Haliaeetus Albicilla

Haliaeetus Albicilla, the White Tailed Eagle, is a rare bird, but it can still be seen in the Danube Delta. I have seen one this year, while turning back to Tulcea from Sulina.

This is not my video, but is really nice:

Ardea Cinerea

The Grey Heron

Here is a Grey Heron (Ardea Cinerea) that I spot in Skansen, Stockholm. The funny thing is that , even if Skansen is an open air museum and Zoo, the heron was just hanging around, not being in the zoo but in totally freedom. Maybe looking for some food.

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.

Turtle

I spot this turtle in Dobroesti, near Bucharest !

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):

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.

House Sparrows

The house sparrow (passer domesticus) is maybe the most common bird in Romania. You can see it everywhere, on the street in the big cities, in the fields or even in the mountains.

I shot this passer domesticus yesterday (may, 1st, 2008) in Ploiesti, 60 km north from Bucharest.

Erithacus Rubecula story

Today I found out on TV a nice legend about Erithacus Rubecula (Robin).

This guy is called pettirosso in Italian and this means red breast. In fact it is also called Robin Redbreast in English (in case you wonder, in romanian is called "măcăleandru". And this name (redbreast) is strongly connected with the Christmas story. It is said to be the bird that enter the barn where Jesus was born and entertained the fire with his wings. As he stayed very close to the fire it got itself its red breast.

Very interesting story of a very interesting bird: Erithacus Rubecula, Robin Redbreast.
Here is a picture of Erithacus Rubecula taken on the second day of Christmas (December, 26^th, 2007)

Erithacus Rubecula: Robin

Here is a Robin I spot near Turin, Italy on December, 26th, 2007:



The Erithacus Rubecula is a small bird (14 cm) living in parcs and fir-tree forests.

Larus Ridibundus

Common Gull,

Place: Florence, Tuscany
Date Taken: December 2007.

Birding

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.

I'll post birds pictures, advices about birding and some birding places in Europe