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Black-headed Bunting

New birding trip: day 1

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route: Sofia – Plovdiv – Pazardzhik – Plovdiv Birding trip today starts at 5,30. I start a new 5 day long birdwatching trip with a small group of 2 American birders. Our main areas will the Western Rhodope mountains and the wetlands around Sofia.…
Eastern Black-eared Wheatear oenanthe melanoleuca

Birdwatching trip around Bulgaria

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Birdwatching trip Birdwatching trip around just ended. I guided a group of 5 British birders for 9 days around the country. The result is a fantastic list of nearly 200 birds seen and/or heard.…
SNAPP Guides logo and strapline

SNAPP Guides available for download

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Dear friends and fellow photographers I’m proud and excited to announce that after many months of hard work our new app for photographers, SNAPP Guides, is now available on iOS in the App Store (coming soon on Android)!…
St Ivan Rilski Church

Landscape photography weekend

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Landscape photography The past few days were quite dynamic in terms of traveling, landscape photography and emotions. The national holiday of Bulgaria, March 3rd , gave us a few extra days in the middle of the week and a total of 4 days holiday:  Time enough to travel to further destinations.…
Kazbegi Trinity church

Birdwatching in Georgia

This time my work took me to Georgia: a country that I have always dreamed visiting mainly for the Caucasus and its birds. Even the way Caucasus sounds attracts me to this place. Mountainous Landscapes are absolutely breath taking.…
Glozhene monastery

Glozhene monastery

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Glozhene monastery Glozhene monastery was built in the 13th century (1224). The idea for the monastery construction was born when monks from a local monastery called St George found that an icon with the Saint was disappearing numerous times.…
shapes and shades

Pobiti kamani

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Pobiti kamani area Pobitite kamani is a desert? Did you know that Europe has deserts? Well apparently it does. One in Spain called Tabernas Desert and one in Bulgaria called Pobiti Kamani.…
Cannon view

Cannon view

Cannon view Cannon view. This is how I decided to name my post about a trip to Shipka monument. A place that is enigmatic to every Bulgarian. A place where Bulgarians have been defending their country, culture, nation, family and destiny.…
Sunset over Stob pyramids

Stob pyramids

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Landscape photography trip Stob pyramids are a majestic set of land formation situated only about an hour drive south of Sofia, Bulgaria. At the end of the road you start a walk along a track for about 40 minutes that takes you up to a wonderful panorama view.…