MeerKoet | Weekend Snapshot #19
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Where did time go? I just can’t believe it’s another weekend and time to post photos for my favorite meme, The Weekend Snapshot! By the way, if you’d like to join in the fun, simply click that button on top of this entry
My entry for this weekend. Wij noemen ze Meerkoet (Fulica Atra) (english: we call them water chicken, though they are far from looking like chicken, I think.) Most striking feature of this birds are their red burning eyes. They look like chicken of Dracula?
Together with ducks they populate most Dutch ponds especially this time of the year when they need to pair off with each other. I tell you Spring Time is the busiest time on the ponds.
Here she was, basking in the sun enjoying the warmth when suddenly….

when a male waterkip spots her and starts to chase her….

then suddenly…..here they are…future mom and dad

I feel like a Peeping Tom at times when this happens and sometimes it still can shock me *lol* ….but I consider this a bonus when I’m shooting….the wonder of nature *tee hee*
Have a wonderful weekend, friends!
If you find the time, do visit my other WS ENTRY HERE, you might like it.


about 2 years ago
Hello Thess!
Ay, ay, ay, si manang, namboboso. Bwahahaha…
Have a nice weekend dear!
about 2 years ago
Interesting photos you got here hahaha!
have a great weekend!
about 2 years ago
Love the red eyes!
about 2 years ago
Wow, they’re really red. Kind of creepy. How about using red eye reduction in the cam?
about 2 years ago
These pictures are beautiful, and they show that it just plain pays to be direct!
about 2 years ago
Great sequence of photographs. They are just doing what comes naturally. There should be some babies to photograph before too long.
about 2 years ago
Ang galing! Na-chambahan mo hehe. Happy WS.
about 2 years ago
Very good shots! Really, the wonders of nature, I’ve been trying to capture it with my love birds, tough luck though. Have a great week ahead.
about 2 years ago
thats a great way to spend your weekend thess. duck watching. =)
about 2 years ago
i’ll get all bashful too whenever i see animal doing ‘their thing’. see, i can’t even use the proper word. lol. so, is this a duck or chicken? i looks like a bird, but it swims like a duck? hmmm… you learn something new every week
mine’s up. have a great week
about 2 years ago
Oh my goodness! LOL!
about 2 years ago
oh my gosh….LOL! weeks later come eggs…:P
about 2 years ago
It seems you witnessed a love unfolding right between your eyes.
about 2 years ago
pssst, baka tubuan ka kuliti nyan! hehe
about 2 years ago
hi blog hopping here cool blog =)
about 2 years ago
How sweet
about 2 years ago
wonderful series, Thess!
interesting eyes …