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The Storks and the Moon.
Rivas-Vaciamadrid, Madrid (Spain).
PRSE de Madrid.

Great crested grebe in a bucolic setting.

Female mallard flapping its wings on a lake.

Common moorhen and serenity.
The common gallinule, or common moorhen, is one of the most common birds of European rivers and lakes. For most of the day, they stand on the shore, hidden among the vegetation or walking through it in search of stems of aquatic plants, grass shoots, or invertebrates, and only early in the morning or at dusk it is possible to see them in open waters. That is why we can rarely observe their striking and colorful legs, which have very long fingers, very useful to move over the framework of reeds and branches that partially cover the waterfronts.

The coot is a nice and easily observable species in the habitats it occupies, but almost always it is seen swimming on calm lakes and rivers. Which makes little people know about its beautiful and colorful legs, which are only observable when out of water, mostly well hidden among the reeds.
The coot is a nice and easily observable species in the habitats it occupies, but almost always it is seen swimming on calm lakes and rivers. Which makes little people know about its beautiful and colorful legs, which are only observable when out of water, mostly well hidden among the reeds.

Common coot feeding their chicks with some seaweed collected from the bottom of the lake. The breeding season of these Gruiformes begins at the end of winter / early spring.
Common coot feeding their chicks with some seaweed collected from the bottom of the lake. The breeding season of these Gruiformes begins at the end of winter / early spring.

Loving Spring. Pair of mating Lesser Kestrels.

The Lesser Kestrel (Falco naumanni) is a small falcon that breeds in colonies located in places such as hollow rocks, overhangs on cliffs, or, cause they are so famous here in Spain, in roofs of old abandoned buildings. There, they have found a discreet place to nest and give birth to their offspring, as their adult plumage mimics perfectly with the earthy tones of the old ceramic tiles. In fact, during this photo session I found it difficult to locate them with the naked eye, using binoculars or viewing through the telephoto lens.

Lesser Kestrels are spread throughout the Mediterranean Sea and across South Asia. And they spend winters in sub-Saharan Africa. 100,000 pairs were in Spain in the late nineteenth century, and they went to only about 5,000 in the twentieth century, so the species was declared at risk of extinction. Today, thanks to the protective measures taken, these little kestrels have improved their populations in Spain.

Common krestel (male).
When hunting, the kestrel flies staying hovering, almost motionless, hoping to spot a prey. That is called "cerner" in Spanish, and that is why the Spanish common name of this bird of prey is "cernícalo".

The Storks and the Moon.
Rivas-Vaciamadrid, Madrid (Spain).
PRSE de Madrid.

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