As usual at this time of year, I visited the city landfill to look for gulls. To be honest, mostly…
The entire world, it seemed, was buried under two feet of snow. I was checking weather forecasts for days looking…
Out of just under 200 bird species I observed this year in SE Europe, there are 6 threatened species. Some…
How many species have I observed this year? The malicious eBird answers: only 186! Yuck! Yes, I know, I’ll reach…
Can you remember any birding movie before Schrodinger’s Cat? Probably not. For me, the only “birding” movie that I knew…
Late last month, while searching for bears, woodpeckers and spirits of Greece, I deliberately avoided checking any news, especially from…
I dipped a bird recently – possibly a lifer. While crossing Gramos Mountain in northern Greece, a Dendrocopos woodpecker flew…
In the most of Europe, Brown Bear is a mythical creature that lives only in mediaeval tapestries and folk tales….
Have you read my blogs on birding Greece? Presuming that you live somewhere in Europe and plan a car trip…
ACT I SCENE I. Iron Gates (Djerdap) national park, Serbia. Small canyon among wooded hills. Morning. Framed by red Permian…
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