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Golden Eagle photography

Birding around lake Kerkini, Northern Greece

Just completed a fantastic birding trip around lake Kerkini in Northern Greece. I guided a group of 10 British birdwatchers around the lake in the period May 6-13, 2019. For these 7 days we saw 171 species of birds.…
Dalmatian Pelican © Iordan Hristov

Birding and photography at lake Kerkini

Lake Kerkini – birding and photography December 10-11, 2016 I guided a group of 15 students on bird identification trip to lake Kerkini in the weekend December 10-11, 2016. We saw a total of 70 birds.…

A day at lake Kerkini

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At the end of May, I spent a day at lake Kerkini with a group of British photographers. Here a few images from my trip there that I finally managed to select and post-process. Here is the description of the day that I posted during the trip.…

Photography trip to lake Kerkini

From Germany, I am going directly to Greece. Well, I had to spend a night or two at home to do the washing but here I am on my way to the South 🙂 Greece, lake Kerkini. A photography trip at the lake is one of the dreams for every wildlife photographer.…

Photography trip to lake Kerkini

A few hours out to the lake Kerkini in Greece turned out to be quite productive. My girlfiend and I went out for a couple of hours to enjoy the lovely weather. This Black Stork was one of the highlights.…
spoonbills in flight

Birding trip in Bulgaria and Greece

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Just completed a fantastic two-day customized birding trip in Bulgaria and Greece. Recently I was contacted by a Dutch birder who needed a guide for a day or two. After some discussion, we agreed to make a two-day birding trip in Southwestern Bulgaria and Northern Greece.…
Heath spotted orchid (Dactylorhiza maculata)

Natural history tour in Bulgaria: day 10

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Route: Kerkini lake, Greece – Rila monastery, Bulgaria Weather: chilly and “fresh”, after rain last night. Temp: c.17degrees. Today is our last full day of the trip. We leave the beautiful Kerkini lake in Greece and head back to Bulgaria to visit the mountains around Rila monastery.…
Caspian Whipsnake (Dolichophis caspius)

Natural history tour in Bulgaria: day 9

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Route: Kerkini lake, western embankment Weather: hot, 30+ degrees C We started the day with a pre-breakfast walk. It was supposed to start at 7 am but several keen people were out before that.…

Natural history tour in Bulgaria: day 8

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Route: Melnik – Kerkini lake, Greece Weather: hot, 30+ degrees. Another hot day found us further south across the Greek border. We started with an early breakfast at 6.30. We wanted to avoid the crowds at the border and started really early.…

Eagles, Pelicans and Nutcrackers

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Eagles, Pelicans and Nutcrackers Eagles, Pelicans and Nutcrackers were the main focus of my recent bird photography trip in Bulgaria and Northern Greece. It was divided in three parts.…