It’s been 12 years now.
It randomly occurred to me when I first posted on this site. And now the 12th anniversary is approaching. On February 7, 2012, I wrote a short text about a woodpecker. I photographed it on a dry burdock stalk. At first I wasn't sure if it was a woodpecker. A lot...
Weather swing
In January we have a real weather swing. The first two weeks saw heavy snowfall. There was frost, but mild, below -10 degrees. Next week, there was snowfall all day long. Then it's just thaw and thaw. Now, at the end of the month, snow lies where there were huge...
Curious tits.
We have a real winter with heavy snow. Birds have difficulty finding food. We feed them. Every day I throw nuts on the windowsill. The birds arrive immediately. Mainly tits, but also other passerines. Chickadees peek into the apartment through the window. Nay. One...
The starlings have arrived, it will be spring
Today the starlings have arrived, it will be spring. Although we've had frosts here recently, and they're already here. First, these are a few groups. Then more of them come. I really like these birds in the spring from my childhood. I watched them on a very old...
Old trees are disappearing
When I came here in 1972, there was a lot of greenery, mostly old trees dating back to the beginning of the 20th century. They were mainly linden, maples, poplars and ash trees.The trees give shade in the summer. Old trees are cut down, gales overturn. There are...
Very windy February
I'm going back to the weather this winter. There was almost no winter aura. But we have a very windy February. These storms are sweeping almost all of northern Europe. They have done a lot of serious losses. They didn't miss us either. We had broken power lines...
Where the beavers live
Where beavers have been living for several dozen years. The sunken trees withered away and some fell apart. Water and mud plants are lush. The beavers formed a few steps of water. In the middle, there is a very large lodge. However, it is simply difficult to see...
