High Tatras: Late Autumn At The Lake Poprad

I wanted to get here two weeks earlier but I didn't manage... I spent three days at the Lake Poprad, which looked like this on the first evening:

Next day I started at dawn in total darkness to the Koprovsky peak. The sky was quite overcast but I managed to catch the morning sun on the saddle peeping from the peaks:

One of the paths leading to the Lake Poprad:

Morning scene taken from the saddle pod Ostrvou:

The lights of the setting sun illuminating the mountains:

 

Retezat Mountains: End Of September At The Bucura Lake

It's been cold this week, the first snow has fallen in the mountains. This has raised my interest and I thought a few days hiking in the Retezat mountains would be a good idea. Bucura Lake is a good place to pitch a tent at, as the weather was getting warm. I started Saturday morning and arrived at the lake with my rucksack till evening.

I was able to enjoy the snowy scene next day:

The Ana Lake:

At the Porții Lake (Tăul Porții):

The rain has started, so the snow was melting rapidly:

It rained many times so on the third day there wasn't much snow left:

Făgăraș Mountains: Alpine Accentor

This morning I started my way to the Făgăraș mountains and I was planning to spend 3 days at Bâlea lake. I arrived in the afternoon having got tired, but I climbed up to the Paltinu peak with pleasure. On my way back I waited the sunset up there:

The next day I climbed up almost at the same place enjoying the scenic sunset again:

On the third day I enjoyed the view to the lake from the Iezerul Caprei peak:

On the next morning I gave a try recording the birds nearby, I managed to capture some shots of redstarts ...:

Young Redstart

Young Redstart

Young Redstart

... and alpine accentors as they came as close as 3-4 meters:

Alpine Accentor

Young Alpine Accentor

On my way home I stopped at midway having a look at the Pișoaia waterfall in the Apuseni mountains. Although there was little water coming down from the top, I liked it:

 

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)