Slovenia ~ Bird Cover

Slovenian Bird Cover, posted on November 8, 2013 by Karmen Zalar from Kamnik, Slovenia.

The Eurasian Curlew (Numenius arquata), it is one of the most widespread of the curlews, breeding across temperate Europe and Asia. In Europe this species is often referred to just as the "curlew", and in Scotland known as the "whaup" in Scots.

The Ortolan Bunting (Emberiza hortulana), is a bird in the bunting family Emberizidae, a passerine family now separated by most modern authors from the finches, Fringillidae. Ortolan nest are placed on or near the ground, the egg seldom show the hair-like markings so characteristic of most buntings' eggs.