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 the woodpeckers and long-tailed tits:
Our most recent discovery was the tiny little grebe: “can be mistaken for duckling … prominent ‘powder-puff’ rear end”, says our field guide.
Perfect weather for taking a little walk:
You do have really good wild life!
But we did see a very beautiful fox walking up the road next to us, the other night.