Mikepércs: Another Honey Buzzard!

After a few weeks I got into the hide again at the pool. I thought the birds would come because of the heat. That's how it happened, a honey buzzard came to drink, ...:

Honey Buzzard (male)

Honey Buzzard (male)

Honey Buzzard (male)

... and to bath:

Honey Buzzard (male)

Honey Buzzard (male)

Then a middle woodpecker appeared:

Middle Spotted Woodpecker

Meanwhile a collared flycatcher ...:

Collared flycatcher

Collared flycatcher

... and a young robin were also looking for water:

Robin

Robin

June In Făgăraș Mountains

The Transfăgărășan road has been opened today and I thought I would visit the Bâlea Lake. I arrived in foggy weather, ....:

... which lasted until next morning:

The Enchanting Ciucaș Mountains

I arrived in the evening in the Ciucaș Mountains. For my greatest surprise I saw a grazing red deer near the parking place:

Red Deer

Red Deer

At the old, abandoned challet many house martins were nesting:

House Martin

House Martin

The rhododendrons just started to bloom, I came too early:

I saw linnets as well:

Linnet

Last morning I managed to take some good shots of the beautiful rock formations at good lights:

Padiş: Ring Ouzel

On my way to Ciucaș Mountains I stopped at Padiş, perhaps I could make some good bird shots. There were quite lots of white wagtails:

White Wagtail

White Wagtail

White Wagtail

White Wagtail

White Wagtail

The ring ouzels, song thrushes and fieldfares were feeding diligently, they were hunting for earthworms:

Ring Ouzel

Fieldfare

Ring Ouzel

Ring Ouzel

White Wagtail

Ring Ouzel

Ring Ouzel

Next early morning I witnessed a ring ouzel feeding one of its youngs:

Ring Ouzel

Song Thrush

Ring Ouzel

Ring Ouzel

Song Thrush

Fieldfare

White Wagtail

White Wagtail

A molnárfecskék is ott fészkelnek:

House Martin

Mikepércs: New Species At The Pool!

There's a big drought but if there is some water the birds will find it:

Spotted Flycatcher

Spotted Flycatcher

Young Blue Tit

Blackcap (male)

The hoopoes use the burrows placed nearby at the beginning of spring:

Hoopoe

The young blue tits don't come alone:

Young Blue Tits

Young Blue Tit

Blackcap (male)

Blackcap (male)

Hoopoe

Blackcap (female)

Spotted Flycatcher

Spotted Flycatcher

Spotted Flycatcher

The first new species today is this lesser spotted woodpecker:

Lesser Spotted Woodpecker

Lesser Spotted Woodpecker

Hawfinch (male)

Hoopoe

Hoopoe

Another new species is this honey buzzard!

Honey Buzzard (male)

Honey Buzzard (male)

Honey Buzzard (male)

Honey Buzzard (male)

Honey Buzzard (male)