Bird Species from Danube Delta
Following an almost two-decade (1951-1970) research of the Danube Delta territory, 274 bird species were identified of which 176 were brooding (sedentary and migratory) and 98 non-brooding ones (winter, passage, erratic, and accidental birds). Brooding birds The species of brooding birds occurring in the Danube Delta were classified into 12 …
Pike Fishing
The English common name “pike” is an apparent shortening of “pike-fish”, in reference to its pointed head, Old English píc originally referring to a pickaxe. The plural of pike is pike. The English “pike” originally referred specifically to the adult fish, the diminutive form “pickerel” referring to the young. Number …
Carp Fishing
The Common carp (Cyprinus carpio) is a widespread freshwater fish of eutrophic waters in lakes and large rivers in Europe and Asia. The wild populations are considered vulnerable to extinction, but the species has also been domesticated and introduced into environments worldwide, and is often considered an invasive species. It …
Bird Watcher’s Paradise
The mighty Danube River flows 1,788 miles from its springs in Germany’s Black Forest to the Black Sea. Just before reaching the sea it forms the second largest and best preserved of Europe’s deltas: 2,200 square miles of rivers, canals, marshes, tree-fringed lakes and reed islands.The Danube Delta is a …
