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Hortobágy National Park in Hungary Celebrates its 50th Anniversary

Hungary’s first national park was established on January 1, 1973 in Hortobágy to protect the area’s unique natural and ethnographic values. It is located on the Great Hungarian Plain (Alföld) in the eastern part of […]

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Fall Colors in Europe and North America

Autumn is a beautiful time of year in most regions of Earth, especially in Europe and North America. Before nature settling down into winter’s monochcrome quiet, autumnal leaf color change transforms the entire landscape into […]

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Stretching European Bee-eater

This image of a stretching European Bee-eater is one of my favorite images of this bird species and a very special one for me, because it was featured on the cover of the most popular […]

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The Wind of Storm – Hungary

This image of an approaching storm is very special for me, because it’s the last one I photographed on film and it was awarded and exhibited among the best images of the National Geographic Photo […]

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The mound building behavior of the Steppe Mouse in Hungary

The steppe mouse or mound-builder mouse (Mus spicilegus) is an endemic species to South-East Europe and it is a widespread rodent in Hungary. Its Hungarian name is güzüegér. The steppe mouse occupies in various grassland […]

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European Bee-eater – Bird of the Year in Hungary

The bird of the year has been elected each year in Hungary since 1979 by the Hungarian Ornithological Society. In 2013, the European Bee-eater (Merops apiaster) has won this title. The European Bee-eater is a […]

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