next stop: Alviano Station

In my honest opinion, one of the best places in central Italy, for bird-watching and wildlife photography: the Naturalistic Oasis Alviano Lake, also know as Alviano Station (because of the name of the little town where is located).

These are a few shots taken over the past few years.

Dendrocopos major (Linnaeus, 1758) / Great spotted woodpecker / Picchio rosso maggiore

Egretta garzetta (Linnaeus, 1766) / Little egret / Garzetta

Parus major (Linnaeus, 1758) / Great tit / Cinciallegra

Cyanistes caeruleus (Linnaeus, 1758)/ Eurasian blue tit/ Cinciarella

Sitta europaea (Linnaeus, 1758) / Eurasian nuthatch / Picchio muratore

Ardea cinerea (Linnaeus, 1758) / Grey heron / Airone cenerino

happens in the lake…

landing

hunting

“follow me!”

Cygnus olor (Gmelin, 1789) / Mute swan / Cigno reale

Coccothraustes coccothraustes (Linnaeus, 1758) / Hawfinch / Frosone comune

Spinus spinus (Linnaeus, 1758) / Lucherino / Eurasian siskin

camera-lens: Nikon D750 — Sigma 150–600mm F5–6.3 DG OS HSM