This past winter was rather cold here in Žabnica, but there was not much snow. As every winter we were feeding the birds and they appreciate it. The most common birds on the feeder are Tree sparrows (poljski vrabci) and they really created a traffic jam on the feeder.
Sometimes, especially when there is snow, we see more rare visitors, like Eurasian jay (šoja).
Unfortunately this year I didn't see my favourite birds Long-tailed tits (dolgorepke) often, but his pretty guy came almost every day, the Great spotted woodpecker (veliki detel).
On one of our walks in January we saw the Kestrel (postovka).
Already in January there were days when there was enough sun so one got the feeling that the spring is coming soon.
Around our village there are plenty of deer (srn).
On a clear day we can see the hills, the Kamniške alpe.
And already in January the Common pheasants (fazani) started to mate.
At the end of January we spent couple of days in Portorož, we really liked our stay there last winter. Our room had a view over the sea.
Luckily only the first day was cloudy, after that we had sunny but quite cold weather. But it was perfect for long walks. We spent mornings and evenings in the pool and during the day we were exploring the area, by car and on foot. This is the view over Izola. And in the late afternoon we usually found us a good restaurant for some nice fish and a glass of good wine.
On one of the days we drove to Piran and then walked around the town. It is really very pretty.
I liked the sculptures that are carved into the rocks on the wave breaker, there was also a turtle and a dolphin there.
In the beginning of March we spent some days on our boat in Skradin. The rosemary was still blooming.
We made a trip to the Krka falls national part and on the way, besides the road, we found this pretty orchid.
The park was magical as always. It was still rather cold and there weren't too many animals around, this was one of the few frogs that we found.
But in spring there is usually lots of water and the falls look really grand.
These guys were already mating...
...and in the sun the colours of the feathers on the males were really very bright.
I just love how the water flows everywhere, through the trees, over the grass...
...and water has carved some interesting shapes in the rocks.
Under the bridge in the deeper water we saw some good sized fish.
And I had to include the photo of this pretty and fluffy cat that we found there.
This is the view over the upper part of the river above the waterfalls.
But I was quite happy to be home after couple of days, where there was cozy and warm.
One day after lots of rain we found this pretty guy at our door - the Italian crested newt (veliki pupek). It was a first for us!
At the end of March weather got better and we found some Snake’s head fritillarys (močvirske tulipane) on one of our walks. And we knew the spring has definitely come.
At the end of March weather got better and we found some Snake’s head fritillarys (močvirske tulipane) on one of our walks. And we knew the spring has definitely come.
