Birding: June 2008

Birding is one of man's most beautiful passions. Is a hobby, but the birding hobby involves advanced knowledge about the birds life, as well as about the geography, weather, hidrology, photography, optics, etc. This blog will have the support of a very good brdwatcher and birdwatching guide, who's name I'll reveal soon, after his approval.

I'll post my birds pictures, advices about birding and some birding places in Europe. I'll try to give a short description of birds, species and the places where I've seen them.

You are invited to post comments, to argue on the birds' identification or to add more hints.

Sunday, June 22, 2008

The amazing intelligence of crows

Joshua Klein is fascinated by crows. What he proposes is : instead of exterminating the species, let's try to find ways to co-operate with them, for a mutual benefit.

Tuesday, June 17, 2008

Turtle

I spot this turtle in Dobroesti, near Bucharest !

Monday, June 2, 2008

Singing House Sparrow

Among the famouse birdwatching places in Europe there is the Danube Delta, but you can spot interesting birds also in the urban areas. In the courtyard in Ploiesti I shot this image of a singing house sparrow (passer domesticus):

Sunday, June 1, 2008

Passer Domesticus

yet another house sparrow, a female this time:

house sparrow

Here is another house sparrow (passer domesticus) I spot in the courtyard in Ploiesti

As for many other secies the male has more vivid colors, while the female needs to protect better, itself and the eggs.

Birding