Getting close to the seals: who is watching whom? The seal season has started again for almost a month, and, like every year, I find myself with the same dilemma: are they our attraction, or are we theirs? Seals, like all animals, are curious but, in their case, feeling safe in the water, they can … More Getting close to the seals: who is watching whom?
Long-tailed tit: a lovable puff A few days ago, I had my first encounter with a lovely and cute little bird, and after doing some research, I’ll tell you something about this “puff”. The long-tailed tit (Aegithalos caudatus) is a passerine bird of the Aegithalidae family with tiny dimensions: it measures, in fact, 13-16 cm … More Long-tailed tit: a lovable puff
The Black Pheasant The Black Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus var. Tenebrosus) is the result of a melanic mutation of the common pheasant and is not to be considered an actual subspecies. The pheasants, native to Asia and some parts of Europe (Caucasus and Balkans area), have been introduced in an endemic way in the world as … More The Black Pheasant
The Red Kite The Skåne region, the southernmost in Sweden, is a natural paradise for avifauna lovers and birdwatchers (and not only), both because 192 of the 250 species of birds present in the country can be found here, and because it’s a very important point – perhaps the most important in Europe – during … More The Red Kite
Admiring the fallow deer (first time for my guests) On the way back, towards the evening and therefore towards the end of the excursion, with some guests, we had the good fortune to admire a male fallow deer intent on grazing, probably to recover his strength to be ready to fight the night (we were … More Admiring the fallow deer (first time for my guests)
Stealing close-ups from a hare I was sitting in a watchtower, having a snack, thinking about where to go immediately after since, up to that moment, little or nothing had happened. But a hare appears out of nowhere in the meadow in front of me, a few meters from me. She does not notice my … More Stealing close-ups from a hare
Primi piani rubati ad una lepre Ero seduto in una torre di avvistamento, stavo facendo uno spuntino pensando a dove andare subito dopo visto che, fino a quel momento, poco o nulla era successo. Ma ecco che dal nulla appare una lepre nel prato di fronte, a davvero pochi metri da me. Non si accorge … More Primi piani rubati ad una lepre
Expanding the senses (to enhance wildlife photography) Last summer, after days of unbearable and oppressive heat and without air, a night storm finally lowered the temperature and brought back gusts of fresh wind. After the prolonged static, the sky returns to bursting with life, with the migratory flow resuming its course and the birds of … More Expanding the senses (to enhance wildlife photography)
Espandere i sensi (per migliorare la fotografia di wildlife) L’estate scorsa, dopo giorni di un caldo insopportabile ed opprimente, senza un briciolo di aria, un temporale notturno ha finalmente abbassato le temperature e riportato folate di vento fresco. Il cielo torna a scoppiare di vita, dopo la prolungata staticità, con il flusso migratorio che riprende … More Espandere i sensi (per migliorare la fotografia di wildlife)
The ruthless hunt of the red kite I was in the shade, waiting to see the eagles that often use the area as their hunting ground. Instead, it was a red kite, this time, to put on a show, demonstrating its predatory qualities. I noticed it flying over the pond several times, now very low … More The ruthless hunt of the red kite