It was a lovely day today, maybe a little grey, but lovely and warm, perfect for cycling. So I cycled out of the city, to the south, to have a look round the polders there. More people had the idea to go cycling, and I ended up in some big flocks of cyclists at various stretches. There was a special tour around the villages in the area.
I ended up at the Waverhoek, a small new nature reserve. You can walk round it in about half an hour, I took a lot longer, as usual, just wandering round checking out all the birds. Some of my favourites there, the Avocets, the Lapwings and the Godwits. Avocets are some of the most graceful birds I know, very stylish in black and white. long legs, and the upturned bill. I also got to see some birds I hadn't seen for quite a while, Black Terns. Their nesting sites are near this area, and they were foraging. Terns are such graceful birds always, fast flyers, very beautiful.
Days like these always remind me of the fact that I need to get out more.
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