Saturday, January 4, 2025

Birds on Pancharevo

One of the presents we received for Christmas was a pair of binoculars. So, for our first hiking in the new 2025 we decided to go to the nearest lake to our home - Pancharevo, to have a walk in the forest and do some bird watching.

Unlike our latest hike here in November, this time the trails were much more difficult to walk, because of the icy surface. We are actually planning a visit to the nearest Decathlon sports shop for a pair of crampons - easy trails can quickly become dangerous when the sun during the day and the icy cold temperatures during the night turn them into ice rings.

There were hundreds of ducks on the ice, which we observed first from above and then up close from the lake.



Me-made items, worn on this hike:
 
Husband: men's boxers, Knipmode cargo pants, Burda Hoodie, Orange Hat
I:  lingerie, Burda blouse, Red cardigan, CC copycat hat

Hike info:

Destination: lake Pancharevo
Mountain: Lozen
Total length: 7 km
Elevation gain: 130 m
Total duration (plus picnic and rests): 2 and a half hours
Average difficulty: 2 / 10




Apart from the many ducks, there were also cormorants and herons.





We found a nice spot near the lake, with tree trunks to sit on, were we had our warm tee and sandwiches and watched the birds on the ice. A good start of our hiking year :)



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