FarStrider

Tuesday, 17 January 2017

Update on my dog, exactly 6 months old

As the title says, its my puppy, who is already 6 months old. Its pretty big, smart, but not very disciplined.

Eurasian (common) treecreeper (Certhia familiaris familiaris) at Vitosha Mountain, Bulgaria

Eurasian (common) treecreeper (Certhia familiaris familiaris) at Vitosha Mountain, Bulgaria. I made this clip from pretty great distance and poor light and again the Panasonic TZ80 held its ground.

This is one pretty interesting and somewhat difficult to shoot bird. It is found mostly in mountainous areas, where is difficult to approach them and even if we are lucky to have one of then close there often are a lot of branches, twigs and leafs which make it difficult to focus and follow with the camera. It doesn't help either that this birdie doesn't stop moving and often disappears from view. Anyway I managed to have a good look take a few photos at one of these.

Eurasian (common) treecreeper (Certhia familiaris familiaris)

Eurasian (common) treecreeper (Certhia familiaris familiaris). Note the large nail on the back toe, which along with the shorter bill are the two main signs to differentiate this species from the very similar Short-toed treecreeper (Certhia brachydactyla)

Sunday, 15 January 2017

Great Tit (Parus major major) at Vitosha Mountain, Bulgaria

Great Tit (Parus major major) at Vitosha Mountain, Bulgaria. The camera (Panasonic TZ80) did surprisingly good job handheld on low light and with maxed 30x zoom.

These birds are one of the more common species across Europe and are often seen in villages and towns during the winter months when they go out of the forest in search for food. They eat about everything soft enough for their thin bills, but prefer insects.

Great Tit (Parus major major) at Vitosha Mountain, Bulgaria

Saturday, 14 January 2017

Short walk in the base of the Vitosha Mountain near Sofia, Bulgaria

Short walk in the base of the Vitosha Mountain near Sofia, Bulgaria.

Vitosha

Friday, 13 January 2017

Night flight on easyJet's Airbus A319-111 from Gatwick, England to Sofia, Bulgaria

Night flight on easyJet's Airbus A319-111 from Gatwick, England to Sofia, Bulgaria.

Thursday, 12 January 2017

First snow in London

Today we had the first snowfall in London.

Saturday, 31 December 2016

Rose-ringed parakeet (Psittacula krameri) in St James's Park, London

These birds can be seen in almost all parks in London. They look a bit out of place in this place of the Earth, but anyway they are here so we can enjoy the sight of them in the short winter days.

Rose-ringed parakeet (Psittacula krameri)

Friday, 30 December 2016

Trafalgar Square in the late December

Trafalgar Square in the late December.

Nelson's Column

The National Gallery

Mermaid sculpture

St Martin-in-the-Fields

Thursday, 29 December 2016

Walk in St James's Park, London

Video clips from a walk in the St James's Park in London. Nowadays its mostly known for its proximity to the Buckingham Palace and the abundance of waterfowl from many species some of which rare.

Tuesday, 27 December 2016

Statsraad Lehmkuh, a 102-year-old Norwegian barque docked at Lerwick, Shetland

Statsraad Lehmkuh, a 102-year-old Norwegian barque was docked at Lerwick, Shetland. I didn't know the name of the ship or anything about her, but it was clear that it is not just another boat. And also Lerwick was invaded by Norwegian cadets, so I assumed that this should be some kind of training vessel and after short research as it happens my guess was correct.

Statsraad Lehmkuh

Greylag geese (Anser anser) near Sumburgh farm, Shetland

I've seen this pretty big flock of Greylag geese (Anser anser) hanging the last few weeks around the Sumburgh farm, Shetland. Here my new Panasonic Lumix TZ80EB proved its superzoom claim, the distance was so great that there was no way for me to tell for sure the species with naked eye.

Greylag geese (Anser anser) near Sumburgh farm, Shetland