Pygmy owls from last days
When, in last days is not blowing hard Pygmy Owls in Bialowieza Forest are calling.
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Hazel grouse form Bialowieza Forest
Hazel grouse (Bonasa bonasia) is frequently breeding in the Bialowieza Forest (1600 pairs). In recent days, is a very intense display. I managed to record a male when he whistled. I take a picture of both male and female.
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Bison from the Strict Reserve
Meeting with bison on the tourist route “to the oak Jagiello” happens very rarely. Most often they are meeting a few seconds, as these are among the wildest bison in Bialowieza Forest. Recently, we had a lot of luck and we had a meeting with about 6 individuals. 🙂 See for yourself some of this
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Trumpeting call of cranes form Bialowieza Forest
More rarely we can hear trumpeting call of cranes in Bialowieza Forest. It is end of longer period of mating, and they will soon start brooding eggs. They will have to feed in the meadows, but much more they can be found in the Bialowieza Forest alder type of forest.
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Frosty, sunny morning in Bialowieza Forest
If you are going to Bialowieza early spring, it is worthwhile to bring gloves and a hat, because even to mid-May occur frosty mornings. However, such a frost at sunrise can make a meeting with European bison from Białowieża Forest quite magical.
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How call the female of Pygmy Owl from Bialowieza Forest?
For Pygmy Owl is no clear sexual dimorphism, only the female is slightly larger than the male. Today, filmed female Pygmy Owl in Białowieża Forest. How I can you be sure? Only female call like the bird in the movie. For a moment I saw 2 Pygmy Owls next to each other and the female
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Cranes form Bialowieza Forest
For more than two weeks can be heard in Bialowieza of cranes and other birds also announce the spring by singing.
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Spring, Pygmy Owl from Bialowieza Forest
In early spring, in Bialowieza Forest weather can change rapidly. Maybe both to snow, and a few minutes later the sun shine. We met recently some Pygmy Owl on hunting for rodents. They were so focused on that, that they do not dissipated by our presence. Bialowieza Pygmy Owls at any time of the year
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Observation tower on the Kosy Most reopened :)
One of the Bialowieza attractions was rebuilt 🙂 Demolished a few years ago the tower in Kosy Most was finally rebuilt. This is a great place to observe the Bialowieza animals, but also delicious to photograph sunrises.
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European bison in the Bialowieza Forest were counted
At the end of 2014 number of European bison in the Bialowieza Forest with its surroundings (an area of about 130 thousand hectare) amounted to 522 individuals. 44 calves were born. 21 bison died of natural causes, one of which was killed by wolves. During 2014, BPN not sent to other places of bison breeding