Alphabetical list

Less than 100 grams of weight and 30 cm of wingspan but how much it differs from the whole passerine family, because of its distinctive bill. In Poland I could not see crossbills, but thanks to Johann and his friend (Orn – I send you my greetings and thanks for commemorative pictures of the photo and recording session) I managed to take quite a lot pictures of crossbill’s family. Yes, it was recording session as well, for it was no problem to record the Crossbill’s voice, actually its young.

Although, I haven’t got any interesting and impressive gallery of a deer so far, I think that this species will always be an interesting object for photography. Especially males - there is something majestic about their postures, antlers and behavior. For such a large animal, which may weigh up to 200 kilograms, they are still extremely timid and hard to observe. Their sense of smell is so sensitive that even a slight breath of wind with our scent may startle a deer.

This is a difficult challenge for a photographer. Red foxes have very keen senses (i.e. smell, sight and hearing). I must add that foxes like to hunt in the evenings or early in the mornings, so most often during bad lighting conditions. Fortunately, when I was at the White-tailed Eagle look-out I had a chance to observe a red fox traversing the region, searching for some rodents. What amazes me is its hunting effectiveness. Each hunt ended up with catching prey. Unfortunately its innate caution didn’t allow me to stay around it without being noticed.

The story of taking my first photo of the red kite is similar to the story of photographing the normal osprey. The only difference between the two is in the season during which each of the two photos were taken: the osprey was perhaps just before its migration (autumn), and the red kite must have had its nest somewhere nearby (June). Both birds may be fascinating. Looking at pictures of the red kite which could be found on the Internet I regret that my gallery is so little.

I admit that when I was getting up at 5 am in August in Swinoujście to go to the seaside with the camera I was quite skeptical about what I could photograph. The holiday season in a place like that means people on the beach practically around the clock. But without trying I will have no pictures for sure. When coming to the beach I could confess my fears proved correct, even so early you could count a dozen people.

When this bird recently visited our country I did not manage to find time to photograph it in Poland. During the expedition to Spitsbergen I hoped that there would be no problem in photographing it, as there are its natural habitats. Although we spend there quite busy days, we have only seen a red phalarope twice. As a phalarope it should have been patient and should have made it possible for us to take pictures from a close distance.

It is not a secret that these photos of red squirrels can be easily taken in the big-city parks. When I was observing squirrels in the forest, I couldn’t approach them too closely to take an anatomical photo of this animal. Not to mention the speed with which they move, causing many difficulties with focus settings. The problem with squirrels living in parks is that they became so bold that if they don’t get a peanut, they may even bite you. It is unpleasant but it could be also dangerous and you always have to remember about it.

Well, unfortunately such a beautiful bird has so few documentary photos. Unfortunately, but the Red-winged Parrot did not want to cooperate. It kept a large distance and watched me closely. But here we have some photos to publish. Due to its beauty it is also a breeding bird. The adults are about 30 centimeters long.