Lake Neusiedl National Park (Austria)

[Max De Leon]

my family spent a week here for our vacation. so instead of the usual themepark vacation, me and my wife decided to bring the kids here to introduce them to mother nature. indeed it was one of the best vacations we had!

Lake Neusiedl national park is located southeast of Austria (south of Vienna), near the austrian-hungarian border. its is one of the most important resting place for migratory birds and its the birdwatching capital of Austria and one of the best place to go birdwatching in Europe.

Here are some of the bird species we saw:


Black-winged Stilt-4 by aMa2er, on Flickr

Camera Canon EOS 40D
Exposure 0.001 sec (1/1250)
Aperture f/11.0
Focal Length 800 mm
ISO Speed 400
Lens EF100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM +2.0x


Gray Goose-1 by aMa2er, on Flickr

Camera Canon EOS 40D
Exposure 0.001 sec (1/1000)
Aperture f/11.0
Focal Length 800 mm
ISO Speed 400
Lens EF100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM +2.0x



Spoonbill-1 by aMa2er, on Flickr

Camera Canon EOS 40D
Exposure 0.001 sec (1/1000)
Aperture f/11.0
Focal Length 800 mm
ISO Speed 400
Lens EF100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM +2.0x


seagull-3 by aMa2er, on Flickr

Camera Canon EOS 40D
Exposure 0.001 sec (1/1600)
Aperture f/14.0
Focal Length 400 mm
ISO Speed 640
Lens EF100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM


avocet-6 by aMa2er, on Flickr

amera Canon EOS 40D
Exposure 0.001 sec (1/2000)
Aperture f/16.0
Focal Length 400 mm
ISO Speed 640
Lens EF100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM

[Max De Leon]

sandpiper-2 by aMa2er, on Flickr

Camera Canon EOS 40D
Exposure 0.001 sec (1/2000)
Aperture f/11.0
Focal Length 370 mm
ISO Speed 640
Lens EF100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM


Grey Heron-1 by aMa2er, on Flickr

Camera Canon EOS 40D
Exposure 0.001 sec (1/1600)
Aperture f/14.0
Focal Length 400 mm
ISO Speed 640
Lens EF100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM


Stork-1 by aMa2er, on Flickr

Camera Canon EOS 40D
Exposure 0.001 sec (1/1250)
Aperture f/13.0
Focal Length 400 mm
ISO Speed 320
Lens EF100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM


target locked! by aMa2er, on Flickr

Camera Canon EOS 40D
Exposure 0.001 sec (1/1600)
Aperture f/11.0
Focal Length 400 mm
ISO Speed 400
Lens EF100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM


gull-3 by aMa2er, on Flickr

Camera Canon EOS 40D
Exposure 0.001 sec (1/2000)
Aperture f/11.0
Focal Length 235 mm
ISO Speed 640
Lens EF100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM

[Max De Leon]

Northern Lapwing by aMa2er, on Flickr

[Max De Leon]

black winged stilt-9 by aMa2er, on Flickr

[Max De Leon]

grey heron-11 by aMa2er, on Flickr

[Max De Leon]

egret-3 by aMa2er, on Flickr

[Max De Leon]

little egret-5 by aMa2er, on Flickr

[Max De Leon]

flock of starlings-10 by aMa2er, on Flickr

[tina mallari]

Wow you must have been smiling like crazy after this trip. So many different kinds of birds !!! I'd surely be happy with a harvest like this :-)

[Max De Leon]

indeed Ma'am Tina... i felt like a kid, seeing for the first time a playground or a theme park. hahhaa! already plan to go back there on October. according to our bird guide, thats when the birds up north (Scandinavia) goes to this lake for a stop over rest before travelling south (as far as north africa).

[Bob Kaufman]

Wow! All these birds just in that location? Great harvest, Max!

[Max De Leon]

Thanks Sir Bob! yes, its on the same natl park but i have to drive back and forth to at least 3-4 lakes. really worth all the driving i guess. =)