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It is built next to a ditch, we use to feed the birds of prey to get as lowest angle of view. To avoid disturbing the birds, the distance from the hotel is 3 km. In the hide there will be mobile bio-toilet. To be able to keep warm, the hide (winter and early spring) will be equipped with a gas heater, which uses air from outside and has a chimney for releasing flue-gas.
The birds are mostly fed with fish, which can be put out at any chosen distance during the winter and on the ditch entire season. About 70-75 meter far from the hide there is a small grassy ditch for the purpose of hiding the fish we dig a whole, which is to have a homogeneous foreground and background. The activity of the eagles is unpredictable, but as we have two hides, this was thought to be for evening photo sessions. We put also perches in front of the hide so you can get some close up shots of the birds. Once, we can photograph them all day long depending on weather or the art skills of our clients. The eagles are constantly around the area, they often sit at one place for hours, 100-200 meters away from the hide, before they finally come to feed, or fly away. As soon as the first bird arrives, the others will join in soon in numbers from 25 birds in winter and 3-9 in late summer. After sunrise and as long as there is backlight, it is necessary to use an additional curtain behind the one-way glass. The eagles have an extremely good eyesight, therefore we have to be very careful and avoid sudden movements with lenses as they easily can scare the birds. The curtain can be removed in the afternoon, but still any light object (eg. white lens, uncovered arm, hand or face, mobile-phone, watch, glass or tissue-paper)need to be kept at least 80 cm away from the glass. Keeping the above mentioned rules is essential for successful day in the hide, otherwise the eagles easily become mistrustful towards the hide. When it is not frosty, the place is often visited by a number of Caspian, Herring and Common Gulls to feed. Also Hooded Crow, Magpie, and Common Raven are frequent visitors of the feeding site. This is our only hide, where we can't guarantee a successful photography session even when weather is predictable, the occurrence of the birds is unpredictable. The hide was built in September 2015 and is yet to be made lots of improvements and observations, but winter will give us more feedback about the behavior of the birds and we will update the checklist frequently with data about the numbers of eagles here.
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