Wetlands in late spring

After the floods, the snow, the hard frost - the sun shines hard and bright upon the reed beds at the end of ul. Trombity. Below: The water level is sinking slowly, it's noticeable now (the browny-yellow line below the fresh greenery).


The frogs and bullfrogs are back and enjoying life. And above them in the food chain, the grey heron. The herons have moved back into the wetlands between ul. Trombity and Dumki in recent years and are readily identifiable in flight by the way they pull their long necks into a tight 'S' shape. This individual was perched on a broken concrete post, looking for signs of froggy movement below. When bored of this activity, he'd take off and lazily fly around the wetlands, soaring above the treetops in circuits.

While not as immediately charismatic as the stork - the very essence of summer in the Polish countryside - the heron is still an exciting neighbour with whom to share one's street.

This time last year:
Jeziorki's flood of floods: Puławska and Pozytywki
Jeziorki's flood of floods: Sarabandy and Karczunkowska
Jeziorki's flood of floods: Trombity and Kórnicka

This time two years ago:
Another time, another place