Today was the day of the waterbirds. We started
at 6,30 and an hour later we were already watching our first Dalmatian
Pelicans. We took a walk in the North Eastern site of the lake. Lovely Squacco
Herons were nicely lit by the soft morning sunlight. Later on in the day we
realized these birds were everywhere. Soon we had the first Night Herons and
Little Egrets flying around. Other than them there were quite a few dragonflies
and butterflies. We spent some time photographing the Night Herons in flight
and carried on.
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| Night Heron photography copyright Iordan Hristov |
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| Little Egret photography copyright Iordan Hristov |
An interesting looking bird with a rufous tail
cocked up 90 degrees landed on the side of the track where we were driving. My
initial reaction was Nightingale but no, it was a Rufous-tailed Bush Robin. I
haven’t seen one for ages.
The early afternoon was fairly quiet. The heat
chased the birds away but after some showers the second half was a bit more
exciting. We took a boat trip into the lake and entered into the breeding
colony of Cormorants, Night Herons, Spoonbills, Little Egrets and what not.
Along the canals were sitting Dalmatian Pelicans that were calmly preening.
Their White brothers were also around but didn’t let us to approach them.
Glossy Ibises were moving in groups of 5-15 birds presenting superb
opportunities. It was quite an experience to row around the birds so close
without them being disturbed. Superb views of Night Herons.
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| documentary shot of Rufous-tailed Bush Robin |
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| Blue Chaser ? copyright Iordan Hristov |
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| bird photography |
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| bird photography |
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| Glossy Ibis photography copyright Iordan Hristov |
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| Spoonbill photography copyright Iordan Hristov |
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| Penduline Tit photography copyright Iordan Hristov |
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| Pygmy Cormorant photography copyright Iordan Hristov |
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| Pygmy Cormorant photography copyright Iordan Hristov |
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| Night Heron photography copyright Iordan Hristov |
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| Little Egret photography copyright Iordan Hristov |
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| Spoonbill photography copyright Iordan Hristov |
