10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 4, 2016

At the snowy Danube riverbank, we are waiting for geese to come to their roost inside the mostly submerged island. A shot or two coming from the opposite bank, but they do not sound like geese shooting – more like boar hunting. warns me of two locally rare Bean Geese. An hour and 20,000+ geese later, we head back.

Geese 179

Geese Hunting Boars Birds 179

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 27, 2016

It’s the boar hunting season. The soil is disturbed by foraging boars (and there is not a single shot from those hunters). One Grey-headed Woodpecker flies across the road – a promising start. At first, the road is paved, but as soon as the tarmac ends, the tracks become decorated by hunters in orange vests. Should I add, a lifer, too.

Greece 255

Greece Woodpeckers Boars Eagles 255

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 1, 2015

Greylag Geese. Soon I hit the brakes for a 60 strong flock of Greylag Geese of the Siberian race rubrirostris grazing near the road. Leaving the lake and driving up the mountains once more, at the top pass I was greeted by an eye-level trumpeting flock of Greylag Geese heading in the direction I had come from. Practicalities.

Greece 252

Greece Pelicans Geese Breeding 252