"Danube Delta, Romania" Tulcea by b0b

Danube Delta is a natural paradise which spreads at the flow of the Danube in the Black Sea, after a long trip of 2860 km, starting in Black Forest Mountains in Germany.

The surface of Danube Delta grew with the centuries because of the mud that was brought by the Danube and formed a network of channels, lakes, islands, reed islets, tropical forests and sand dunes, which occupy now almost 5 640 km².

birds of Danube Delta

This incredible not enough known territory hides 325 species of birds (it is the biggest pelican area in Europe). Here you can find 110 species of fish from sturgeons to carps, breams and perches; 36 of these species belong to the delta proper (the delta accounts 50 percent of the fresh-water fish production of Romania.). A variety of 1150 species of plants from lianas to water-lilies populate this area. No wonder that UNESCO declared this area as a "Biosphere Reservation".

P.S: everybody shows only pictures pelicans from Danube Delta. It is true, they are really spectacular birds, but there are more...i hope a picture with common Gulls, satisfies your curiosity;)

Fishermen at work...actually posing for us:)

For 5000 years a small amount of people has been living here in full harmony with this extraordinary ecosystem, gaining its existence out of fishing, growing animals and harvesting reed. The villages, which can be accessed only by water, appear to be hardly touched by time; modern life doesn't have a too big influence here.

• Pros:As visitor, you can explore by canoes this amazing, full of silence and calm, natural refuge that`s filled with silence and calm; this experience will make you feel for real the documentaries from magazines and television.
• Cons:A bad direction for the tourism developement. The place is getting spoiled!
• In a nutshell:A trip in Danube Delta won't be forgotten from all points of view!