10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 1, 2015

The Prespa Lakes National Park in Greece is well hidden among the mountains at the triple border with Albania in the west and the FYRO Macedonia in the north. whose occupants have already left for Africa, but a clump of elaborate closed nests of Spanish Sparrows hang underneath it. Finally, a large White Stork’s nest (at 850 m a.s.l!)

Greece 252

Greece Pelicans Geese Breeding 252

10,000 Birds

MARCH 3, 2016

Here go those moments of curiosity, in no particular order: Europe: And so, I was driving from Greece to Serbia… in central FYRO Macedonia, two birds were circling not far from the motorway… black and white… perhaps White Storks on migration? It happened once more and I gave up disturbing them further – I have seen what I was here to see.

Wildlife 172

Wildlife Tigers Asia Europe 172

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 8, 2018

The series of birding workshops and meetings continued across the map, through Ulcinj, Montenegro, then Samobor, Croatia and Stip (described here ), North Macedonia, leading to Brussels, the unofficial capital of EU. He couldn’t understand. Neither can I. And the day was tropical. No, no, they do not serve beer.

Bosnia 138

Bosnia Croatia Herzegovina Slovenia 138