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Michal Lučanský Nature & wildlife photography
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Birds Aves

Bird photography from Slovakia and beyond.

Plates
155
Latest plate
Sep 2026
Lesser spotted eagle with a green twig flying into spruce branches.
Pl. 01 Birds ILCE-1 · 560 mm · 1/3200 · f/4 · ISO 2000

Lead plate 01 / 155

Birds

Date
Jun 2025
Camera
SONY ILCE-1
Lens
FE 400mm F2.8 GM OSS + 1.4X Teleconverter
Focal
560 mm
Exposure
1/3200 s · f/4 · ISO 2000
Birds
Pl. 02 Birds
Grey wagtail with wings raised on a mossy rock in a stream.
Pl. 03 Birds ILCE-9M3 · 400 mm · 1/4000 · f/2.8 · ISO 6400
Eurasian pygmy owl perched against a spruce trunk.
Pl. 04 Birds ILCE-1 · 400 mm · 1/1600 · f/2.8 · ISO 2500
Two kingfishers on a branch, one spreading its wings.
Pl. 05 Birds ILCE-1 · 400 mm · 1/4000 · f/4 · ISO 4000
Little owl stretching its wing on a tiled roof.
Pl. 06 Birds ILCE-1 · 600 mm · 1/4000 · f/5.6 · ISO 1600
Capercaillie male displaying on the forest floor, head raised.
Pl. 07 Birds ILCE-1 · 400 mm · 1/1250 · f/4 · ISO 1000
A capercaillie displaying its fanned tail among shrubs and spruce.
Pl. 08 Birds ILCE-1 · 400 mm · 1/1600 · f/2.8 · ISO 1250
A pale common buzzard landing on snow with wings spread, high-key image.
Pl. 09 Common buzzard — pale morph Buteo buteo ILCE-1 · 400 mm · 1/40 · f/2.8 · ISO 6400
A capercaillie displaying with fanned tail in misty forest light.
Pl. 10 Birds ILCE-1 · 400 mm · 1/1600 · f/2.8 · ISO 1000
Ural owl perched against a tree trunk in a frosty winter forest with dry beech leaves.
Pl. 11 Birds ILCE-1 · 400 mm · 1/800 · f/2.8 · ISO 3200
A common buzzard flying through falling snow.
Pl. 12 Birds ILCE-1 · 560 mm · 1/2000 · f/4 · ISO 2000
A common buzzard landing on a snowy meadow in falling snow.
Pl. 13 Birds ILCE-1 · 400 mm · 1/1600 · f/2.8 · ISO 2000
Small Ural owl hidden among slender trees in a snowy forest, vertical frame.
Pl. 14 Birds ILCE-1 · 400 mm · 1/2000 · f/2.8 · ISO 4000
A Eurasian pygmy owl perches on a branch next to a spruce trunk.
Pl. 15 Birds ILCE-1 · 800 mm · 1/320 · f/5.6 · ISO 5000
A common buzzard flying through falling snow.
Pl. 16 Birds ILCE-1 · 560 mm · 1/2000 · f/4 · ISO 2000
A wallcreeper clings to a rough limestone rock face.
Pl. 17 Birds ILCE-1 · 800 mm · 1/1600 · f/5.6 · ISO 1000
A kingfisher holding a fish perched on a branch.
Pl. 18 Birds ILCE-1 · 400 mm · 1/1600 · f/4 · ISO 1600
A black stork chick standing in its nest in a beech tree.
Pl. 19 Birds ILCE-7RM4 · 600 mm · 1/500 · f/5.6 · ISO 1600
Two common buzzards fighting with spread wings on a snowy meadow.
Pl. 20 Birds ILCE-1 · 560 mm · 1/2000 · f/4 · ISO 2000
A pair of Ural owls perch together on a branch against a pale sky.
Pl. 21 Ural owl Strix uralensis ILCE-1 · 400 mm · 1/800 · f/4 · ISO 5000
A penduline tit flying to its hanging nest among bare branches.
Pl. 22 Birds ILCE-1 · 560 mm · 1/1250 · f/5.6 · ISO 1600
A blue tit perched on a branch among dry oak leaves.
Pl. 23 Birds ILCE-1 · 400 mm · 1/1000 · f/4 · ISO 1250
A Eurasian pygmy owl clings to a spruce trunk next to a nest cavity.
Pl. 24 Birds  · 400 mm · 1/640 · f/2.8 · ISO 4000
A hoopoe flying to its nest hole with prey in its bill.
Pl. 25 Eurasian hoopoe Upupa epops ILCE-7RM4 · 444 mm · 1/500 · f/5.6 · ISO 2500
A Eurasian jay perches on a snow-covered branch against a blue winter background.
Pl. 26 Birds ILCE-1 · 560 mm · 1/1600 · f/4 · ISO 1000
Tawny owl fledgling perched on a spruce branch.
Pl. 27 Tawny owl Strix aluco ILCE-7RM4 · 600 mm · 1/100 · f/5.6 · ISO 1250
A kingfisher flies with a fish in its beak against a green background.
Pl. 28 Birds ILCE-1 · 400 mm · 1/5000 · f/4 · ISO 2500
A marsh tit clinging to a snowy stick.
Pl. 29 Birds ILCE-1 · 400 mm · 1/800 · f/4 · ISO 1000
A Ural owl flies low through the forest straight toward the camera with wings spread.
Pl. 30 Birds ILCE-1 · 245 mm · 1/2000 · f/5.6 · ISO 1600
A great tit perched among thin branches.
Pl. 31 Birds ILCE-1 · 560 mm · 1/1000 · f/4 · ISO 2000
A Ural owl perches on a stump framed by brown oak leaves.
Pl. 32 Ural owl Strix uralensis ILCE-1 · 600 mm · 1/800 · f/5.6 · ISO 2500
Tawny owl perched on a spruce branch.
Pl. 33 Tawny owl Strix aluco ILCE-7RM4 · 600 mm · 1/200 · f/5.6 · ISO 1600
A wren perched on a bare branch with its tail cocked.
Pl. 34 Birds ILCE-1 · 600 mm · 1/640 · f/5.6 · ISO 6400
Two common greenshanks feeding on a wet mudflat.
Pl. 35 Birds 600 mm · 1/500 · f/5.6 · ISO 6400
Golden eagle flying over a spruce forest.
Pl. 36 Golden eagle Aquila chrysaetos ILCE-1 · 600 mm · 1/800 · f/5.6 · ISO 4000
A grey heron standing on a mudflat in front of green grass.
Pl. 37 Birds 600 mm · 1/80 · f/5.6 · ISO 1250
Two common snipes probing for food in shallow water.
Pl. 38 Birds ILCE-1 · 600 mm · 1/1000 · f/5.6 · ISO 800
Two white-tailed eagles locked in a fight.
Pl. 39 White-tailed eagle Haliaeetus albicilla ILCE-1 · 444 mm · 1/2000 · f/5.6 · ISO 1600
Adult tawny owl and a fledgling perched among spring leaves.
Pl. 40 Tawny owl Strix aluco ILCE-7RM4 · 600 mm · 1/250 · f/5.6 · ISO 5000
A penduline tit at its hanging pouch nest among bare branches.
Pl. 41 Birds ILCE-1 · 560 mm · 1/1250 · f/4 · ISO 640
Tawny owl chick peeking out of a tree hole.
Pl. 42 Tawny owl Strix aluco ILCE-7RM4 · 571 mm · 1/320 · f/5.6 · ISO 6400
Tawny owl perched on a branch framed by fresh green beech leaves.
Pl. 43 Tawny owl Strix aluco ILCE-7RM4 · 600 mm · 1/320 · f/5.6 · ISO 1250
A fluffy young pygmy owl on a branch beside a trunk.
Pl. 44 Eurasian pygmy owl Glaucidium passerinum Canon EOS 7D · 700 mm · 1/250 · f/5.6 · ISO 500
A pygmy owl perched on a branch in the forest.
Pl. 45 Eurasian pygmy owl Glaucidium passerinum Canon EOS 7D · 700 mm · 1/125 · f/5.6 · ISO 1600
A pygmy owl perched on a branch in the forest.
Pl. 46 Eurasian pygmy owl Glaucidium passerinum Canon EOS 5D Mark III · 700 mm · 1/320 · f/5.6 · ISO 2000
A pygmy owl looks out of a tree hole.
Pl. 47 Eurasian pygmy owl Glaucidium passerinum Canon EOS 5D Mark III · 700 mm · 1/200 · f/5.6 · ISO 1250
Silhouette of a pygmy owl holding prey on a branch between dark trees.
Pl. 48 Eurasian pygmy owl Glaucidium passerinum Canon EOS 5D Mark III · 700 mm · 1/500 · f/5.6 · ISO 3200