Photographs – Politepix / iOS Frameworks for speech recognition, text to speech and more Sat, 07 Jul 2012 14:59:02 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.2 206848719 Ducklings weren’t on the balcony /2010/07/10/ducklings-werent-on-the-balcony/ Sat, 10 Jul 2010 12:57:05 +0000 /?p=668 [politepix-blog-inline-text-ad]

They were in Kladow:
Swimming Duckling

Standing Duckling

Mom Duck and Two Ducklings

Mom Duck and Two Ducklings On Cobblestones

Close Shot of Mom Duck and Two Ducklings

]]> 668 Who is on the balcony, flying swan edition /2010/06/19/who-is-on-the-balcony-flying-swan-edition/ Sat, 19 Jun 2010 20:19:04 +0000 /?p=539 A swan flies over, head downwards.

Swan Flies Over Berlin Balcony 1

Swan Flies Over Berlin Balcony 2

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]]> 539 Who is on the balcony, springtime addendum /2010/03/29/who-is-on-the-balcony-springtime-addendum/ Mon, 29 Mar 2010 11:12:03 +0000 /?p=238 Mallards are on the balcony, sitting heavily in flowerpots that E. just planted yesterday, in the rain, having a chat.
Two Big Mallards Hanging Out In Our Flowerpots And Chatting

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]]> 238 Can we call it yet? /2010/03/04/berlin-wintertime/ Thu, 04 Mar 2010 21:06:17 +0000 /?p=181 I hope it isn’t tempting fate to call this remarkable winter finished and share some images from it.

A grapevine runs along our walls; its little grapes were encased in ice before the last starlings in town could harvest them.

Grapevine With Grapes Frozen In Icicle

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Hooded crow in snow.

A Hooded Crow With Snow On Its Beak

Swans walk along a frozen waterway, searching for a break in the ice that isn’t there.

Swans Walk Along A Frozen Waterway

But for a dog it’s just more room to frolic.

A Dog Runs On A Frozen Waterway

]]> 181 Who is on the balcony? /2010/02/28/who-is-on-the-balcony/ Sun, 28 Feb 2010 11:23:48 +0000 /?p=81 Given:

1. Sparrows are attracted by birdseed.
2. If you attract sparrows, kestrels will come to hunt the sparrows.
3. You want to see kestrels, but you don’t want to unwittingly engineer a sparrow slaughter.
4. Crows are attracted by peanuts.
5. Crows repel kestrels, but only until they’ve removed all of the peanuts, and,
6. This isn’t a logic problem, it’s business as usual on our balcony in the coldest winter months when E. feeds the birds who need a little extra help.

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So who was on the balcony this winter?

Sparrows were on the balcony.
Sparrows Visited The Balcony

A jackdaw was on the balcony.
A Jackdaw Visits The Balcony

A Cyanistes caeruleus was on the balcony, but it was supersonic.
A Cyanistes caeruleus Visits The Balcony

A jay was on the balcony, and it took a little nap.
A Jay Visits The Balcony And Naps

A mouse, eating a seed like a corn on the cob, was on the balcony (although it wasn’t exactly invited).
A Mouse Visits The Balcony To Steal A Seed Cutely

A kestrel was on the balcony, looking for the mouse.
A Kestrel Visits The Balcony To Hunt Sparrows

A kestrel was on the balcony, being beautiful.
A Beautiful Kestrel Visits The Balcony

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