The Po Delta now - spring

  SIGHTING

Spring is a flowering period, river banks are almost covered by natural flowers lawns, in the middle of the wheat fields dominate poppy red, the sweet  climate invite having a walk and excursion by bicycle, but with the recommendation bringing camera and telescope. Some amphibians emerge from hibernation, pheasants and ducks in the valleys are more relaxed, at the moment the hunt is suspended. Spring is also a nesting period, the  heronries are real cities of herons and begin to be filled.  These sites: Ca' Zen in Taglio di Po, the Oasis of Ca’ Mello, the busa Bastimento, Morosina Valley and the largest and wild, but hard to get into, located on the Po di Maistra, from March to June are the place where the colonies of herons, egrets and bitterns go to form their nests and lay their eggs, birdwatching, however, must be discreet otherwise the birds may abandon broods. In forested areas the pine forest Donada in the Botanical Garden of Porto Caleri, in the dunes of St. Basilio nevertheless, may note some types of sparrows very common: blackbirds, her ashen, the colorful bee-eaters, rollers, nightjar, warbler