Even colder and windier today! But at least it was sunny... Continuing my woodpecker theme I've gone to Bulgaria, where in September we watched the Eurasian Green Woodpecker at a spectacular location on the Arda River at Madzharovo. The river makes several narrow hairpin curves in this region, and from our vantage point we could see the whole sweep of the curve. And what's not to love about a green woodpecker?

Eurasian Green Woodpecker, Picus viridis
Arda River at Madzharovo Bulgaria, September 10, 2024

Heading out after work with his camera again, Jorge didn't expect to find much, but this time he was wrong! A pair of Common Ravens was out over Horsebarn Hill performing an intricate courtship display, with loops and climbs and dives and grappling feet, and finally they landed - with the female on the bottom, to copulate.

Common Raven, Corvus corax, copulating
Horsebarn Hill, Mansfield Connecticut