Common lapwing (Vanellus vanellus)
I like watching this bird. He arrives very early. It has a very interesting appearance, an unusual way of flying and such a sad voice. It is still quite numerous here. If you would like to know more about it, please follow the link. It doesn't let you get too...
Early arrival of storks
The storks didn't come here this early. This is a sign of ongoing global warming. The starlings haven't come to their nest boxes yet. It's only mid-March. It's definitely too early for breeding time. The stork whose photos are below arrived on March 13, and not...
As it happens in March – continued
"March is like a pot." That's the old proverb saying. I will mention posts about what it was like in March in previous years. Memory is short. Full spring should not be expected now. In April, the weather often plays tricks. One thing is for sure. From day to day...
welcome spring
April was a chilly month. We do not have the welcome to spring until the beginning of May. In nature, there has been a spring awakening for a long time. There is little greenery, so it is not visible. Many birds have not yet returned from their wintering grounds....
a short spring trip to the forest
Spring this year is late and cold, we decided to take a short spring trip to the forest. It was cloudy. It is difficult to count on very good photos. This forest is famous for its great flowering areas of anemones. Before the leaves appear on the trees, anemones...
a humble beginning of spring
We already have one week of April, and I hardly notice this modest beginning of spring. Some early spring flowers have appeared. The grass is barely green. It was dry for a long time and with frost. Only the goat willow has developed its buds. Starlings, finches,...
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...
