Ein offener Bergwald, der gerade den Winter mit hohen Schneelagen überstanden hat. Balkanbuchen (Fagus moesiaca) und Berg-Ahorn (Acer pseudoplatanus) dominieren den Wald; jetzt noch unbelaubt. Dazwischen ein paar imposantee Schwarzkiefern (Pinus nigra). Eine Zeit lang hatten wir uns den Wanderweg hinaufgekämpft, immer wieder unterbrochen von knöcheltiefen Schneefeldern. Dann, auf etwa 1.650 m Höhe, ist deutlich… Continue reading Auf Spechtsuche im Durmitor National Park: der Weißrückenspecht
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MONTENEGRO – a birding trip to the south-western Balkan in May
INTRODUCTION The main goal was to carry out the first vacation in post-Corona times. For this purpose, we were looking for a country that is rather relaxed when it comes to entering the country. Also in the foreground is to relax and to photograph the Rock Partridge or a few good eastern European Warblers and… Continue reading MONTENEGRO – a birding trip to the south-western Balkan in May
White-backed Woodpeckers in Durmitor National Park/ Montenegro
For some time we had fought our way up the hiking trail, interrupted again and again by ankle-deep fields of snow. Then, at about 1,650 m above sea level, a woodpecker squeaking can be clearly heard. That can only be the White-backed Woodpeckers (Dendrocopus leucotos)? I play the calls and the drumming from the tape.… Continue reading White-backed Woodpeckers in Durmitor National Park/ Montenegro