Several times i made an effort to reach the altitudes where the strictly alpine species live and breed. Last Saturday was the first time i managed to reach the right place in the right time. At t...
https://deepinbirds.wordpress.com/2016/06/01/snowfinch-alpine-accentor/
Two weeks ago i visited Evros prefecture which is one of the best places in Europe for birding. I went there with George and Peter two fellow Nature photographers and we had some great chances to...
https://deepinbirds.wordpress.com/2016/02/24/rough-legged-buzzard/
Cory’s Shearwater flying aside the boat in a summer day with complete lack of wind. I was very glad that my photo was first at the recent summer greek wildlife competition. 15/7/2015.
https://deepinbirds.wordpress.com/2015/11/11/calonectris-diomedea/
Loxia curvirostra (Σταυρομύτης) with it’s specialized beak structure, is one of the more interesting species of the greek conifer forests. His heavy bill with crossed tips is a great...
https://deepinbirds.wordpress.com/2015/09/17/common-crosbill/
These are photos of two different Ospreys taken last April at the vast wetlands of northern Greece, 8-9/4/2015
https://deepinbirds.wordpress.com/2015/08/05/pandion-haliaetus-2/
Dadia national park is laying at Evros perfecture at the SE edge of Europe. This area in addition with Evros estuaries are maybe the best areas in our continent to observe raptors (and not only),...
https://deepinbirds.wordpress.com/2015/08/03/lesser-spotted-eagle/
Four months ago i was very lucky to be among a Blue Rock Thrush (Γαλαζοκότσυφας) galore. This species breeds in the most representative Mediterranean coastal environment. Mountain s...
https://deepinbirds.wordpress.com/2015/07/18/monticola-solitarius/
Female Marsh Harriers are the most common raptors of greek wetlands. In winter in vast wetlands there can be found dozens of them. This is a female individual except if it’s a case of a “homo...
https://deepinbirds.wordpress.com/2015/06/16/marsh-harrier-circus-aeruginosus/
One of the more spectacular birds to watch and photograph are the Terns ! Unlike Sterna Terns, Chlidonias (here Chlidonias leucopterus-Αργυρογλάρονο) genre prefer to hunt insects or ...
https://deepinbirds.wordpress.com/2015/05/12/white-winged-black-tern/
Jynx torquilla (Στραβολαίμης) it’s a very distinctive Woodpecker species, as instead of the other European woodpeckers, it makes a long distance migration, coming from Africa every ...
Sylvia atricapilla (Μαυροσκούφης) is not at all a rarity but it’s always a challenge to photograph this Warbler, especially the female which is one of my favorite ones ! It must be ...
https://deepinbirds.wordpress.com/2015/03/26/blackcap-female/
3 months ago i had my first observation of a 1CY Rissa tridactyla (Τριδάχτυλος Γλάρος). It was found among several Black Headed Gulls. When we approached to assure that it was a ...
Falco tinnunculus – Βραχοκιρκίνεζο
https://deepinbirds.wordpress.com/2015/02/23/common-kestrel/
Low angle photo of a Limosa lapponica (Θαλασσολιμόζα) a Wader species which appears in Greece in very small numbers mainly during autumn migration. 22/09/2014
https://deepinbirds.wordpress.com/2015/01/14/bar-tailed-godwit/
Porzana pusilla is a beautiful – as all Crakes are – but very secretive bird. Usually moves in the dense reeds playing hide and seek with a birdwatcher. If staying silent and motionless even ...
https://deepinbirds.wordpress.com/2015/01/10/baillons-crake/