By petros, on December 26th, 2013
I had so much to do lately that I didn’t have any chance of getting away from the city and making some nice images. No matter how hard I tried, it seemed that there was simply no time for photography. Suddenly an idea came to my mind. I realized that the “A. Tritsis” park . . . → Read More: Going to the Super Market
By petros, on December 10th, 2013
This photo is certainly not one of my best. In fact, normally I would delete it without second thought. The light is from the wrong direction, it is heavily cropped, and I had to remove a number of metal wires beside the bird during post processing. BUT this little bird is a Pine Bunting . . . → Read More: A rarity at mount Vardousia
By petros, on November 17th, 2013
Bearded Reedling (Panurus biarmicus) is one of my favorite bird species. They can be usually found in marshes having dense reed beds and the most suitable season to see and photograph them is winter. In winter they form large noisy flocks and they keep moving and feeding on the reeds.
Given these facts . . . → Read More: Target species: Bearded Reedling
By petros, on October 13th, 2013
It is a well known fact that the wetlands surrounding the city of Messolonghi at western Greece is one of the best places for watching and photographing migration. Having that in mind I went there a few days ago. I left Athens at five o’clock in the morning and I was at the Kleisova . . . → Read More: An autumn visit to Messolonghi
By petros, on September 15th, 2013
This year unfortunately I had to spend most of the summer in Athens. Even though time was limited, I did try to get some photos. The heat and the strong sunlight did not help much but I did manage to get some decent pictures. Apart from the well known locations such as mount Hymettus . . . → Read More: Summer in Athens
By petros, on July 11th, 2013
This year is probably the first in many years that Schinias wetland (which is located next to the Olympic Rowing Center of Athens) has so much water in July. This is certainly due to the heavy rainfalls we had this year in Athens. As a result, several species bred successfully this year, and in . . . → Read More: An unexpected visitor at Schinias wetland
By petros, on June 7th, 2013
Last weekend I found myself once again at mount Vardousia. The goal was (again) the “alpine” bird species that can be seen only at high altitude. My companion was once again Giorgos and Michalis but this time another friend and known nature photographer Nikos Petrou joined us. Unfortunately Nikos could not stay for the . . . → Read More: Spring at mount Vardousia
By petros, on April 30th, 2013
I have just returned from a 4 day visit to Lesvos island. It was one of the most successful trips I have done with George Alexandris and Michael Kotsakis. Lesvos combines a great diversity of ecosystems (wetlands, forests, fields, rocky mountain areas etc) in a relatively limited space. As a result, a vast range . . . → Read More: Lesvos 2013
By petros, on April 16th, 2013
Last days I wanted to write something about the small seasonal lake at Spata just beside the Athens International Airport. Thousands of migrating birds spend some days in the pond and in the area around the flooded fields. Yesterday I even saw an Osprey(!) fishing(?) there. However most of that has already been said . . . → Read More: Harriers: The spring visitors of the vineyards at Spata
By petros, on March 31st, 2013
Last week one Blue-cheeked Bee-eater appeared at Nea Kios just outside the city of Nafplio. The news upset the small community of birdwatchers and Nature photographers especially those of us who live in Athens and it was easier to travel the 140 kilometers of the route to see up close the rare visitor from . . . → Read More: A different Bee-eater
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