The kingfisher is with its dazzling colors unique in our native animal world. Depending on the sunlight, its plumage shines from blue to turquoise on its back and from orange to rusty brown on its underside.
But contrary to what you might think, its colorful plumage doesn't necessarily make it easier to spot. The The colors of the kingfisher match it perfectly to nature. From above it merges with the water and from below with the branch on which it usually sits. So I was all the happier that I was able to find a kingfisher territory again this summer after a long time.
Tip: By the way, I took the pictures with the camera "Panasonic Lumix DC-GH5SEG-K" (is available here*). The lens was the "Panasonic H-RS100400E9" (is available here*).
Brandenburg - A paradise for kingfishers
Kingfishers breed in slow-flowing or standing waters with an abundance of small fish and perches. Fortunately, Brandenburg has a lot of these. A few weeks ago, I noticed the many potential perches for kingfishers on a river in Brandenburg. The river offers a perfect view of the various perches and in addition many possibilities for camouflage.
So I decided to observe the possible territory a little longer. It took about two hours before my suspicions became reality and a whole kingfisher family came darting around the corner. As if that wasn't lucky enough, only minutes later an osprey swooped into the water right in front of me. His hunting attempt was unsuccessful and unfortunately so was my shot.
But this beautiful place lt let go of me from that point on and I decided to visit the kingfisher several times over the following weeks. A young male kingfisher usually came to my favorite perches.
The The sex and age of a kingfisher can be easily determined from its beak. recognize. In contrast to males, females have an orange-colored lower beak and juvenile birds can be distinguished from adults by the white tip of their beak.
The kingfisher as an indicator for near-natural waters
When I come across a kingfisher, it's a real feeling of happiness. Not only because it is so beautiful, but also because its presence proves that the water body is a good place to live. obviously intact is. A kingfisher needs near-natural waters with a healthy ecosystem in order to find food and breeding sites.
However, the kingfisher does not need an untouched wilderness. It now also feels at home in some near-natural cities such as Berlin. For example in the Berlin Tiergarten a pair of kingfishers settled here.
The kingfisher I filmed has made itself at home in a nature reserve in Brandenburg, where it obviously finds a lot to do. optimal living conditions. In addition to several kingfishers, I was also able to film a flock of sparrows, a robin and a moorhen.
Even a small Nutria family regularly crossed the paths of the kingfishers. Time and again, the mother and her young emerged from the reeds to feed.
In the last few days I have not often seen the kingfisher at its previous perch. It has now changed his hunting tacticsas the fish have now moved to deeper waters and are no longer seen so often. I will certainly be visiting it more often over the course of the year and I'm excited to see what else I get to see.
I hope you like my little movie and you got a good impression of this beautiful place and its animal inhabitants. Otherwise, I am of course happy if you continue to hear from me in the Wildlife Blog be surprised by our native nature.
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