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A passage migrant here in Bulgaria

Other than the pelicans, we also saw a very tame Red-crested Pochard presenting superb opportunities to photographers

Long time no posting here but busy season out there. Just returned from another fantastic birding trip around Bulgaria with lots of good birds. Some of the highlights were Rose-coloured Starling, Nutcracker, Levant Sparrowhawk, Dalmatian Pelican, Purple Heron, Paddyfield Warbler and on and on...

A memory from last year at this day showing a superb displaying bird. At times this bird was too close even for a portrait.

Alpine Swifts are some of the local treat to visiting birders. It won't be long when they will arrive. Can't wait!

Bee-eater photography season approaches... Can't wait to see these fantastic birds again. www.LivingNature.bg

Common Buzzards are some of the most widespread birds of prey in Bulgaria but capturing their hunting behaviour is not easy. I just returned from a photography session at the hides of www.LivingNature.bg where I was privileged to photograph this wonderful scene.

Since the season for Dalmatian Pelican photography is nearly here, I feel like I ought to show you a few more images before I head for new ones. These marvelous birds are getting their breeding colourful pouches in February so now comes the best time for their photography. This one was taken in...

Long-legged Buzzards used by very few in the past. In the 70s they started expanding from the Middle East and became fairly abundant in the 20s. Nowadays they are declining again because of intensification in farmland use. I managed to take this picture from one of our hides in Sakar mountains...

Just returned from another photography trip in Bulgaria. I wanted to test two of our hides and getting ready for the coming winter season. Stay tuned for more images.

Just returned from a fantastic trip along the Black sea coast. Red-breasted Geese are finally here in their hundreds.What a sighting this was!

Harlequins can have different shapes and forms. This superb White Pelican in full breeding plumage was tame enough to come and amuse us during a bird photography trip organised by www.LivingNature.bg Thank you very much!

The breeding season of Dalmatian Pelican approaches. Can't wait to see and photograph these amazing birds again. It is a shame that these birds are still killed for people to make bags from the birds' pouches. I suppose this could be a reason for the very high conservation priority status of...

Egyptian Vulture is going to be one of the next bird species that will disappear from Europe. I hope I prove wrong. Anyway thanks to Living Nature I had the privilege to photograph this fantastic bird in Bulgaria.

This is one of the target birds to birdwatchers and bird photographers visiting Bulgaria. Well we are doing our best to guarantee its photography. See what happens. The signs are pretty good so far. This particular bird came to inspect us when setting up a new photography hide in the SE part of...

This Eastern Black-eared Wheatear showed really well during my recent September birdwatching trip in Bulgaria. Everyone in the group enjoyed it very much.

When not looking in the sky for birds, we were looking in our feet for moths and dragonflies. These superb Spurge hawk moths were seen during my recent birdwatching trip that did in Bulgaria.

I just returned from another great trip that I guided for Naturetrek and its local operator Pandion Tours. We had great time enjoying this Red-footed Falcon. In the same day we had Black Vulture, Egyptian Vulture, Eastern imperial Eagle, Golden Eagle, Hobby, Short-toed Eagle and a few other more...

I took this image of Little Egret in early morning light in september 2014. Other birds that were nearby include Spotted Redshank, Broad-billed Sandpiper, Black-winged Stilt, Little Ringed Plover, and others. It was a lovely morning.

I got this picture during a birding trip that I guided last week.

Scops owls are active at night but occasionally we see them during the day at their roosting sites. There is a site in Bulgaria where I often take birders to see this marvelous bird in day light. It is quite an experience.

Just returned from a fantastic trip to the Eastern Rhodope mountains in Bulgaria where I conducted a course on bird identification. Some of the highlights we had include Black Vulture, Chukar, Orphean Warbler, Subalpine Warbler, Sardinian Warbler, Barred Warbler, Ortolan Bunting, Blue Rock...

For a second time I managed to get this wonderful and majestic bird. This time with a client. I think he was pretty happy after a bit of work.

The past weekend was rather suitable for a longer walk. This time I traveled to SW Bulgaria where sand pyramids have overtaken the landscape. The significant Mediterranean climate was a precondition for a few good birds: Subalpine Warblers, Alpine Swift, Sombre Tit, Red-rumped Swallow and a few...

Just returned from a stunning location where I photographed Western Capercaillie. What a bird this is! It is a shame that people still shoot them. I am trying to take there birders and photographers and raise some funds for the local people to hire a guard that would hopefully stop snowmobiles...