Mounted Horseman/Csikos Riding in Hortobagy, Hungary
Hortobágy is a steppe, a grassy plain with Hungarian Grey cattle, racka sheep, water buffalo, and horses tended by mounted herdsmen called Csikós. It provides habitat for various species including 342 species of birds. The red-footed falcon, stone curlew, great bustard and European roller are represented by breeding populations. The area is an important stopover site for migrating common cranes, dotterels, and lesser white-fronted geese. Hortobágy is also a center for the breeding of Taurus cattle, one of several ongoing attempts to breed back the aurochs.
Archived from my visit to Hungary.
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Mounted Horseman/Csikos Riding in Hortobagy, Hungary
Hortobágy is a steppe, a grassy plain with Hungarian Grey cattle, racka sheep, water buffalo, and horses tended by mounted herdsmen called Csikós. It provides habitat for various species including 342 species of birds. The red-footed falcon, stone curlew, great bustard and European roller are represented by breeding populations. The area is an important stopover site for migrating common cranes, dotterels, and lesser white-fronted geese. Hortobágy is also a center for the breeding of Taurus cattle, one of several ongoing attempts to breed back the aurochs.
Archived from my visit to Hungary.
Flickr 10h Congrats on Explore! star March 6, 2022
Story of the Hungarian Cowboys here: