Armenia
Birds Photographed Here
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…
Caught this magnificent Bearded Vulture just above Noravank Monastery in Armenia. Incredibly lucky shot, as it did quite a few passes with different backdrops, one better than the…
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…
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…
The outing to Noravank Monastery will keep us busy for a little while as it was very fruitful. Next up is another debutant in the newsletter: Blue Rock-Thrush.
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…
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…
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,…
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…
On the very same outing to the Noravank Monastery where I photographed the Bearded Vulture, another giant of the skies graced us with its presence: a Golden Eagle.
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
A somewhat unusual light for bird photography – the last few minutes of sunset – produced this pink Magpie…
This Purple Heron flew away from a little marsh next to Lake Sevan as I was approaching it. It made quite a few passes to give me a…
Another catch from the Noravank Monastery outing. At first we thought it was a Nuthatch, even though it was a bit unusual to see it so high in…
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…
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…