Monday 4 February 2019

Winter meltdown

Pozdravljeni!

Milo in globalno segreto zimo je pred nekaj dnevi okrnilo deževje in odjuga spomladanskega tipa in namesto februarja nas je obiskal zgodnji marec. Širom dežele je porast temperatur rezultiral v odtalitvi snega, ki je do nedavnega še oblegal nekoliko višje nadmorske višine. Agregatno modificiran sneg si je v družbi bogatega ciklonalnega deževja utrl pot v loge in nižave, ki so v odgovor bogato poplavili.

Obilno razlivanje strug Ljubljanice, Iške in Ižice nas, kot vedno, osrečuje in osmišlja, čeprav velja pristaviti, da bi v naših srcih našlo še toplejše mesto v marcu ali aprilu - zdaj namreč kvadratni kilometri poplav nudijo zatočišče le uborni združbi mlakaric, labodov in ljubljanskih hišnih galebov. Naraščajoča voda iz podzemnih bivališč izriva bramorje in krte, ki predstavljajo rdečo nit gostije za izbrane zimske goste, kot so galebi in čaplje.



Most intense and panoramic flooding (typical march flooding span)


Slightly expanded Ižica river-bed


The largest unified temporary water body in western Barje (over 1m in depth)


Intelligent Hooded Crow in search of flood victims


Such as the Mole Cricket on the lookout for dry land


Herons intensively hunting for drowning rodents


A Great-white Egret caught a European Mole, that tried to swim to safety. The mole was intentionally drowned by the Egret in the following minutes.


Resident Yellow-legged Gulls from Ljubljana joined the feast and were also observed feeding on drowning Voles and Moles


Local drama, implicated by a hungry Crow in an tempt to steal the gull's Vole


Roe Deer flee to dry hills in search of dryer pastures.


A sad congregation of Mallards with absolutely no irregularities.


Water covered the most random of locations...


Young mole cricket up close


Village of Notranje Gorice, surrounded by silvered Fields


A Tree, as lonely as the resident birds in the absence of migratory species (due to the early date).


Trapped car


First seeds of Spring are also starting to emerge; ZVONČEK


TROBENTICA


ZELENI TELOH


Poplavam pri prepričjivem ustvarjanju spomladanskega vzdušja asistira tudi celovito dezorientiran rastlinski živelj - zvončki, teloh in trobentice spričo otoplitve radovedno silijo izpod debele odeje še nerazkrojenega jesenskega listja in kimajo v smer šibkega zimskega sonca.

Pri reprodukciji jim želimo obilo sreče.


Birders: Matija & Julijana

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