Chvilky v přírodě – Chaloupek Václav (2024)

Discover the secrets of nature with a renowned expert, author of animal hero bedtime stories, and writer of award-winning books! Do you know which flower appears before snowdrops or snowflakes at the end of winter, why another is called bloodroot, and which is a true messenger from prehistoric times? What shorebirds can you encounter at our ponds, and which of our feathered songsters competes skillfully with the nightingale? Have you ever seen a flock of snipes, the nest of a master weaver – the Eurasian penduline tit, the dance of gray cranes, or dams built overnight by tireless builders – beavers? Where would you find a postman and where a koi carp? Do you know the guests from the north – long-tailed tits and northern wheatears? Do migratory butterflies live with us, and how do they reach Africa? Why is the wagtail called a trembler, and where could you hear its chirping? Will you encounter the American mink in our nature, and what does the European ungulate look like? You will learn all this and many other remarkable facts from the author's impressive narration, infused with personal memories and unforgettable experiences, paying an unpretentious tribute to the Czech landscape and the inhabitants of its forests, waters, meadows, and hills. The two previous adventurous books by Václav Chaloupek – Touches of Nature and African Alphabet – were selected for...