Monthly Archives: March 2016

Great and Small

The last couple of weekends have been spent either side of the Morava river, where quite a range of beasties are making their homes. Roe deer are very cautious, but at least they’re big enough to photograph without too much … Continue reading

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Sex and Violence

Spring here has got the juices flowing in the various inhabitants. At Lake Kuchajda, sex-crazed drakes are beating each other up to get access to the females. Fortunately they’re not really built for duelling, but they give it a damn … Continue reading

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Big Birds 2

Round about now is the end of the bustard season here. For now, they’re nicely visible in the wintry fields: They tend to favour the Austrian rather than the Slovak side of the border, so a background of wind turbines … Continue reading

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