Serbia

How many species have I observed this year? The malicious eBird answers: only 186! Yuck! Yes, I know, I’ll reach…

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…

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…

Birders are utterly suspicious characters. By Greek law enforcement officers, I had already been taken for a spy. But, seen…

It has been a while since I birded a new area for the first time – I sure missed the…

First: Dream about it As a teenager in Yugoslavia, I used to buy National Geographic in secondhand bookshops. Fascinated with…

Even before I turn the engine off, I hear the frog-like song of the Great Reed-Warblers. In a cold morning…