Author Archives: Dragan

East Sinai – Bay of Aqaba, Taba Resort Morning Some three dozen migrating Barn Swallows fly above the hotel garden…

I bird, therefore I am. Birding defines me, that much is clear. Yet, for the last month and a half…

Beljarica backwaters cover the 900 ha of wilderness on the eastern bank of the Danube, between the river and the…

Cover photo: Brian Stoneman was a living proof that some good birders do wear white. I do not know how…

Cover photo: Black-headed Bunting by Mark S. Jobling / Wikimedia Commons This year, the first heat of the season came…

I start my day with a coffee, a strong Turkish coffee without sugar – it is the stuff that makes…

Are you stubborn enough to go out on Sunday morning even if it’s raining? Some of us are. In May,…

Is Belgrade the New Berlin is a question recently raised in Vogue by Marry Holland. Her article starts with a bold…

Rainy Sunday morning, the type of weather that will keep most people in bed, but those who know the secret…

Noisy wing beats, heavy landing behind the stern, water splashing everywhere and then, a hit of a heavy wing on…