Sexy Austrian Birds

The area around Neusiedl turned out to be a good spot for birds, especially raptors. Most were a bit far off for pictures, but a few were more cooperative.

Best picture was of this swallow, which I haven’t identified any more specifically: short tail, red throat and possibly brownish upper side…. ?

swallow

Prettiest bird, although not shown to its best advantage here, the European Bee-eater:

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Biggest: white storks! There were several of these, finding goodies in the field:

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On to the raptors, I think this little beauty is a Eurasian hobby:

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And most exciting was this, possibly Eurasian buzzard, which drifted along in front of me and grabbed something just when my camera decided not to focus properly:

buzzard?

buzzard?buzzard?

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