Alphabetical list

I decided to set up a gallery of whales on my website. Yes, just a general gallery, not differentiating between individual species. It is impossible to photograph this mammal as a whole. You can either present its tail, fin or a part of its torso. So many pictures of the whale from Iceland and Republic of South Africa have been collected that they will serve as material for such a gallery well.
Last minute news 01/2015 – Antarctica

I hoped I could finally take pictures of the curlew in Iceland, as its gallery consists of several randomly captured images of documentary value. What a pity, there was no possibility. There in Iceland it is even less common bird than in Poland. But to console I was able to photograph its "smaller" version – the whimbrel. But it's probably not the bad way to say “I managed” as whimbrels were quite common, and their population in Iceland is estimated at 250 thousand of individuals (2014). The whimbrel weighs to 600 grams with a wingspan of 90 centimeters.

It is a shame that a Whinchat is getting harder to spot in our country, as it likes wet terrains of meadows and pastures with curvatures which are disappearing from our land. Unfortunately, I have to confirm it, I have managed to find it at the shore of the lake. It is a migrating bird, so in the Autumn/Winter time it can not be spotted in our country. It winters in Africa. Whinchat is a bit smaller than a Sparrow. Its weight comes up to 20 grams with a wingspan exceeding 20 centimeters.
Last minute news – 05/2014

The thiptail wallaby inhabits a limited area of Australia. It only lives in the north-eastern part of the continent. It is bigger than the agile wallaby, as it can weigh up to 25 kilograms. It can be about one metre high. It shares its habitat with the common wallaroo rather than with the agile wallaby – the latter prefers to live in the areas full of green bushes. It eats at dawn. When it is boiling hot, it remains hidden in the shadow. It easy to differentiate it from the kangaroo, because the thiptail wallaby has white stripes on its face.

Sri Lanka
Last minute news-05/2022-Hungary

It is a beautiful raptor, it is a pity but I could not take as many photos as those of the Black Kite. I can say these pictures were taken incidentally with photographing the Black Kite. In terms of size these birds are alike. The Whistling Kite weighs about one kilogram with the wingspan of no more than one and a half meter. They occur throughout almost  all Australia and sometimes migrate but within the continent. As it is a raptor it feeds on other animals including carrion.

Costa Roca
Last minute news-03/2019- Kuba

It is the most distinctive bird in Poland. It is estimated that every fourth representative of this species is „ a Pole”, and in Poland there are a few thousands of them (about 50,000). The stork has perhaps positive associations for everyone, but one should remember that it is a capable predator. It eats everything that moves and stands in its way. From bigger insects to small birds, grass snakes, slowworms, frogs, etc. An interesting thing is that before their departure in August you can observe huge flocks of storks called “storks’ seym”.

White Wagtails can be spotted almost everywhere. I have managed to photograph it at the Baltic coast, among fields, at the edge of the forest, at the shore of Warta or outside human habitats. It is a small and quite timid bird. Its wingspan is around 30 centimeters with a body mass of 20-30 grams. Nonetheless, it is very characteristic due to its tail's “nervous”moves and black and white coloration.
Last minute news 08/2013