Făgăraș: Redstarts

In July I aimed for the Făgăraș and Retezat mountains again combined with a rest at Padiş where I could make some good shots on grey wagtails last year. This time I couldn't see many of them at the Ponor Meadow, I recorded only a white wagtail:

White Wagtail

I arrived at Făgăraș in rainy weather but it was worth climbing on the Capra peak next morning:

In the afternoon it was the birds' turn:

Black redstart (male)

Black redstart (male)

Black redstart (female)

Alpine Accentor

And how lucky I was to witness the feeding:

Black redstart

Black redstart

Black redstart

Black redstart

Black redstart

Black redstart

Black redstart

Black redstart

Next day I had another try with the birds:

Black redstart (female)

Black redstart

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

Făgăraș Mountains: Bird Photography

On my way to Făgăraș Mountains I stopped at Padiș to photograph grey wagtails. At Ponor meadow I took these shots of a young bird:

Young Grey Wagtail

Young Grey Wagtail

Young Grey Wagtail

Young Grey Wagtail

A white wagtail came into view as well:

White Wagtail

The first sunset looked like this at Bâlei saddle:

Then came the birds:

Alpine Accentor

Alpine Accentor

Water Pipit

Water Pipit

Water Pipit

Black redstart (male)

The second sunset:

Lots of birds were active near Bâlea lake:

Water Pipit

Young Alpine Accentor

Black redstart (female)

Water Pipit

Water Pipit

Water Pipit

Water Pipit

Water Pipit

Water Pipit

Water Pipit

Alpine Accentor

Water Pipit

Water Pipit

Young Water Pipit

Young Water Pipit

Water Pipit

Water Pipit

Young Alpine Accentor

Water Pipit

Water Pipit

Water Pipit

Water Pipit

Young Alpine Accentor

Young Alpine Accentor

Young Alpine Accentor

Black redstart (male)

Young Alpine Accentor

On my way home I stopped again at Padiș:

Grey Wagtail

Grey Wagtail

Young White Wagtail

Young White Wagtail