Croatia Apr/May 2011

Biograd n/m, Pag, Vransko Jezero

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Biograd na Moru - "white town on the
sea" - our first stop on the birding
tour

Biograd harbor

Rooting for the "home"
team (it's either Hajduk Split,
or Dinamo Zagreb...I'll go with
Split)

On the island of Pag, looking for the
elusive rock partridge

Rock partridge (photo by
Richard Bartz)

At Veliko Blato (big marsh) on Pag

Grey heron

Griffon vulture - impressive bird
close-up

Kolanjsko Blato - another marsh

Overview on Pag

Do stop...or you'll be going a long
way down

Bridge connecting the mainland
to Pag

Beautiful poppies

Birding the rocky Mednjača canyon

...where we saw this guy, a Blue
rock-thrush (photo by Dinis Cortes)

Rock nuthatch (photo by Devonpike)

Like dandelions, only lavender

Butterfly

Hoopoe - one of my favorite
European birds

Park Pirode Vransko
Jezero


Panorama from the overlook

Chapel at the overlook


Beautiful day there


Down to the bird banding station...in
the marshy grasslands

ribbit

Robert enjoying the view from the
tower

Birding the road edge

Good cisticola habitat...


Sitting in the tall grass

We certainly wouldn't do this at
home...but here...no bugs!

Concluding the day back in Biograd
with some bijela kava and gelato

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