Wildlife photographed in the Notranjska and Kočevska regions of southern Slovenia and the hills of central Slovenia, an area known for brown bears and forest birds.

Slovenia

European brown bear walking in a Slovenia forest with head illuminated in early evening light
European brown bear walking in Slovenian forest between trees pausing to look in teh direction of the photographer.
European brown bear cub on tree stump facing mother bear with noses close together.
European brown bears in Slovenian forest. Cub lying on the floor with second bear walking towards it.
Portrait of European brown bear in Slovenian forest looking up with face illuminated by early evening sunlight.
European brown bears in Slovenian forest. Close up of bear in foreground with second out of focus bear foraging behind.
Close-up portrait of European brown bear walking through undergrowth with right paw and claws visible and head turned towards camera.
Three European brown bears foraging in Slovenian forest. Mom and two 1 year old cubs. One cub is stood up with looking around with its front paws on moms back.
Three European brown bears in Slovenian forest.
European brown bear walking through Slovenian forest towards camera. Right paw is lifted off the ground with claws visible.
Side on close up portrait of European brown bear foraging for food in a tree stump. Teeth are visible.
One year old European brown bear cub in Slovenian forest looking over its shoulder off camera. Lighting coming from right sand illuminating back and face of the bear.
Red fox foraging in Slovenian forest with mouth open.
Face on view of hovering Hummingbird Hawk Moth feeding on nectar. Selective focus with narrow depth of field so only eyes, antennae and proboscis are sharp.
Side on view of Hummingbird Hawk Moth feeding on nectar against a blurred background. Selective focus and narrow depth of field.
Side on view of European bee-eater flying from right to left with wings upright and with bright shiny dark green insect in its beak.
Pair of European Bee-eaters perched on dead tree branches. Right hand bird has wings out-stretched.
Portrait of a European Bee-eater perched on a dead branch facing left with a bumble bee in its beak. Blurry background.
Hawfinch perched on a log at the waters edge with droplets of water. Black background.
Hawfinch perched on a log facing towards the camera with its large short beak dominating the photograph.
A side on portrait of a greater spotted woodpecker with just its head visible poking above a silver birch log on the ground with a blurry background.
A greater spotted woodpecker perched on a tree trunk with an out of focus green background.