Author Archives: Dragan

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…

Photo: This area holds 3 to 4 breeding pairs of White-tailed Eagles, which represents the biggest density per square mile…

It’s hot outside and inside… I am drinking the WHE brew, a Belgrade beer made upon a Neolithic Turdas-Vinca culture…

Sandy terrains are at their best during spring migration and this is the off season for such habitats. July is…

And then, two canids appeared in my scope field of view… My plan was that the downpour should finally be…

1. Two more sparrows on the macadam ahead of me… In my early birding days, I would simply assume that…