Interesting to learn about the wetlands. Didn’t know that lamb’s ear grew there. I have it in my garden and thought it just grew on dry land. It’s a strange plant that gets an extremely large flower stalk and dies after flowering. It reseeds and new plants come up the following year but don’t bloom till the second year. Hope you are feeling better.
WOW ! Another detailed article of yours. The eastern sheldt, all the birds, their refuge, the water movements are very attractive and a birdwatchers or natures lover’s paradise. Lucky all who visit the aerea and thank you for your summer postcards from this Dutch island.
This certainly brightened up a pretty grey Saturday morning. Being Swiss I don't usually worry about the tide or know the tide schedule, but if I ever get to that area I want to be sure to go there at high tide and see those birds you mentioned. That sounds like something I'd really enjoy seeing.
I also realized that I know very littly about the plants that I might see there. Lamb's ear sounds like a fascinating plant.
Beautiful pictures. I love the swans, windmills, the countryside and also the flatness - a bit weird, I know ...
Very much enjoyed this Island Story. Battling the sea seems a way of life in your country born of necessity. But your countrymen have united in innovative ways to hold it at bay.
The combining of the salt & fresh water gives a unique growing medium for plant life & it’s fascinating how some plants reject the salinity by ‘spitting it out’.
What a paradise it must be for birds & interesting how they adapt to the changing tide, especially how they group by species waiting for the ebb tide.
The photos are beautiful as always. Thank you for another lovely vignette from Zeeland!
Wonderful photo and it looks like a great place to canoe . . . (if allowed?)
I enjoyed this introduction to an area in Zeeland named an 'Inlay', and learning about this geological feature. I'm glad that Inlays' make a bird haven where they can thrive, and can function as a place for study.
Yes funny, the birds grouping together fills the proverb "Birds of a feather flock together". Birds are so much like us, or are we like birds? Their brains are similar organized as ours.
Why do we wish we good fly at times (-:
I have read about a new potato type that grows in salt or brackish water? Are they doing that in Zeeland?
Very nice Alexander and thanks again for sharing. Do people in that area eat the glasswort? Or possibly use the oil for cooking? Glasswort is quite tasty if prepared properly. I like it in salads but prefer it sautéed with mushrooms and onions in ghee.
Interesting to learn about the wetlands. Didn’t know that lamb’s ear grew there. I have it in my garden and thought it just grew on dry land. It’s a strange plant that gets an extremely large flower stalk and dies after flowering. It reseeds and new plants come up the following year but don’t bloom till the second year. Hope you are feeling better.
WOW ! Another detailed article of yours. The eastern sheldt, all the birds, their refuge, the water movements are very attractive and a birdwatchers or natures lover’s paradise. Lucky all who visit the aerea and thank you for your summer postcards from this Dutch island.
This certainly brightened up a pretty grey Saturday morning. Being Swiss I don't usually worry about the tide or know the tide schedule, but if I ever get to that area I want to be sure to go there at high tide and see those birds you mentioned. That sounds like something I'd really enjoy seeing.
I also realized that I know very littly about the plants that I might see there. Lamb's ear sounds like a fascinating plant.
Beautiful pictures. I love the swans, windmills, the countryside and also the flatness - a bit weird, I know ...
Very much enjoyed this Island Story. Battling the sea seems a way of life in your country born of necessity. But your countrymen have united in innovative ways to hold it at bay.
The combining of the salt & fresh water gives a unique growing medium for plant life & it’s fascinating how some plants reject the salinity by ‘spitting it out’.
What a paradise it must be for birds & interesting how they adapt to the changing tide, especially how they group by species waiting for the ebb tide.
The photos are beautiful as always. Thank you for another lovely vignette from Zeeland!
Would love to see the birds! Will have to plan a trip!
So tranquil, calm and reflective. Hope you are feeling better each day!
Wonderful photo and it looks like a great place to canoe . . . (if allowed?)
I enjoyed this introduction to an area in Zeeland named an 'Inlay', and learning about this geological feature. I'm glad that Inlays' make a bird haven where they can thrive, and can function as a place for study.
Yes funny, the birds grouping together fills the proverb "Birds of a feather flock together". Birds are so much like us, or are we like birds? Their brains are similar organized as ours.
Why do we wish we good fly at times (-:
I have read about a new potato type that grows in salt or brackish water? Are they doing that in Zeeland?
Very nice Alexander and thanks again for sharing. Do people in that area eat the glasswort? Or possibly use the oil for cooking? Glasswort is quite tasty if prepared properly. I like it in salads but prefer it sautéed with mushrooms and onions in ghee.