Slovenia ~ Bird Cover

Slovenian bird cover, posted on August 28, 2014 by my correspondent friend Slavica Radej from Novo Mesto, Slovenia

The Eurasian bittern (Botaurus stellaris) ~ The Ural Owl (Strix uralensis) ~ The Lesser kestrel (Falco naumanni) ~ The Common merganser or goosander (Mergus merganser) ~ The Eurasian crag martin (Hirundo rupestris)

Slovenia ~ Bird Cover

This Slovenian Bird cover, was posted on January 27, 2014 by my friend Karmen Zalar from Kamnik, Slovenia.

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.