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Dead bird found in Goirle
Gemma van de Klundert-Bertens saw a dead bird in Goirle in the middle of the street. On her photo I see a woodcock. Woodcips have a long beak and their feather suit is rust brown with black spots. You can observe two light stripes on their black head. Furthermore, wood snippages have a short tail, see the photo below.
Woodcippers can grow up to 38 centimeters in size. They are therefore the largest within the Snippenwereld in the Netherlands. Wood snippets mainly have earthworms, grasshoppers and caterpillars on their menu. By the way, you don’t see this bird that fast, because they lead a fairly withdrawn life and are very shy. They therefore – just like hares – sit still until the last moment. Then they suddenly shoot away just in front of your feet and before you realize it they have disappeared. In some regions they call the woodcock ‘the lady with the long face’, because of the elegant appearance and the characteristic beak.
What is suddenly going through my garden?
In the garden of Marc this year, a plant strange for him, of which he saw only a few plants last year. He thought it could be a Brembosraap. I don’t know that species, but I think the ivy breathing is growing en masse in its garden. Impact breathing raps belong to the family of the Bremrapen. This is a plant family whose family members are all parasites.
Impact breaves can become quite large, a maximum of sixty centimeters. They are pale plants (parasites have no chlorophyll/green color) that parasitize on, as the name suggests, roots of ivy.
This was a pretty rare plant in the past, but with the rise of ivy in the gardens the species has increased. They prefer to grow half -shaded to shaded locations. This makes sense, because they don’t need the sun/daylight, such as green plants, to grow. Impact breaves have beautiful cream -colored flowers with a beautiful purple edge on the outside. You can see these beautiful flowers from May to August. The name Klimopbremraap owes this plant to the ivy, but not just like that. The name originally originated from an earlier Bremraap, namely the Great Bremraap. This plant parasitizes on Brem where it forms a tuber on the roots of the Brem. The ivy bremraap does the same, but on the ivy.
Who are the eggs in the nest box?
From Ingrid van Opstal-Jansen I received a message and a photo of a litter with eggs. Ingrid would like to know who laid those eggs. The answer is a great tit. Unfortunately, Ingrid reports that the bird, the great tit, has not returned. You can see that these eggs are from a great tit woman. The eggs are white and have red/brown -red spots. Females great tit lay one egg every day and the number can amount to a maximum of fifteen eggs. When all the eggs are laid, she starts breeding and the men ensure that she gets food. The breeding time is a maximum of two weeks. After that, the released young great tits will stay in the nest for nineteen days.
Why such a great tit has stayed away can have all kinds of reasons. Attacked and eaten by a cat, bird or another mammal? But humans can also be guilty because there is food shortage or are diseases that affect these birds. This can be due to climate change and the use of pesticides/pesticides.
SECTION Beautiful photos
In the section beautiful photos this time a photo taken by Andre van Drunen. He saw a couple of kestrels with youngsters in the Giersbergse Middelakker nature reserve. Cool that they are back!
Natural tip
On Saturday 26 July a walk will take place in the Groote Peel from nine to eleven in the evening, entitled: ‘Looking for the Nachtzwaluw’.
Together with a guide from Staatsbosbeheer you will look for this bird in the evening twilight in this special area. Listen to his rattling call or the folding wings during the courts. Or enjoy his silhouette when he slides past the sky. An absolute must for every bird lover. The excursion takes approximately two hours and is approximately two kilometers long.
More information:
• Reservation is recommended and can Via this link.
• You can also e-mail, to [email protected] Or call 0495-641 497.
• Participating costs 8.50 euros.
• The tour is suitable for participants from 12 years.
• Departure place is Buitencentrum De Pelen at Moostdijk 15 in Ospel.