Armenia


Birds Photographed Here

Armenian Gull

Now it is time to introduce the reason we went to the Norashen Reserve in the first place: the Armenian Gull. Lake Sevan has the largest breeding colony…

Bee-Eater

This is the thirtieth post — and we have a special bird for the occasion: the Bee-eater. It was one of the surprise finds on our first outing…

Black Kite

Another rare bird for me, though somewhat common in Armenia. As boring of a shot as any other raptor — but I was still very happy to get…

Common Redstart (f)

The weather continues to be challenging, and I am just about scraping together one decent photo a day. Yesterday was desperate enough for a rainy outing — but…

Common Sandpiper

This lovely little bird was extremely patient with us. We noticed it from quite a long distance away and started making our way towards it, taking photos at…

Cormorant

I have to dig a bit deeper for bird photos until the weekend, when I’m aiming for an outing in Chichester with some coastal birds. In the meantime,…

Corn Bunting

A significant improvement in weather today brought a few nice photo opportunities — including a red squirrel and this Corn Bunting. The bird was perched quite still on…

Grey Wagtail

The shot was made late-ish in the evening light – hence high ISO and a bit of grain.

Hooded Crow

A very common bird in Yerevan — and in Armenia in general — joins the series of photos featuring everyday birds with local landmark backdrops. I was going…

Hoopoe

I’ve decided to rebrand Thursdays from “Robin Day” to “Improved Shot Day” — where I’ll be posting birds I have already featured, but for which I now have…

Jackdaw

The Jackdaw is a bird equally common in both England and Armenia, but nevertheless I am happy to present this photo — I think it turned out to…

Laughing Dove

This reasonably common bird in Yerevan, Armenia is a very rare guest in my viewfinder. For the next few weeks, I will be sharing birds from here. This…

Lesser Whitethroat

I snapped this bird more than a month ago and have almost published it at least three times. Each time, though, I stopped short because I could not…

Purple Heron

Yesterday’s outing was so good that we decided to visit the same spot again today. Managed to get some better shots — and a few new ones too….

Western Marsh Harrier

Too many photos in a row from Pulborough Brooks, so I will mix in a few others as well. Also, we have not had a raptor for a…

White-Winged Tern

Willow Warbler

This little specimen dropped down from the top of a tree, and at first — catching the movement in my peripheral vision — I thought it was just…