Feathers over Malta

Feathers over Malta Follow on Instagram Feathers Over Malta. Photographing migrating birds over the Mediterranean.

Preening at sunset.Upon arrival at First Camp Gränna - Vättern I met this lovely Common Redshank. Currently going throug...
31/08/2026

Preening at sunset.

Upon arrival at First Camp Gränna - Vättern I met this lovely Common Redshank. Currently going through the hundreds of photos I took of this one.

Nature is simply stunning.

📷 Gränna 🇸🇪, August 2026

Watch this Grey Heron gracefully glide over Lake Roxen in Sweden 🇸🇪 ➡️➡️➡️➡️➡️📷 August 2026, 1/1250 sec Shutter Speed at...
29/08/2026

Watch this Grey Heron gracefully glide over Lake Roxen in Sweden 🇸🇪 ➡️➡️➡️➡️➡️

📷 August 2026, 1/1250 sec Shutter Speed at 800mm

The Grey Heron | Ardea cinerea | has a wingspan of approximately 1.75–1.95 metres, with broad wings adapted for slow, energy-efficient flight. During flight, it exhibits a characteristic deep, deliberate wingbeat, alternating powerful downstrokes with brief glides. Its neck is folded into an S-shape and its long legs extend beyond the tail, creating a distinctive aerodynamic profile that helps distinguish it from other large European wading birds.

In Gränna, we encountered several Linnets on our morning walks along the Harbour area. Their call while flying over is ...
29/08/2026

In Gränna, we encountered several Linnets on our morning walks along the Harbour area. Their call while flying over is simply stunning. This particular one stole the show.

Linnet, Gränna Harbour, Sweden 🇸🇪, August 2026

City bird photography is simply awesome. We tend to forget about the common birds that live amongst humans in major citi...
28/08/2026

City bird photography is simply awesome. We tend to forget about the common birds that live amongst humans in major cities.

Carrion Crow | Corvus corone | Paris, April 2026

1/6400sec Shutter Speed for this Barn Swallow📷🇲🇹 March 2026 The Wildlife Biologist
27/08/2026

1/6400sec Shutter Speed for this Barn Swallow

📷🇲🇹 March 2026

The Wildlife Biologist

Our flight from Liverpool Airport was in the early afternoon and we still had to drive from Thornwick Bay and cross Engl...
27/08/2026

Our flight from Liverpool Airport was in the early afternoon and we still had to drive from Thornwick Bay and cross England from East to West. But that did not stop me from waking up early to say goodbye to the wonderful seabirds at Thornwick Bay.

Well, besides the wonderful seabirds and some songbirds, there was this beauty. First photo is my first sighting earlier in the morning around 6.30am and the second ones are later that morning as I was leaving.

Quite a successful breakfast hunt 👍

📷 June 2026, Thornwick Bay, Flamborough 🇬🇧

So it’s late in the afternoon before the sum was about to start its descent, when I’m walking along the Bempton Cliffs l...
25/08/2026

So it’s late in the afternoon before the sum was about to start its descent, when I’m walking along the Bempton Cliffs looking at Gannets and Kittiwakes when all of a sudden I hear the call!!!

The world’s fastest bird was looking for dinner.

Not my first Peregrine Falcon sighting but surely my most exciting. It flew by several times amongst the panic it created amongst its potential prey. I panicked a bit too. Which shutter speed should I use for the world’s fastest bird??? But its not in full attack mode here.

It eventually did not decide to feed anywhere in the vicinity and after circling around me a few times, it decided to move forward.

One of my favorite birding moments of 2026 for sure!!

📷 June 2026, RSPB Bempton Cliffs 🇬🇧

The Wildlife Biologist

Walking through a European woodland area during the early morning hours?Listen for the Nuthatch trying to crack open a n...
21/08/2026

Walking through a European woodland area during the early morning hours?

Listen for the Nuthatch trying to crack open a nut. 🌰

They wedge large nuts or seeds into cracks in tree bark and hammer them open with their strong, pointed bill.

Eurasian Nuthatch | Sitta europaea | August 2026 🇸🇪

The Wildlife Biologist

Sunset with this cute Plover along the 🇲🇹 Maltese coast.One of the last photo sets I took last Spring before the migrati...
21/08/2026

Sunset with this cute Plover along the 🇲🇹 Maltese coast.

One of the last photo sets I took last Spring before the migration season ended.

May 2026, Malta 🇲🇹
Common Ringed Plover

My first owl 😍One of the Little Owls at St Albans RSPB 🇬🇧
17/08/2026

My first owl 😍

One of the Little Owls at St Albans RSPB 🇬🇧

Address

Għadira Nature Reserve
Mellieħa

Website

Alerts

Be the first to know and let us send you an email when Feathers over Malta posts news and promotions. Your email address will not be used for any other purpose, and you can unsubscribe at any time.

Shortcuts

Share

Category