22 May 2016

evening trip to the Biebrza Marshes

Yesterday evening we went to the Park Biebrza near the village Szuszalewo. It was just before sunset. We met several people on the walkway visitors swamp. I managed to photograph two interesting marsh plants Calla (Bog Arum, Marsh Calla, Wild Calla, and Water-arum) and Menyanthes trifoliata during flowering. After sunset, he showed a full moon and decided to come back. Here are photographs from the trip.

14 May 2016

early morning in May

The month of May, is probably the most beautiful month of change in nature. This year is especially gracious with us. From the first day significantly warmed after a relatively cool April. Grass, shrubs and trees were covered with leaves during the week. Almost simultaneously blossomed fruit trees. We have only two weeks of May, and already blooming lilacs and chestnut. Flowering this year is very generous. Take a walking tour early on the morning just after sunrise, it is a pleasure. A heavy dew, rising mists and birds of various species sing like in the field, so in the forest. Here are some pictures taken in the morning on May 8.

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