Mikepércs: Flycatcher

 There's still not much activity at the pool, ...:

Chaffinch (male)

... but the first spotted flycatcher has appeared:

Spotted Flycatcher

Vekeri-Lake: Looking For Grebes

This year the Veri-Lake was filled up with water. But yellow flowers have covered its surface too. I became curious about how the birds would look like among these flowers. Previously I have caught a swan from the shore, ...:

Mute Swan

... but I wanted to make closer photos. Thats why I've given a try today at dawn from a self-made raft. The great crested grebe gave me some chance, ...:

Great Crested Grebe

... just like the coots, ...:

Coot

Coot

... but the good scenes missed.

Mikepércs: Bathing

I'm sitting in the hide in front of the drinking pool again. I always count on the blackcaps, this time the male does appear:

Blackcap (male)

He drinks then flies away:

Blackcap (male)

After a long time a marsh tit comes for a bath:

Marsh Tit

Marsh Tit

Marsh Tit

Then a woodpecker appears suddenly, ...:

Great Spotted Woodpecker (female)

... coming to have a bath too:

Great Spotted Woodpecker (female)

It dives as deep as it can into the water:

Great Spotted Woodpecker (female)

Great Spotted Woodpecker (female)

Făgăraș Mountains-Padiş: Looking For Crocuses

I added 2 more days to the weekend at first of May and travelled to the Făgăraș Mountains to see the crocuses in the Sâmbetei valley. On the way I stopped at Pișoaia waterfall hoping that there was more water at this time of year. Indeed, more water was flowing in the stream but I uppload only this image:

Next day I climbed to the Sâmbetei valley:

I couldn't make many trips up there as there was still a lot of snow and avalanche risk, so I set off home earlier than planned and from this reason I stopped at Padiş:

Crocuses were blooming there too:

A few shots of Crișul Pietros stream: