Moments From Nature's Secrets

Monday, June 17, 2024

Rodna Mountains: Looking For Rhododendrons

This year I visited tha Lala Lakes again hoping to admire the sight of mountain slopes full of rhododendrons.

In the first evening I climbed on the crest and the Ineu peak to admire the sunset. Other people came up here for the same reason:




Next day at dawn:


Sunrise at Big Lala Lake:


I was hoping to see more rhododendron flowers but unfortunately this year they were not in full bloom yet.
I decided not to stay one more night, instead I would go down and visit the Horses waterfall next morning:






Saturday, June 1, 2024

Mikepércs: A Young Blackbird

I have a try at the bathing pool again. The first guest is a great spotted woodpecker, this time a male: 

Great Spotted Woodpecker (male)

Great Spotted Woodpecker (male)

He is followed by a blue tit, ...:

Blue Tit

... then I discover a bird head in the grass behind the pool. It comes closer, I can see that it's a young blackbird. It jumps on the edge of the pool:

Young Blackbird

It's a bit clumsy:


Young Blackbird

After a bath ...:


Young Blackbird

... it leaves.

But the woodpecker returns:

Great Spotted Woodpecker (male)

 

Sunday, May 26, 2024

Mikepércs: Black Redstarts

In our neighbourhood a black redstart family has settled down. The youngs can fly already but the parents still feed them.

Young black redstart

Male black redstart

Young black redstart


Wednesday, May 1, 2024

Saturday, April 27, 2024

Mikepércs: At The Pool Again

 This morning a lot of birds came to the pool for a bath:

Great Spotted Woodpecker (female)

Great Spotted Woodpecker (female)

Great Spotted Woodpecker (female)

Great Spotted Woodpecker (female)

Nuthatch

Jay

Jay

Hawfinch (male)

Hawfinch (male)

Chaffinch (male)

Chaffinch (male)

Blackcap (male)

Blackcap couple


Sunday, April 21, 2024

Mikepércs: Collared flycatcher

I give it a try for the first time this year at the pool. I'm sitting in the hide almost 2 hours when the birds start to come. A collared flycatcher lands on the landing branch:


It doesn't stay long and it doesn't land at the pool either.
Then a blackcap comes for a bath, ...:



... and a starling:



Sunday, March 31, 2024

Apuseni Mountains: Spring Flowers

I set off to Padiș plateau this time to see the crocuses which have started blooming already. There were snowdrops there too of course:







Sunday, March 17, 2024

Bükk Mountains: Among Spring Flowers

 During the long weekend I spent 2 days in the Bükk Mountains searching spring flowers:

Snowdrop

I didn't miss the surroundings of Hotel Palota at Lillafüred:



Purple Hellebore

Purple Hellebore


Sunday, January 21, 2024

Vlădeasa Mountains

It was expected cold but sunny weather for the weekend, with some snowfall before. I've been planning a trip for a while to Vlădeasa peak and this time I went for it. I expected more snow up there, but the snowy pines look nice anyway in the afternoon ...:


... and in the evening as well: