February was extremely cold and snowy. We still have almost 1m of snow. In February
I photographed water birds on several occasions. Presentd here is a photo of Goldeneyes
swimming in a group early in the morning at Besenova. It was around -20 when I took it.
Next photo is photo of a bat my friend has found and now takes care about. It is
a common Noctule Bat, which in cities winters between concrete blocks in high storey
buildings.
On one excursion I have discovered a great place for waterfowl photography near my house.
It is on a river Vah near Ivachnova. People use to feed ducks there so the birds are quite
tame. The photo of flying mallard female if from that place.
Bucephala clangula, Common Goldeneye
February 6, 2005; Besenova Dam, Ruzomberok, Slovakia
Nyctalus noctula, Noctule Bat
February 23, 2005; Ruzomberok, Slovakia
Mallard, Anas platyrhynchos
February 26, 2005; Ivachnova, Slovakia
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