Rodna Mountains: Rhododendrons

About a week ago I read that in the Rodna mountains the rhododendrons had started to bloom and after the 15th of June they would be in full bloom. So, I decided to have a look at it. This time I had a companion and we planned to spend two nights at the Lala Mic lake at an altitude of 1900 m where tenting is permitted. We had to stop the car around 7 kilometers from the spot and it had darkened by the time we got there. Being weekend there were several other tents near the lake.

I wanted to wake up before sunrise to capture some good shots. In the first morning the sky was quite overcast but after some time the sun rays appeared:

There were really lots of rhododendrons around the lake. In the background You can see the Ineu peak with snowspots:

Besides the rhododendrons there were many other colourful flowers too:

Next morning the sky was absolutely clear:

It was really worth coming up for this scenery, however the surroundings of the lower Lala Mare lake is also beautiful, so I decided to photograph there too next time.

Mikepércs: Backlight

 

The sunlight is strong this morning. I'm trying to catch some interesting moments of the quick moving chiffchaff at the pool:

Chiffchaff

Chiffchaff

Chiffchaff

Chiffchaff

Blackcaps, tits and chaffinches come to have a bath as well, later a song thrush appears too:

Song Thrush

Mikepércs: Wood-Pigeon

There are nice, soft lights today. I'm hoping in making some nice shots. Birds are coming:

Blackcap (male)

Song Thrush

A wood-pigeon lands behind the pool then walks to the water and starts drinking:

Wood-pigeon

Wood-pigeon

Wood-pigeon

The female blackcap arrives as well:

Blackcap (female)

Blackcap (female)

Blackcap (female)

In the end a blackbirds arrives with a worm in its beak:

Blackbird (male)