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ChrQue

@chrisqhq.bsky.social

Mainly nature photos. Other interests: ornithology, synthesizers, stupid jokes, space, nature, science, techno, not so stupid jokes

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ChrQue @chrisqhq.bsky.social · 22h ago

Black-crowned Night Heron / Nachtreiher (Worms) #birdoftheday #Herons&Egrets #birds #nightheron #reiher #nachtreiher #vögel #herons #birding

A small grey heron, the back darker grey than wings and breast, standing on a plant in a lake. It is partly hidden by plants. The beak is relatively short for a heron and it has reddish eyes.

ChrQue @chrisqhq.bsky.social · 24h ago

Brown argus / Kleiner Sonnenröschen-Bläuling (Biblis) #macromonday #butterly #macro #makro #insects #bugsky #bläuling #schmatterlinge

A small butterfly closed wings, perched on a yellow flower against a blurred green background. The wing has a grey-brown base with a row of bright orange spots near the edge and 3 rows of black spots surrounded by white.

ChrQue @chrisqhq.bsky.social · 2d ago

Northern Shoveler / Löffelente (Biblis) #birdoftheday #sittingonwater #enten #shoveler #birds #vögel #waterfowl #ducks #löffelente

A male nothern shoveler in brown eclipse plumage. The strange, widening beak is clearly visible. The eye is yellow. Some of the wing feathers form a green mirror. The bird is surrounded by slightly rippled water and shows a distorted reflection

ChrQue @chrisqhq.bsky.social · 3d ago

Osprey / Fischadler (Biblis) #birdoftheday #inflight #birds #osprey #vögel #birdphotography #raptors #fischadler

A white raptor with brown stripes on wing, neck and face, hlifing with widespread wings in front of a blue sky.

ChrQue @chrisqhq.bsky.social · 4d ago

Ruff / Kampfläufer (Worms) #birdoftheday #birdnaps #birds #vögel #kampfläufer #ruff #waders #watvögel #limis #sweetdreams

A wader with white underside and brown-black back feathers with white fringes, stands in shallow water and sleeps, its beak tucked into its wing. It is surrounded by brown-green water and blurry vegetation in the foreground

ChrQue @chrisqhq.bsky.social · 6d ago

Eurasian Spoonbills / Löffler (Norderney) #birdoftheday #itsallwhite #birds #spoonbill #vögel #norderney #birding #löffler

Two white birds with long black legs, sitting on a tree. Their long black beaks are horizontally flattened and get broader towards their rounded yellow tips.

ChrQue @chrisqhq.bsky.social · 7d ago

Just above the oyster bank: the oystercatcher bank #birdoftheday #birdsofafeather Oystercatchers / Austernfischer (Norderney) #oystercatcher #austernfischer #waders #vögel #birds #watvögel #norderney #limis

A flock of oystercatchers on a harbour wall overgrown with grass. They have black heads and backs, white breasts and bellies and long orange beaks.

ChrQue @chrisqhq.bsky.social · last wk.

Great Green Bush-cricket / Grünes Heupferd (Lampertheim) #macromonday #makro #macro #insects #heuschrecke #heupferd #locust #bushcricket #insekten

A huge green grasshopper, perched on a leaf. It has long antlers and hind legs, on its back above the wing is a brown stripe. The background is softly blurred.

ChrQue @chrisqhq.bsky.social · last wk.

Common Pheasant / Fasan (Norderney) #birdoftheday #birdsupclose #birds #pheasant #fasan #flamboyantbirds #vögel #birdportrait #birdphotography

A close-up of a male pheasant with bright red face, yellow eye, pale curved beak, and iridescent orange, purple, and white neck feathers. In the back a light blue sky.

ChrQue @chrisqhq.bsky.social · last wk.

Taken only this morning and already my favourite for this month. #BirdOfTheDay #BestOfTheMonth Little Stint and Dunlin / Zwergstrandläufer und Alpenstrandläufer (Biblis) #waders #stints #dunlins #watvögel #vögel #birds #limis

Two small wading birds, standing in shallow water. They have speckled brown-and-white plumage, long thin legs, and slender beaks. One is a bit bigger with more greyish tones in the plumage and a longer beak. One more reddish brown with white breast and short beak.

ChrQue @chrisqhq.bsky.social · 2w ago

Sometime insufficient light causes happy accidents, like this half-blurry gull that flew past me at the Rhine the other day. #birdoftheday #Coastal&River Yellow-legged Gull / Mittelmeermöwe (Biblis) #birds #gulls #movement #blurry #vögel #möwen #motionblur

A young gull captured in flight. While head and most of the body are relatively sharp, the wingtips and the background are blurred. The bird has its wings raised, ut is white-ish with brown speckles around the eye and on wing, belly and tail.

ChrQue @chrisqhq.bsky.social · 2w ago

What’s he doing down there?! Red Squirrel / Eichhörnchen (Alheim) #mammals #wildlife #animals #eichhörnchen #squirrels

A red squirrel, peeking out from behind a tree trunk. Its bushy tail and its head with large dark eyes, and pointed ears are visible, also its left front paw. It seems to look down, inspecting what the photographer is doing. The scene is surrounded by green leaves.

ChrQue @chrisqhq.bsky.social · 2w ago

What’s he doing down there?! Red Squirrel / Eichhörnchen (Alheim) #mammals #wildlife #animals #eichhörnchen #squirrels

A red squirrel, peeking out from behind a tree trunk. Its bushy tail and its head with large dark eyes, and pointed ears are visible, also its left front paw. It seems to look down, inspecting what the photographer is doing. The scene is surrounded by green leaves.

ChrQue @chrisqhq.bsky.social · 2w ago

Spotted Flycatcher / Grauschnäpper (Alheim) #birdoftheday #woodland #birds #songbirds #flycatchers #grauschnäpper #vögel #birdphotography

A small grey songbird with medium grey streaks on the light grey chest and head and a dark grey back, perched on a twig in front of blurred green leaves. The bill is pointy. Bill and feet are, you may have guessed it, grey.

ChrQue @chrisqhq.bsky.social · 2w ago

Black-headed Gull / Lachmöwe (Hamburg) #birdoftheday #ReflectionsAndShadows #gulls #reflection #möwen #vögel #birds #lachmöwe #birdphotography

A black headed gull in winter plumage in white and light grey with black wingtips and red beak, standing on a frozen lake with some water over the ice. This gives the bird a very clear reflection. The bird bows down, as if it checks its image in a mirror.

ChrQue @chrisqhq.bsky.social · 2w ago

Danger zone‼️ Flower Crab Spider vs. Parasite Fly / Veränderliche Krabbenspinne vs. Raupenfliege #macromonday #macro #makro #insects #spiders #krabbenspinne #flies

A purple thistle flower. On the left side a white crab spider with spread arms is waiting for prey, on the right side of the flower a red and black fly is perched.

ChrQue @chrisqhq.bsky.social · 2w ago

Danger zone‼️ Flower Crab Spider vs. Parasite Fly / Veränderliche Krabbenspinne vs. Raupenfliege #macromonday #macro #makro #insects #spiders #krabbenspinne #flies

A purple thistle flower. On the left side a white crab spider with spread arms is waiting for prey, on the right side of the flower a red and black fly is perched.

ChrQue @chrisqhq.bsky.social · 2w ago

Reed Bunting / Rohrammer (Worms) #birdoftheday #ThinPerches #BuntingBirds #birds #vögel #rohrammer #buntings #reeds #songbirds

A small, plump song bird with a black head, a white line around the neck, brown-black streaked back and grey-black streaked front. It is perched on a thin vertical reed, set against blurred green and beige reeds.

ChrQue @chrisqhq.bsky.social · 2w ago

Waiting for the fog to settle #birdoftheday #simple Sandmartin / Uferschwalbe (Biblis) #birds #swallows #sandmartin #uferschwalbe #vögel #schwalben

A brown swallow with white belly and a white stripe around the neck sitting on a metal fence. The background is greyish white.

ChrQue @chrisqhq.bsky.social · 2w ago

European Bee-Eaters / Bienenfresser (Südhessen) #birdoftheday #colourfulCharacters #beeeater #birds #vögel #bienenfresser #bunt #birding

Two colorful birds perched on branches of a leafy tree against a clear blue sky. The birds have vibrant plumage in shades of blue-green, yellow, and reddish-brown, with curved pointy beaks

ChrQue @chrisqhq.bsky.social · 3w ago

Guess who won this staring contest. Not me… #birdoftheday #awesomeowls Little Owl / Steinkauz (Südhessen) #birds #vögel #käuze #steinkauz #littleowl #eulen

A small roundish brown owl with yellow eyes, looking directly into the camera. On its back it has white spots and above the eyes prominent white "eyebrows". It sits on a branch between green and red leaves of an apple tree.

ChrQue @chrisqhq.bsky.social · 3w ago

Blue Tit / Blaumeise (Gerabronn) #birdoftheday #birdinabush #birds #vögel #meisen #bluetits #blaumeise #singvögel #birdphotography

A Blue Tit, perched upright on a thin branch, gripping it firmly with its small, dark feet. The bird has a blue cap, white cheeks, and a yellow breast. The background shows blurred branches of the same bush.

ChrQue @chrisqhq.bsky.social · 3w ago

Most male Goldeneyes I photograph appear to have a blackish head. However, when the winter sun is out and shines from the right direction they get a beautiful green shimmer. Goldeneye / Schellente #birdoftheday #Iridescence #duck #birds #vögel #enten #goldeneye #schellente

A male Goldeneye duck swimming in water, with a green iridescent head featuring a white cheek patch, a yellow eye and a black-and-white body.

ChrQue @chrisqhq.bsky.social · 3w ago

CN Spider CN Spinne Cross Orbweaver / Gartenkreuzspinne (Lampertheim) #macromonday #spiders #macro #makro #spinnen #arachnids #kreuzspinne

A spider in the center of its web, with a warm orange-yellow gradient background. The spider has a pattern of white dots forming a cross on its brown abdomen. The legs are striped.

ChrQue @chrisqhq.bsky.social · 3w ago

Common Wall Lizard / Mauereidechse (Groß-Rohrheim, Germany) #lizards #reptiles #herps #eidechse #nature #wildlife #echsen #reptilien #walllizard

The image shows head, front legs and half of the body of a lizard sun bathing on a reddish sandstone. Its body is elongated with a patterns in shades of brown, green, and cream. The background is softly blurred

ChrQue @chrisqhq.bsky.social · 3w ago

Common Wall Lizard / Mauereidechse (Groß-Rohrheim, Germany) #lizards #reptiles #herps #eidechse #nature #wildlife #echsen #reptilien #walllizard

The image shows head, front legs and half of the body of a lizard sun bathing on a reddish sandstone. Its body is elongated with a patterns in shades of brown, green, and cream. The background is softly blurred

ChrQue @chrisqhq.bsky.social · 3w ago

Redshank / Rotschenkel (Biblis) #birdoftheday #50shadesofgrey #birds #waders #vögel #redshank #limikolen #rotschenkel #watvögel #limis

A grey-brown wader pictured mid-stride. It has a long grey bill and long orange-red legs. In front of the bird, a pebble bank is visible, behind it calm, slightly wavy water

ChrQue @chrisqhq.bsky.social · 4w ago

Grey Heron / Graureiher (Rotenburg an der Fulda) #birds #herons #vögel #heron #graureiher #reiher

Grey Heron, perched on a tree branch. The bird has a long, slender neck, a yellow beak, and a grey plumage with black and white areas on its head and neck. It stands with one leg is standing in front of the other. The bird is surrounded by green foliage.

ChrQue @chrisqhq.bsky.social · 4w ago

Grey Heron / Graureiher (Rotenburg an der Fulda) #birds #herons #vögel #heron #graureiher #reiher

Grey Heron, perched on a tree branch. The bird has a long, slender neck, a yellow beak, and a grey plumage with black and white areas on its head and neck. It stands with one leg is standing in front of the other. The bird is surrounded by green foliage.

ChrQue @chrisqhq.bsky.social · 4w ago

Common Buzzard / Mäusebussard (Lampertheim) #birdoftheday #raptors #birds #buzzard #birdsofprey #mäusebussard #vögel #greifvogel

A brown bird of prey, sitting a on leafless branch on a tree top in front of a pale blue sky. The beak is open, calling.