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Birding Balkans: A Play in Two Acts

September 15, 2016 by Dragan 1 Comment

ACT I SCENE I. Iron Gates (Djerdap) national park, Serbia. Small canyon among wooded hills. Morning. Framed by red Permian sandstone, Eric Hyman is...

Conservation

The Smell of Napalm in the Morning

September 1, 2016 by Dragan 2 Comments

Photo: This area holds 3 to 4 breeding pairs of White-tailed Eagles, which represents the biggest density per square mile anywhere in the country....

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Dreaming of Africa

August 18, 2016 by Dragan 11 Comments

It’s hot outside and inside… I am drinking the WHE brew, a Belgrade beer made upon a Neolithic Turdas-Vinca culture recipe (a great brew,...

Trips

Birding the Pannonian Sea Sands

August 4, 2016 by Dragan No Comments

Sandy terrains are at their best during spring migration and this is the off season for such habitats. July is that boring period after...

Birding

Urban birding at its best

July 21, 2016 by Dragan 2 Comments

And then, two canids appeared in my scope field of view… My plan was that the downpour should finally be over in the morning,...

Birding

Three Impressions

July 7, 2016 by Dragan 1 Comment

1. Two more sparrows on the macadam ahead of me… In my early birding days, I would simply assume that they are sparrows, possibly...

Birding

A “Thank You” is All You Need

June 23, 2016 by Dragan 2 Comments

Birders are utterly suspicious characters. By Greek law enforcement officers, I had already been taken for a spy. But, seen from the opposite angle,...