My 10 best images of September

Of course, the sunrises and sunsets in the mountains were also very impressive. This impressive mountain was wonderfully illuminated in the evening. The shady valley created a wonderful color scheme.

So far, I had never been really lucky with snipe. Usually they are rather shy and difficult to find. In addition then, the snipes are usually rather difficult to get close to. Therefore I was all the happier, when one morning I had a troop of snipes, right in front of me. This individual here was a bit off to the side of the group and I was able to photograph the bird with an almost perfect reflection.

While I have seen ruffs before, I also had only very few images of this species. On the same morning as the snipes, I could also photograph a couple of ruffs. Again and again these birds passed me on the shore and in the shallow water. On some occasions, the birds were even too close for my telephoto lens to focus.

Last but not least I could check off another species on my list of "not-yet-well-photographed-species". Among the many birds on that morning, there were also some greenshanks, which came very close to me. With this photo the reflection was no longer completely perfect, nevertheless I am very content with the result.

Finally, it was time again to search for waterfowl with the Floating Hide. After the activity at the waters had decreased a bit during the summer, it was now again a lot more interesting. For example, the little grebes were quite active again and were fishing right in front of me. This bird then started flapping its wings right in front of the Hide. Fortunately, I was able to anticipate the behavior and pressed the shutter button at the right moment.

Besides the little grebe another winter visitor had returned to this stretch of water - the kingfisher. With high probability it is the same individual as last winter, namely an adult female. As in the previous year, the bird was not disturbed at all by the hide, and I was able to photograph the colourful bird from a very short distance.

My last project between high school and university was the basic diving training, which I successfully completed and since then, I have been able to go into the water with my camera a few times. On my first dive with housing, I was not too successful. The visibility was relatively low and there were only a few fish. In the end, this photo here came out quite interesting though.

These were my 10 personal favorites of the month September. Even though I had some other projects going on, I am quite satisfied with my photographic yield. Whether I can say the same in October is still open. But now that the winter visitors are arriving more and more, I hope to be able to photograph more exciting species in the region again.