Begining of spring in Bialowieza
Woodpeckers in Bialowieza already announce spring drumming passionately. The male of Great Spotted Woodpecker recognized as the most effective place for it a tin roof. His snare drum carries far …
Woodpeckers in Bialowieza already announce spring drumming passionately. The male of Great Spotted Woodpecker recognized as the most effective place for it a tin roof. His snare drum carries far …
One of the few of this “winter” sunny mornings in the Bialowieza Forest (although very windy) look like this (spent in the company of bison): in sepia: in color: Which you like more?
This morning, the wolf ran my way. When I grabbed the camera and ran after him, it turned out that the whole pack (at least 4 wolves). I started to take pictures of them and … at this point the operator failed because I forgot that I have set … manual focus. So the remaining …
Autumn in Bialowieza is the best time to search for fungi, including those rare, such as rosy veincap, or the wrinkled peach (Rodotus palmatus) who, after more than 100 years since the last observation in Poland was again found in the Bialowieza Forest in 1999. You can watch it on the “to Jagiello oak” in …
The beginning of autumn is a time of mating season for Bialowieza bison.Time bison mating season falls in the second half of August and the first half of September. This is the moment when the groups of female and male adolescents join. They have two strategies: attach permanently to the group, or move between groups …
At the end of 2013, the number of bison in the Bialowieza Forest amounted to 505 individuals. 56 calves were born ( in 2012 they were 64 calves ) .In 2013 the BNP had permit for selective killing of 40 individuals, while only 21 bison met the selection criteria. For males the main reason for …
Today has been very successful. First, we saw a few European bison, then in the background showed for us a wolf 🙂 And then they were deer (and hinds with calves and three bulls with great majestic antlers), wild boars and a family of hazel grouse. it’s definitely a good start to the day. You might want to …
When the real winter will come to the Bialowieza Forest, bison very eager to use hay and silage prepared for them by the employees of the BNP. And in this season (2012/2013) is as much as 500 tons of lining the feeding sites in the forest, and about 300 tons of hay left by farmers …