Category Archives: Slovakia

After our superstorks finished their breeding so early, we didn’t know whether they’d start their migration early, or hang around to enjoy the Slovak summer a bit more. Fortunately they chose the latter. They’re much harder to find these days, … Continue reading →

Last weekend we made our usual stork visit, expecting to find that another one or two of the chicks had started flying. It was a bit of a shock to come across this: After a wander round, we were about … Continue reading →

Our local storks, having started their breeding early, are now at a pretty advanced stage. The four chicks are almost fully grown, despite a diet which seems to have been heavy on vegetation rather than juicy frog and rodent. I … Continue reading →

I’m not sure whether these are babies, food, or just passing by: The damselflies could be from space: And our most co-operative kingfisher yet:  

At times when one has cause to doubt Homo sapiens sapiens, it’s good to remember what some more accomplished species can produce. First, a present from the storks: And from someone smaller, but clearly a dab hand with a beak:

Reptiles are out in force these days; for one reason or another, most of the snakes I’ve seen recently have escaped my lens, but yesterday I got luckier. On top of our Hausberg, I spent some quality time with this … Continue reading →

There are quite a few jewels on show in the Slovak countryside at the moment. One of them, strangely, is even non-avian: Those blue spangles on his back, it turns out, are a sign that this is a boy slow … Continue reading →

The Morava today produced a bumper crop of birds of prey: some of the fields were being mown, and an impressive variety of predators spotted their chance. The imperial eagle stayed frustratingly high: while the red kites and kestrels were … Continue reading →