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First calls of birds in spring

Posted Tuesday 6th March 2012 at 14:24 by dancho_hristov
Updated Tuesday 6th March 2012 at 14:31 by dancho_hristov

A colleague from a birding and photography cottage in NE Bulgaria reported some fantastic news on the coming spring.

After the first weekend of March more and more birds become vocal to announce their territories. Hawfinches, Tits and Thrushes are the first to start. Woodpeckers have also started actively drumming and calling. A pair of Syrian Woodpeckers perched on the tree in front of the tower hide several times for the day. The birds have been drumming and displaying on several...

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Weekend retreat

Posted Tuesday 6th March 2012 at 14:18 by dancho_hristov
Updated Tuesday 6th March 2012 at 14:32 by dancho_hristov

Source (my blog): http://danbirder.blogspot.com

Sunday evening is the time when people get ready for the coming week. It is also the time, when people get home after a fantastic weekend out of town to their favourite places. It was the same for me. Initially, I wasn't going to travel at all and just stay at home and relax. However, some family appointments took me to my home town: Petritch, South West Bulgaria. It's one of my most favourite areas in the country. The area where I have...