Birds of Florida: Red-Bellied Woodpecker
As seen today in Ponte Vedra, Florida. It’s a debut of the red-bellied woodpeckers – we didn’t have their photos in our Birds’ Photography at the Chidlovski Blog Chidlovski. This one is a lady...
Almost Daily @ Chidlovski Blog
The First Day of 2020
It was nice and sunny on the first day of the year 2020. Hope it was nice and lovely in your place too. All the best to all in 2020!
Alexander Kurynov: Olympic Gold Medal in Rome (1960)
History in Color: September 8, 1960, Rome, Italy – Middleweight Alexander Kurynov of Team USSR performs a snatch lift on his way to his gold medal in the 75kg weight class at the 1960...
Vartan Militosyan: European Gold in Havirov (1978)
History in Color: June 14, 1978, Havirov, Czechoslovakia – Vice champion of the 1976 Summer Olympics, 28-year-old middleweight Vartan Militosyan of Leninakan (Gyumri), Armenia competes for the Soviet national team in the 75kg weight...
Peter George (USA) Wins a World Title in Milan, Italy
History in Color: October 27, 1951, Milan, Italy – Peter George, 22-year old middleweight of Akron, OH, jerks 157.5kg in the 75kg weight class and wins a gold medal at the 1951 World Championships...
Super Heavyweight Winners in December 1973
History in Color: December 18, 1973, Tuapse, Russia – Super heavyweight winners at the medal ceremony of the 110+kg class at the 1973 USSR Cup held at the Seaman Palace in Tuapse (left to...
Remembering Legendary Khristo Plachkov (Bulgaria, 1953-2009)
The day of December 28, 2019 marks the 10th Anniversary of the death of legendary super heavyweight lifter Khristo Plachkov (1953-2009) of Bulgaria. He was truly a legend in the history of Olympic weightlifting....
Unforgettable Moments: Stefan Topurov in Moscow (1983)
History in Color: October 24, 1983, Moscow, Russia – 19-year old Stefan Topurov of Team Bulgaria sets a new world record in clean-and-jerk (180kg) in the 60kg weight class at the 1983 World Championships...
Birds in Florida: Northern Harrier
Northern Harrier as seen last week in Ponte Vedra, FL. Also known as marsh hawks, harriers are birds of prey. They fly low close to the ground hunting small animals by surprise. Some saw...
Birds in Florida: Northern Cardinal on the Christmas Morning
Lady Cardinal as seen this morning in Ponte Vedra, FL. She even chirped a lovely Christmas song to us.
