding pair, you're lucky. We hope they successfully raise a family.
ReplyDeleteXXXOOO Bella & Roxy
I suppose it is a male Circus cyaneus in German Kornweihe in English marsh hawk or hen harrier.
ReplyDeleteGreetings from Germany
In German it's a Gleitaar.
DeleteThank you, I didn't know that species. I looked it up in the German Wiki and there it is called a "seltener Irrgast" (seldom vagrant). Lucky you to have seen one, I wish I had!
DeleteHappy Easter from Aschaffenburg!
Saw the Upupa how comes every year... so beautiful!!! Happy Easter in your idillic village - Ischia is filling up with tourists and VIA CRUCIS aficanados! Susanne, Daisy, Kiri and Dandylion
ReplyDeleteI feel that way when the sand cranes fly over.
ReplyDeleteA rare sight, but an amazing one.
xo
What moments of beauty and tranquility you experienced and share here.
ReplyDeleteLife is good, isn't it.
ReplyDeleteI wake up before anyone else around here too - I hope no one else catches on to the serenity of the early morning. . .
ReplyDeleteWhat a wonderful sighting of a rare bird for you....hope you get a photo for prosperity next time.
ReplyDeleteOne of only 28 breeding pairs?! Wow! You are very lucky!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful pics M'Ongoose.
ReplyDeleteStunning day!
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