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Winter again

Daniel — Wed, 26 Jan 2011 16:50:49 +0000

Some winter pictures I took on January 26th and a few days before that. Just for fun … nothing extraordinary…

From Winter again…January 26, 2011, posted by Daniel Petrescu on 1/26/2011 (11 items)

: Cerasela

: Somova Lake

: Tulcea town viewed from Bididia Hill

: Just an owl head… Asio otus

: Trapped snow…

: Ice and snow

: Sky is the limit

: Fallen trees…

: The Danube by 7 Tevi (7 Pipes )

: Chase that pig…

: Massage master

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Winter birds and landscapes

Daniel — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 19:08:18 +0000

Few people are lucky enough to be able to travel in the Danube Delta during the winter. There are many reasons why you shouldn't travel during this time of the year – cold weather, few birds and again cold weather… but for those who can look past this impediments the delta can offer a rewarding experience. Photo wise there are many opportunities as the colors are great and different. The birds are a bit shy due to hunting in the area, but when the lakes are freezing the birds are concentrating on the channels. The main species you will encounter are found in the table below.

Winter Birds in the Danube Delta


- Great Egret (Ardea alba)	- Pygmy Cormorant(Phalacrocorax pygmaeus)	- Eurasian Coot (Fulica atra)

- Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)	- Red-crested Pochard (Netta rufina)	- Mute Swan (Cygnus olor)

- White-tailed Eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla)	- Greater Spotted Eagle (Aquila clanga)	- Eurasian Buzzard (Buteo buteo)

-Gray Heron (Ardea cinerea)	- Black Woodpecker (Dryocopus martius)

Many other bird species can be encountered but this is what you will see mainly while on the way… the obvious.

The landscape is interesting in many way and it varies a lot depending on the weather. Ice brings the spectacular and is the most desired while photographing.

If you are a nature lover I highly recommend you to visit the Danube Delta during winter time. Be prepared with very very very warm clothe and you will not be disappointed.

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Common Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis) -Pescarelul Albastru photography

Daniel — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 11:27:44 +0000

A couple of weeks ago I was exploring the Danube Delta with my father to do a bird count and take some pictures of the delta in winter. The weather was not ideal and after a few hours of boat driving we encountered a Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis) sitting on a snowee branch. At first we thought it will take off as soon as we turn the boat around… but… surprise… it was the most tame Kingfisher I have ever seen. It ignored us completely and flew only when I was making noise or when the boat hit something in our attempt to get a better angle. While watching the Kingfisher it suddenly plunged into the water and came out with a Mole-cricket (Grillotalpa grillotalpa). This is an unusual siting and I was lucky to be able to photograph it. The Kingfisher struggled to swallow the insect about 10 minutes as the head and the big front feet and wings wouldn't detach.

We supposed this bird was a Nordic migrant by the way it behaved. I hope you will enjoy the pictures and if you would like to know more about bird photography in Romania don't hesitate to contact me. If you are into birdwatching than check out the tours offered by my company IBIS TOURS.

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