First Storks 2013-03-24 The woods around the town of Marchegg, on Austria's eastern border, are home to many white storks. They migrate to South Africa for the winter and arrive back in late March. This is the first couple - arrived on the 21st or 22nd. I hope the rest will wait for a week until our latest cold spell and snow are gone.

"In spring [not only] a young man's fancy lightly turns to love" 2013-03-21 Welcome to spring! Seen yesterday along one of the arms of the Danube, in the national park.

Towards the Sun 2013-03-18 A Mallard duck rises from the waters of an arm of the Danube and is hit by the sun,. Many thanks for the comment on the cold heron. Still cold, still windy. The next two days are predicted to be balmy, then back to snow. Hard on the birds (and the humans)