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This 10 Noveber 2025 video says about itself: Trump Just Erased a Black Hero Memorial In 1944, the all-Black 960th Quartermaster Service Company was given a horrific task: build the Netherlands American Cemetery at Margraten. They dug graves by hand Continue reading
This video shows Pussy Riot, now exiles from Putin s Russia, playing in the Casa da Música music hall in Porto, Portugal; on 9 June 2022. In 2005, the Casa da Música was opened. On this 1 November 2024 photo, it Continue reading
Suriname Bird Stamps
On 10 January 2024, a wintery but sunny day on Texel island, there were 165 Bewick s Swans near Concordia building, east of De Waal village. The photo shows some of these swans, a wintering species in the Netherlands, including greyish Continue reading
The gull, a portrait
This hedgehog was in Gooilust nature reserve, on 16 May 2023.
At the bottom of an oak tree near the duck decoy in Naardermeer nature reserve grew this sheep s head mushroom on 16 October 2022. Autumn leaves on it. This is a rare species in the Netherlands.
The 16 October boat trip in the Naardermeer nature reserve landed at the duck decoy. There, these male pintail ducks swam. Sometimes, female pintail ducks joined them. Sometimes, mallards and domestic ducks. Sometimes, common pochards. There was also a kingfisher Continue reading
On 16 October, this grey heron flew over the beautiful Naardermeer nature reserve in the Netherlands. I went along on a boat trip in the Nardermeer then. The trip was organised by the conservation organisation Natuurmonumenten, owners of the Naardermeer. Continue reading
This photo shows the raptor migration observation point in Shuamta, Georgia. It is not far from Batumi city, like the other hilltop observation point Sakhalvasho which is a few kilometres more to the west. On 11 September, many black kites Continue reading
This photo shows a honey buzzard, landing on a branch near Sakhalvasho bird migration watchpoint near Batumi in Georgia. Honey buzzards are the most numerous species of the millions of birds migrating in autumn along the Black Sea coast of Continue reading
This 7 September 2022 photo shows purple herons migrating along the Black Sea coast near Batumi, Georgia. These photos, also 7 September 2022, show a young red-backed shrike near the Black Sea coast near Batumi, Georgia.
4/5 September 2022. At the Batumi Raptor Count point near Sakhalvasho village in Georgia. Although it is called Raptor Count, also some non-raptor birds on their southwards autumn migration are counted. Like the European roller on the photo above. Hundreds Continue reading
Originally posted on Photoblog Gerie Hermans : ZWARTE IBIS MIGRATIE LANGS DE ZWARTE ZEE Also the wheatear is migrating along this sea / Ook de tapuit migreert langs deze zee
This 9 September 1979 photo shows British band the Cure, playing at the Rotterdam, the Netherlands New Pop Festival 1979 in the Zuiderpark. I took photos there with my Kodak Pocket Instamatic, the cheapest, smallest and simplest camera available. In Continue reading