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My new beetle

My new beetle

     It's been a long time since the last post about beetles. Accidentally, I noticed a beetle in the plot. It turned out that it was not in my modest collection. I looked for his ID on the Internet. I think this is the correct name - Nicrophorus vespilloides. Photo...

Birds in flight

Birds in flight

    I rarely tried to photograph birds in flight. Their unexpected arrival often makes it difficult to prepare the camera for photos. The way some birds fly also makes taking a photo very difficult. However, sometimes I take decent quality photos. Swans fly here...

Storks and people.

Storks and people.

The white stork is a special bird. It nests most often near human habitations. He really liked electricity poles. This year, a pair of storks decided to install themselves on the chimney of a block of flats in our housing estate. They stayed almost all day long and...

Return to Mikaszewo

Return to Mikaszewo

     Return to Mikaszewo. This year we are second time. It's tourist season now. Opportunity for swimming, sunbathing, fishing. The previous stay was still in April. There was emptiness. It's gray and cold by the lake. Currently we managed to swim in the lake and...

My first cricket for the insect collection.

My first cricket for the insect collection.

      It so happened that so far I have not met a cricket in my area. I wasn't really looking for him. I have rarely heard his song. Now during the day there are sounds of various machines and devices. The sounds of nature are hard to hear. It's only possible before...

Will this change permanently?

Will this change permanently?

      Even 10 years ago, I often photographed butterflies and other insects. I wanted to collect as much as possible to create a collection. Butterflies from my neighbourhood. I didn't expect that I wouldn't be able to do that now. The reason is this. I haven't seen...

Now about the blue tit

Now about the blue tit

    I discovered the place where the blue tit made its nest. It's just a crack in the trunk of an old apple tree. Such a small bird does not need much space. Interestingly, she raises a lot of offspring. How can she feed so many chicks? A very useful bird....