A Common Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus) draws attention to itself with high-pitched, tittering calls. Only through binoculars does one spot the prey it has brought to the tower. Then it takes flight – with a powerful wing beat, it launches itself into the air from the ledge. It holds its prey in its beak: a mouse,… Continue reading Common Kestrel with mouse in beak
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Birding in the city of Bucharest – Vacaresti wetland
In the South-Western corner of the capital of Romania, near and alongside the Dâmboviţa River, one of the nature jewels of Bucharest can be found. Park the car on the sidewalk and quickly you can see the first Whiskered Tern already, which fly croaking from the river and disappear behind you. Often the bird is… Continue reading Birding in the city of Bucharest – Vacaresti wetland