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Photographing birds in the Pyrenees in hides for accipitriformes usually ends at about 4 or 5 pm. The birds take advantage of air currents in order to get back to their sleeping places. Thus, until 9 pm we could wander across the area in search for other bird species. That’s how I found the dartford warbler and the cirl bunting. I also recorded the birds’ sounds.

Somewhere in the Gobi Desert we found a shelter for pastured animals. Next to it, on the left side, rock sparrows and desert wheatears had their nests. Suddenly a Daurian redstart appeared under the roof. Just like us, it sought shelter from the wind. On that day the wind was so strong that it was impossible to photograph in the open air. The Daurian redstart accepted our presence and allowed us to take a series of photos. Once we laid some insect for it, it trusted us completely and approached us for a 5-7-meter distance.

See You the introductory text in the gallery (link)- White-tailed Wheatear

Africa has once again positively surprised me. Morocco much different from my previous trips to Africa,  Tanzania or Botswana. Those who would go on safari in Morocco would quickly realise that this is not Africa. The animals so associated with Africa are no longer here. Instead, it is possible to travel along comfortable tarmac roads and enjoy camel rides or snowboarding on snow or sand, if you prefer. On snow, this is made possible by the high Atlas Mountains where, even in March, there was enough snow to keep the slopes crowded.

It took us some time to find this bird. It is not so easy on the Gobi Desert. Generally, if the terrain was diversified with little rocks or a hill, it was worth looking there for a desert wheatear. I sat peacefully on such a hill without camouflage and it happened that the bird would fly near me, interested in the change that has occurred in its environment. Naturally it was a little bit too far to take a very good photo, especially that its plumage is difficult to present adequately.