Felis silvestris, Myotis bechsteinii, Ficedula parva, Dendrocopos leucotos, Strix uralensis, Lynx, lynx, Osmoderma eremita, Ciconia nigra, Rhinolophus ferrumequineum, Canis lupus, Limenitis populi, Aquila pomarina.

In Hungary we only have fragments of old forests, but current legislation allows forestry work even in the strictly protected ones. I need to spend more time in them, while I still can. Here are some strictly protected species that depend on these places (list in the comments).

My Christmas print sale is running only for 3 more weeks! You get 20 % discount on the lmited edition giclée prints of these paintings!

Spotted Sandpiper, watercolour on paper. Inspired during my Artists for Nature Foundation & Native Conservancy trip to Alaska this May. We had some Yellow-eyed Snapper for dinner, the remnants were left by the lake for Bald Eagles, but the sandpipers also came for the small bits.

The 25th Goose Festival will be held in Tata town this weekend. Famous for its lake with geese roosting on it (50000 right now). I will be there with a stand, and will have talks about my work. This is a watercolour of some geese landing, with the Tata castle in the background.

Spotted Sandpipers by the Cooper-river in Alaska. Watercolour on paper. These remains of a pier belonged to a salmon canning farm. #watercolour #birdart #natureart

A recent commission: 1st winter Ross's Gull (watercolour on paper). I would really love to see this species! #WatercolorArt #watercolour #nature #birdart #natureart

Eurasian Thick-knee has always been a favourite subject for me. Here is a selection of my field sketches from the past (2006, 2014, 2016).

Thick-knee population is down to 20 pairs in Hungary! I took the opportunity to see 35 birds on Friday in Kiskunság National Park. I could test a travelling brushset by the Spanish Escoda company. They were fantastic! Thank you for the gift: https://t.co/yAYTKQQycG!

And the last 2 paintings avialble on giclée prints: Peregrine Falcon studies and a hunting European Roller.

These 2 goose paintings are avilable on giclée prints. Both of them show 3 species: Greater and Lesser White-fronts and Red-breasted Geese. They are about to arrive to Hungary these days!

Save The Spoonie! We Need Your Strength! (Please read the passage carefully and thank you for your cooperation.) #EndangeredSpecies #SaveWildlife #SpoonbilledSandpiper #Spoonie #SaveTheSpoonie #Tongzhou #HabitatLoss #IUCN #WWF #WorldMigratoryBirdDay

8 bird of paradise paintings available on giclée prints: Vogelkop Lophorina, Lawes's Parotia, Blue BoP, Raggiana BoP, Brown Sicklebill, Stephanie's Astrapia, Magnificent BoP.

4 passerine watercolours: Gurney's Pitta, Ortolan Bunting (from the cover of the European Breeding Bird Atlas 2), and 2 Long-tailed Tits. All available on giclée prints. #BirdArt #artprints #bird

4 mammal paintings available on prints: 3 Grey Wolves, from an art project in Slovenia (had an encounter shown on the first painting). My first Wildcat inspired the last painting: found the remains of that woodpecker after seeing the cat, so I've imagined the hunting scene.

Hungary has the 2nd biggest Great Bustard population in Europe. There are a lot of people whose hard work secure their numbers. 2 prints: a study on the left, based on my observations during the covid period. On the right is a watercolour, showing their intense mating behaviour.

Slender-billed Curlew has officially been declared extinct yesterday. I will treasure all these artworks from fellow artists even more! Anyone who has a sketch, pencil drawing, etc. of thsi species laying around, I'm interested to make a swap!

2 more shorebird paintings: a Spoon-billed watercolour study, based on my 2013 trip to China. 2nd is an oil, titled 'We are all young' of various shorebirds observed in Hungary. I won the Swarovski/Birdwatch Artist of the Year prize with it in 2008. Both are available as prints.

My all time favourite bird: Slender-billed Curlew, that has recently declared to be extinct. The 1st is a watercolor, titled 'A new hope'. The 2nd is an oil, titled 'Alone', based on the exact habitat, where my friends observed a bird in 2001. Both are available as giclée prints.

I'm sharing bigger versions of the available giclée prints. 2 owl artworks: Long-eared Owl watercolour and Blakiston's Fish-owl watercolour study (based on my experience on Hokkaido back in 2018).