Revue Piestany Jesen 2010 - Piešťany

▲ Strakoš kolesár
Red-backed Shrike
Neuntöter o. Rotrückenwürger
▼ Volavka biela s uloveným hrabošom.
Great Egret with its prey, the vole.
Silberreiher mit einer erbeuteten Feldmaus
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flight. This species, which is very rare in
Slovakia, has not been recorded in the
surroundings of Piešťany until now. Thus
photography has confirmed the bird’s
existence in our region.
Pavel Kaňuščák turned 75 years old on
28th May and the opening of the
exhibition followed shortly after this
milestone. And even though he – perhaps
out of modesty - did not talk about this
topic on the opening day, the fresh
seventy-five year old must have felt
satisfaction when looking back on the
past. Moreover, he can now be sure that
for his next potential book, he will have
plenty of material. Several visitors at the
exhibition must have thought that the
Prize of the Mayor, which was awarded to
our ornithologist in March 2010, ended
up in the right hands. ❚
Der Autor, von Beruf ein Zahnarzt,
widmet sich seiner lebenslangen
Lieblingsbeschäftigung - der Erforschung
der Vogelfauna im Umland von
Piešťany - seit nunmehr einem halben
Jahrhundert. Mit dem gezielten Fotografieren
ihrer mannigfaltigen Vertreter
begann er jedoch erst 2008. Umso
überraschender ist seine überaus reiche
fotographische „Ausbeute“. Für die