Mats

Meet our "hero in socks" Mats (smile)

 

Little Owl Nestbox

We've been talking about this bird for al long time.... the little owl (steenuil)

Previous kenderfrau posts here

On Saturday bird ringing Noord-Limburg placed a special nestbox in our tree

Thank you Patrick!

This is supposed to be a marten proof nestbox...

We spotted martens in de back garden several times.

Once I saw two youngsters chasing each other at dusk ☺︎

Just a little pruning by the kenderman to ensure a free flight path.

Immediately small birds like blue tits and coal tits investigated the new nestbox.

Now we just have to wait for a couple of little owls to discover it...

Wissant

It has been 3 weeks already, we visited Wissant 

Stormy and rainy on Saturday...

Sunny on Sunday ☀︎

In the morning we visited the beach in Wissant

 Followed by a very nice afternoon at Cap Blanc-Nez (Blankenesse, Witte Nes)

Near the cliffs it can be dangerous.

There's always the lurking danger of a collapsing cliff wall.

And breeding on a steep chalky water leaking wall isn't without risks either...

Panorama Wissant

A fortnight ago...