well, it's more like the whole walk of about 20km lasted that long. finding the lake and the inhabitants of the area was accidental. i strolled around there for about an hour exploring the (otherwise restricted) place, watching the martins and listening to Corn Buntings, with a thought of bee-eaters subliminally on my mind.. when i actually spotted them. at first just a patch of bright colors on the greyish-brown of the bank.. and it took me some time to process that what i see is actually what i see. :)
you have to imagine that you're sitting 3 meters high in a scented grove of false acacias in full bloom. it's the first hot, summer-like day of the year. poplars are blooming too (the group of high trees on the left) and small tufts of their blossoms like cotton wool fly in the air. the yellowhammers' repetitive insect-like song provides the basic soundtrack, occasionally joined by a turtle dove, or a cuckoo. orioles call out from the trees around, and a pheasant from the rapeseed field below. feel it yet? :)
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you have to imagine that you're sitting 3 meters high in a scented grove of false acacias in full bloom. it's the first hot, summer-like day of the year. poplars are blooming too (the group of high trees on the left) and small tufts of their blossoms like cotton wool fly in the air.
the yellowhammers' repetitive insect-like song provides the basic soundtrack, occasionally joined by a turtle dove, or a cuckoo. orioles call out from the trees around, and a pheasant from the rapeseed field below.
feel it yet? :)
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