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Eurasian Spoonbill (Platalea leucorodia) Two weeks ago we camped on the island of Texel. Texel hosts the largest and oldest colony of spoonbills in the Netherlands. We spotted this one in a ditch near De Petten, which is part of the Dunes of Texel National Park. Foraging
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Horse Chestnut, February 8, 2011 Horse Chestnut, April 5, 2011 Slowly but surely, my tree is coming alive. [...] I just had to take a photo of my tree on the first day of Spring. The building behind the tree is being converted to a hotel. The tree hosts an hotel of its own. This is an insect hotel. [...] De Schorren, Texel. One of the richest bird areas of Texel is the salt marsh area de Schorren. It is a flood refuge for many wading birds. Oystercatcher, Bar-tailed Godwit, Eurasian Curlew, Red Knot, Common Redshank, Dunlin, Grey plover, Great Ringed Plover, Greenshank, Spotted Redshank, Pied Avocet, Eurasian Wigeon, Great Cormorant, [...]  |
        
    
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