These pictures were taken in Jastarnia in Juna 2014. Unfortunately, the group of female Wigeons was rather apprehensive and didn’t let me approach them more closely, not nearer than 100 metres. I took several documentary pictures that initiate the gallery of this species on my website. The Wigeon weigh up to one kilogram and their wingspan is up to 80 cm.
Last minute news 06/2014 – Iceland
The Eurasian wigeon in Iceland was nearly as skittish as during my first encounter with this species in Poland. Nevertheless I managed to take a few pictures of Eurasian wigeons which enrich my previous documentary pictures in the gallery of this species.
Last minute news 06/2015
On the way to Nordcapp on one occasion I was lucky to encounter Eurasian wigeons in the town of Karasjok, in a river bend, not far from the Sami Parliament. Unfortunately the wigeons were quite far away and they were very skittish. I have uploaded just a few photographs, framed to a great extent.
Last minute news -06/2018 Iceland
I have to admit that this time there was no success in Iceland when it comes to Eurasian wigeons. We have seen them many times, even in flocks over a hundred individuals, but they have always been skittish and could not be approached. We also tried to use the hide but we failed as well. Nevertheless, the previous documentary gallery was not good, and these photos I managed to take this time are better, so the gallery has been rebuilt. Nobody knows if the better time or place will come for the Eurasian wigeons to be more likely to pose.
Last minute news-09/2022-London
I have already written about the attraction of photographing birds in parks of large cities on my website when I photographed in the Royal Baths Park in Warsaw. I always like to return to this park, especially in autumn. St. James's Park exceeded my wildest expectations. Despite the fact that its area is a field of our Royal Baths Park, or maybe because of that, it was possible to observe dozens of species of birds there. They could be photographed without any camouflage and sometimes from very close range. Grey Herons reduced the distance to a few meters. Unfortunately, there were three limitations on this day. The first was time limited. Unfortunately, my stay in London was very short and I could not devote more than less than 3 hours to photographing birds. The second limitation was the light. At the time I had the pleasure of photographing there was quite harsh, contrasty light and this was not conducive to taking very good photos. The third impediment was the approaching day of the Queen's funeral. Not only was London overcrowded with people, but also the park itself where people were literally rubbing up against each other and there were thousands of them. Probably will have to return there, because as befits a large metropolitan area, London has several parks and who knows what else will be observed and photographed there? For a short stay there, the result is impressive. I've added a new gallery of a bird belonging to the fauna of Poland and it is the White-headed Duck (393/467). This bird has appeared in Poland less than 20 times, so it is a great rarity in our country. A gallery was also created of Ross's Goose. I also added photos to the gallery of the Red-breasted Goose, Egyptian goose and Eastern gray squirrel. Here I am most pleased with the photos of the Red-breasted Goose. Such a beautiful bird, until now had only a few documentary photos taken from a considerable distance. Finally, here there are changes after 8 years, the gallery changes its design and the quality status of the photos. This text is common to all galleries created and changed after a visit to the park in London.
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