Category Archives: Nature

Creeps

Posted on February 28, 2016 by admin

Today we went for a wander along the Morava, which was very deep and fast after the wet winter. The reeds have not started growing back yet, which together with the many flooded areas has transformed the landscape. The cormorants … Continue reading →

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Kestrel couple

Posted on February 21, 2016 by admin

Something interesting on TV in Dúbravka today: a kestrel couple (female on the left), hopefully about to start producing little kestrels….  

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Greek Landscapes

Posted on January 24, 2016 by admin

Our first introduction to the landscape of Greece was from the plane, looking down over the temptingly bleak Balkans. Then the Aegean came into sight: I’m fairly sure this is Chalkidiki, with the further peninsula being Mount Athos (where the … Continue reading →

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Greek Cats

Posted on January 10, 2016 by admin

Nafplio was cat central. Smudge was almost dirty enough to disappear against a grey wall: Some thought deep thoughts: Others kept a look-out: This youngster at our guesthouse was still rather wary of strangers, even ones bearing strokes: This family … Continue reading →

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Greek Animals

Posted on January 9, 2016 by admin

I didn’t take my big birding lens to Greece, since I knew there would be no big birds on display. Unfortunately it turned out that the olive groves play host to a dense population of kestrels and buzzards; the latter … Continue reading →

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Shades of Brown

Posted on November 8, 2015 by admin

After a long, hot summer, autumn has finally arrived in Slovakia. Soft colours: Herons take to the fields: and the skies: The usual raptors are around. Buzzards: And kestrels: As the leaves start to fall, it gets easier to see … Continue reading →

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Blackbird(?) Public Art Project

Posted on September 26, 2015 by admin

Mixed Materials. 2015.

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Scottish Birds

Posted on August 30, 2015 by admin

The big Starting with the giants, we were buzzed by a magnificent grey heron at St Andrews: The stars — unfortunately fairly unapproachable — were of course the ospreys. Odin the Magnificent at Loch Garten, in his favourite camera tree: … Continue reading →

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Colours of Bratislava

Posted on August 4, 2015 by admin

Orange, white and blue kingfishers: Red, blue, yellow and black Bee-eaters: Green frog (and snake): Black kite: Miss Black:

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A Treatise of Buggs

Posted on August 2, 2015 by admin

I had some light relief recently polishing off this little book at DP. In less than 50 pages, we get the strange but true* story of how the author discovered the secret of eliminating nitts from an ancient, but unnaturally … Continue reading →

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