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 were splendid in their spring plumage, with white heads and crests, but for now I’ll focus on a couple of creepers. The more familiar is the nuthatch,which walks up, down, and round the branches with equal ease:
The star, however, was the wallcreeper, which lives most of the year in the Alps, but winters on the cliff below Devin castle. Its grey on grey is pretty good camouflage:
But when it open its wings, its showy side becomes apparent:
