Posts Tagged: fechenheim
Little grebe offspring
I love the new ponds and pools at the Fechenheimer Mainbogen. The renaturation project began back in 2015, and I first heard about these new bodies of water from Dirk, who gave us a big hand with the renovations at the Digital Retro Park in 2018. “It’s a great place to unwind.” Yep, it certainly is. When I first made a point of cycling past these ponds four years ago, the area was still quite bare, and beavers were gnawing away at the young willows. But year by year, I’ve watched the flora and fauna flourish and new species appear. This is the second season I’ve spotted the little grebes, and I managed to make out two chicks.
Touchdown!
A whole lot of photos have piled up—from before my trip to Japan, and since I’ve been back, quite a few more gigabytes have already landed on my hard drive. I’m spending more time outdoors than in front of the computer—and summer is only just beginning! Good for me; bad for anything digital. 😉 I’m slowly working my way through them now—very slowly, actually, since a nasty bug has really knocked me out these past few days.
And now, here is a greylag goose coming in for a landing at the Fechenheim bend of the Main River. It’s always an amusing moment when they land—just as their webbed feet touch the water, they end up water-skiing for the next few meters. *Hears James Bond theme music and smiles.*
