Unfortunately, the bears didn't show up at the hide on our 3 late afternoon visits. We did, however, see Wild boar and Red deer from the hide. On one of our trips to the hide - in the Central Balkans national park - we found the track blocked by a small landslide, but fortunately Dobromir, our guide, was able to clear it.

I didn't get any special wildlife shots on this trip, although I did see a few raptors including golden eagles and my first ever Goshawks. In the absence of any bears I had to be opportunistic with my wildlife photography and even took a shot of a toad in the pond of the guesthouse we stayed in.