Above: A marsh harrier circling over the marshes at the end of ul. Trombity. To get this sequence of shots, I moved deep into the reeds to get closer to where the harrier was hovering. I must have disturbed a hare, no more than ten feet (3m) from me. There was a sudden and rapid movement of a large body away from me through the reeds, betrayed only by a rush of moving foliage. I could not see it at all.
Above: The gold-painted Boeing 737 of LOT Polish Airlines, celebrating the 20th anniversary of the end of communism. Full story here. And it's a story of hope. Here's a state owned company that has actually listened to a creative artist and done something inspired and unusual, rather than the normal reaction: "nie mam pomysłu, ale nie dam szansy komuś kto ma". Opinions as to the aesthetics of the colour scheme are divided within the spotters' community, but me, I like it. On the tail the words 'Wspólna Sprawa' (mistranslated on the other side as 'Common Task' rather than 'Common Cause'A propos of which: the exhibition in the Polish Parliament marking the 20th anniversary - has anyone seen the English translations of the photo captions? Appalling! Has it not occurred to anyone to run them past a native speaker before expensively printing them?
"On the 3rd of May, 100 thousand Warsawers were showing their support for Solidarity outside the St. John's cathedral when the militia traditionally detained over a dozen of people". Ręce opadają.
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