As well as the storks, we’ve come across quite a few big birds in the last few weeks.
Herons occupy the same kind of territory as the storks:
One of the biggest surprises buzzed overhead while we were admiring the storks in their nest — an osprey on its way north:
Also familiar from home were the red kites which make their home in the Donau-Auen National Park just down the river in Austria:
Also in Austria we saw the Hen Harrier, though rather too high for a good picture:
In the town centre, kestrels nest in the pyramid-shaped radio building:
And tussle with crows:
Other flying objects are less of a threat:
I’m not entirely sure what type of falcon these next two are, but they’re pretty. Probably a kestrel:
And probably not:
Slightly less glamorous, but more or less big, on the bridge to Austria we passed a nesting crow at staring level:
And a woodpecker which was faster than my camera: