Last two weekends
Posted: Mon Nov 26, 2012 9:20 am
Greetings and salutations my fellow herpers and birders, here`s what i`ve been up to latley:
Two weeks ago, i was told that i could go out with the guys to some distant reserves in Dobroudja, but in exchange for that i would have to babysit this last weekend. It was a sweet deal, so i packed my bags and hit the road.
Well, the weather sucked and there was no herp in sight, just some mammals and nice birds, but nothing special.
500 kilometeres and nothing to show for it... Well no birding trip to look for in the near future so might as well forget about the great outdoors for a while and concentrate on the housework, i guess.
Now for the interesting part.
So i was playing with my daughter Sunday morning while my wife was away. Suddenly the phone rings but the reception was poor. Therefore i got closer to the kitchen window, and finally opened it. And i had quite a shock!
Right there before my eyes stood the bird i was searching for since i started birding , the beautiful male Bullfinch:
That`s birding for you, part skill, part luck. Mostly luck it seems.
Thanks for reading and good birding!
Vlad
Two weeks ago, i was told that i could go out with the guys to some distant reserves in Dobroudja, but in exchange for that i would have to babysit this last weekend. It was a sweet deal, so i packed my bags and hit the road.
Well, the weather sucked and there was no herp in sight, just some mammals and nice birds, but nothing special.
500 kilometeres and nothing to show for it... Well no birding trip to look for in the near future so might as well forget about the great outdoors for a while and concentrate on the housework, i guess.
Now for the interesting part.
So i was playing with my daughter Sunday morning while my wife was away. Suddenly the phone rings but the reception was poor. Therefore i got closer to the kitchen window, and finally opened it. And i had quite a shock!
Right there before my eyes stood the bird i was searching for since i started birding , the beautiful male Bullfinch:
That`s birding for you, part skill, part luck. Mostly luck it seems.
Thanks for reading and good birding!
Vlad