Month: Jun 2013

Text & Photos © M. Heiß The second half of our round trip through Azerbaijan led us along the Greater Caucasus range. We visted the alpine zone of the Shahdag National Park around the villages Laza and Xinaliq, which produced some good views of the Caucasian specialities. Welcome to Laza - steep gravel roads need… Continue reading Spring Trip from 21 May to 13 June 2013 (Part 2 – Greater Caucasus)

Text & Photos © M. Heiß Despite this year’s spring trip did not focus on birds, as the interest of the tourist group was in plants and landscape, we had a plenty of good views on the local bird species. The trip started in the capital Baku and we quickly headed south to the Shirvan… Continue reading Spring Trip from 21 May to 13 June 2013 (Part 1 – Shirvan NP, Talysh and Zuvand)