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CONTENTS of PHOTOGRAPHY
part 8 of 11
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The Tyto alba is an owl which
chooses barns, lofts and church towers for its
nesting places. (WM) |
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The woodpecker lives on insects
picked out from wood. In winter and autumn its diet
is supplemented with seeds. (WM) |
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The grey-headed woodpecker pecks its
hollows even five metres above the ground in
deciduous trees. (WM) |
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The chicks of the hoopoe are mainly
fed with cockchafer larvae, dug out from the ground
with a thin, long beak. (WM) |
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Cormorants taking advantage of the
abundance of fish in Wigry lakes in summer destroy
trees in places where they spend nights. (MK) |
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The tooting of the common
golden-eyes is a spectacular view. (MJ) |
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The marsh harrier in the WNP has a
lot of chicks. (WM) |
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The lapwing (pewit) – a brooding
bird in the Park - leaves our country by the end of summer.
(WM) |
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A characteristic ornament of the
crane - its “tail” is in fact created from long
flight feathers, which are arranged in the shape of
a crest. (WM) |
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The kingfisher - the king of small
fish hunting - inhabits all water courses in the
Park. (WM) |
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The wolf - an alert hunter. Its
presence is best observed in the southern part of
the park. (WM) |
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The roe deer is the most numerous
representative of game in the park. (WM) |
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The weasel, thanks to its small size,
easily gets into mice hiding places. (WM) |
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Foxes live in burrows. (JBE) |
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Otters can be seen more and more
often in the last years. (WM) |
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