A cold spring trip to the forest

      We chose the forest on a very cold and windy day. Although the sun was clear, the sensation of coolness was penetrating. We walked around a lot of forest near Sidra. We tried a new pair of binoculars. We saw an eagle circling high. The distance did not allow us...
Elk in the swamp

Elk in the swamp

On the last day of April, it was Sunday with beautiful sunny weather but rather a chilly northern wind. We went on a trip to the Biebrza river swamp. This place was chosen on the map and we have not been there before. The footbridge to the swamp was difficult to find....

waxwings returned

With waxwings I met quite late. In the past, I not dealt with bird watching, and this bird you can see in the winter and not every year. It just so happens that a couple of years there They would appear with us. As soon as I tried to photograph them. This was not...
Such a little bird

Such a little bird

   I visited the family home. The building has been recently renovated. New roofing and porch. Early in the morning I noticed on the fence the black redstart (Phoenicurus ochruros), who was watching me. I realized that it is near the nest. After a brief observation I...
Patient parents

Patient parents

    Workers during the renovation of a historic wooden villa discovered a bird’s nest. There were 4 eggs there. They could not identify the species of birds. To paint the place where the nest was located, it was moved close, and after the work was finished, it...

About tits

  When it’s time for the sunflowers to ripen, tits appear on my plot. They can’t stop until they’ve stripped him of all his seeds. This happens almost until the frost itself. I dedicate most of my sunflowers to them. The bravest are marsh tits...