My last weekend trip was to the former military training area of Milovice, now nature reservation. There is a project of reintroduction of big hoofed animal. The aim  is to graze the overgrown areas

this year is ripe earlier. Birds should be happy to see such banquet. Milovice, Central Bohemia, August 2017

I saw this gyroplane near Milovice airport this weekend while wandering local nature. Gyroplane is not a helicopter. The rotor is not powered and it is not quite usual to see such type of aircraft. Milovice,

South Bohemia, Trebon region, Czech republic, August 2017  Pentax K50 f 11/100 sec; ISO 200;  lens zoom 4,5-6,3/55-300 mm

female with two young loosing dust feather. Two young is few because this duck have 6-12 eggs, survival rate at nature can be sometimes really low. South Bohemia, Trebon region, Czech republic, August

it is August and goose have new feathering and can fly again.  In South Bohemia you can see each evening flying flocks searching where to safely land for pasture. These birds are extremely cautious.

this year young bird feeding on small fish. It was a very quick action to make a photo and nice to watch. South Bohemia, Trebon region, Czech republic, August 2017 Pentax K50 f 8; 1/1600 sec; ISO 100;

but these overblown thistles remind us, that autumn is not far away. Valley of Rakovnický creek,  Křivoklátsko Protected Landscape Area, August 2017

I have noticed this perfectly camouflaged grasshoper sitting directly o path just because it have flown a few meter and thus showing it´s turquoise wings. I was not able to make a photo at flight. Valley

yesterday I walked from Rakovník railway station by the valley of Rakovník creek to the river Berounka. Some 20 km in the hot weather, but worth for. Off course there were small villages and lonely houses,

at such a blue skies and air shimmering low flying aircraft (with no condensation strips) looks like ghost.

I am watching flying raptors quite often, but I can not remember such action as today. This common buzard made droppings at flight and nothing small as you can see. A just made a photo. If you would like

well actually is dark brown, but anyway not a usual sheep. Valley of Rakovnický creek,  Křivoklátsko Protected Landscape Area, August 2017

Koclířov pond, South Bohemia, Trebon region. The visible birds species are cormorant, black-headed gull, common tern, grey heron, greylag goose.

near forest road in mixed forest. IMO it could be  the Portland moth ( Actebia praecox ) The light was very poor, photo is made with the help of flash, so the colors are not much trustworthy. 22 July

Found on an flowering meadow near big pond. July 2017, South Bohemia, Trebon region Pentax K50 f 6,3/1250 sec; ISO 400;   lens zoom 4,5-6,3/55-300 mm

swimming in water weed after successfully caught a little fish. Shallow pond in South Bohemia, July 2017. It is a common grebe here. Pentax K50 f 6,3/1250 sec; ISO 200;   lens zoom 4,5-6,3/55-300

I have never seen such a small horse. This ponny is ca 65cm high (just a guess). Today´s photo from South Bohemia.

I have found useful Czech web pages about butterflies with determination key and it is too available for free download. As Latin names are international, Czech language should not be problem.

22 July 2017, Czech karst, Central Bohemia, Czech republic Biotope: a big meadow with creek between broad-leaf forests Pentax K50 f 7,1/800 sec; ISO 400;   lens zoom 4,5-6,3/55-300 mm