Alphabetical list

The photos of the Red-throated Loon were taken during a short break between the stays in the first and the second shelter, where I photographed grouses and capercaillies. It was a species that I desired to have in my galery, but in Poland it was very difficult to spot, even more to photograph. I took a photo of the Loon in the winter of 2013 in Jurata, but the sun was setting, the bird was sleeping on water, and the distance was too big.

The fourth species of lapwing gets onto my website. I’m wondering again, what’s the reason why if you approach a lapwing peacefully anywhere in the world, you are able to take satisfactory pictures. In Poland, however, you cannot do without a hide, and lapwings will fly away producing fearful sounds. I encountered red-wattled lapwings several times in Thailand, and each subsequent encounter was closer and the pictures taken were more interesting.

As it happened many times while shooting in Australia, I encountered the Red-whiskered Bulbul once and the meeting ended up with a few photos. A few, but so representative that it was worthwhile to set up its gallery. It is a pity that there are not too many as it is quite attractive bird to shot. It is interesting that on the grounds of Australia and North America it has been introduced artificially. Naturally it occurs in India, Nepal and China. The Bulbul is quite small because its weight is about 40 grams.

It is a big shame that the Red-winged Blackbird inhabits only Northern America. Watching the Blackbirds' herds, which while flying present our national (red and white) colors under their wings on a ravenblack body, would be nice to observe in Poland. Additionally, single blackbirds sing characteristically, sitting on trees. I photographed them in March, so it might have been connected to their breeding season. I had too little time for conclusions. I hope that with time I will find the birds voice to present it to you.

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A Redstart, especially its male, is a grateful object to photograph. Female can be easily mistaken for a Black Redstart. Redstart occurs quite numerously in Poland on allotment gardens. My pictures were taken right there, during the barbecue. So lurking and numerous attempts to take a photo, in this case, were not related to any renunciations, despite many people walking around. As it befits to a small sized birds, Redstart is quite frisky, especially at the time of feeding its younglings. That is why you need to be patient photographing this colorful bird.

In Iceland it is quite common. It is interesting that outside human settlements the Redwing was very skittish, but there were more urbanized places where it was possible to shoot them from a distance of a few or  dozen meters. Fortunately I made many attempts which resulted in this quite interesting gallery reflecting the charm of this bird. In case of this species pictures are only the part of the gallery. Redwings sing beautifully and as they occur so commonly it was no problem to record them.
Last minute news -06/2018 Iceland

I have managed to photograph a Reed Bunting twice in almost the same place, but in the following years. Once it was a male, once a female. They are very timid. On the occasion of the second session I was honestly masked and “hunting” for a Water Rail. Despite the fact that I was photographing it from a 6-7 meters distance, almost still, it looked at me for a while allowing to take couple of pictures before it flew away. Water Rail did not appear. It was a consolation and a reward for the effort put in for timing and prepraing the session. It is smaller that a Sparrow.