17 March 2016

near the river Sokołda

My next blog post about Knyszyn Forest. This time we visit around the village Dworzysk. Sokołda river meanders among the thickets and swamps. There are good places for fishing. It is not so attractive in the early spring as the spring or summer, but the views are great for nature lovers. The air here is always fresh and fragrant woods. Here are some pictures of the area.

15 March 2016

river Sloja in March

In fact, we have half of March and the weather is also the March. Rain and snow, frost and from time to time, sunny day. The true spring still far away. Maybe the time is not conducive to trips, but if someone loves nature always spend a good time. The most attractive is the forest with flowing small rivers. There are interesting places in Knyszyn Forest, which surrounds Bialystok in the north and east. Here are some pictures from the trip in the vicinity of the river Sloja about Lipowy Most for town Suprasl.

26 February 2016

beavers and people

The period of real winter lasted far too long. For people associated with winter recreation and tourism too quickly run out of profits. The end of January and almost the entire month of February, we have a warm and snowless weather. Although we had quite a lot of rain, but sunny days are good for walking. Every time we pass next to a stream, and beavers are building just off the dam. It is so easy to observe. Despite that someone systematically smashed the dam, they always rebuild. The last one did not bother them in repairing the dam. The area did not see wile birds, and they are flying ravens or jays and herd trznadli from time to time.

23 February 2016

and now hybrid tit

I present tits picture taken in the area beyond the Urals Chelyabinsk. In the picture we see a similar tit for blue tit , but the closer you look, you can see the difference in plumage. Photographer Ivan Czernatkin who took this picture, it states that it is a hybrid blue tit (Cyanistes caeruleus) and azure tit (Cyanistes cyanus). The latter is common in this area. I put three photographs for comparison: blue tit, azure tit and hybrid.


                azure tit                                       blue tit                               hybrid tit

21 February 2016

and now about yellowhammer

The yellowhammer (Emberiza citrinella)

After quite a long break, I return to present birds from our surroundings. I will use my pictures and Ivan Czernatkin that great photographing birds. It seems to me that it omitted a very common bird that is bunting. Yes buntings not meet the feeder, but in a field near bushes and weeds in winter and early spring. Buntings during this period large flocks and fly quite difficult to see where the field looking for food. The males are brightly colored. Also like to stay close to rural farms and they have a chance, they use food for poultry.

06 February 2016

January's winter in Podlasie

It is true, if the window after the winter and forecasts for the coming period do not provide for her return. The winter was so short that not everyone had time to notice her. That's why I go back to the landscapes of winter in January. It was to take advantage of these days. I myself expect such a change, and every day I've been on the snow usually skiing, health and pleasure. Here are more pictures from this period.