Les oiseaux du Sud

What a week it’s been for birds. First there was a rouge-queue noir in the garden of our AirB&B. Then I went to the Camargue and saw some amazing birds.

I am in love with this heron pourpre

They said all nine European herons were on site and I saw six of them – including the odd-looking Squacco heron, a bird with a mullet.

A Squacco heron

I also saw a couple of bee-eaters – what a gorgeous bird that is (no pics I’m afraid) – a glossy ibis, a black-winged stilt and a pair of storks along with their chicks on their nest.

Ibis brillant
Echasse à ailes noires
Le cigogne
Les cigognettes au nid

And not forgetting the important bird I saw in Fuveau.

The green woodpecker is where my niece Lauren got all her toys from when she was young.

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