10,000 Birds
FEBRUARY 23, 2024
According to Storks, Ibises and Spoonbills of the World , a handsome volume written by James Hancock, James Kushan and Philip Kohl and published by Academic Press in 1992, Geronticus eremita “once nested in the mountains of central Europe, across northern Africa and into the Middle East. But this range is now much reduced.
10,000 Birds
SEPTEMBER 23, 2021
Yesterday evening I got home from the second Swarovski Skills Camp at Lake Neusiedl in the east of Austria. impressive for Central Europe. impressive for Central Europe. I am still trying to sort out my impressions and memories.
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10,000 Birds
OCTOBER 1, 2021
Fittingly, this revolutionary style is a product of Europe’s Age of Revolutions, being first introduced by the Austrian brewer Anton Dreher in 1841, at the beginning of what was perhaps the most tumultuous decade of the European nineteenth century.
10,000 Birds
JANUARY 15, 2020
These two shorebirds are exceedingly common in western Europe. Snow Goose, Salzburg, Austria. But it is a decidedly odd bird to see in Austria, and is not the sort of species that is likely to be introduced or an escapee. So it is always a joy when I can finally put one of those birds on my current digital list.
10,000 Birds
OCTOBER 30, 2019
This month we were able to go to Europe again, for our first real vacation in a few years. The European Robin , now considered an Old World flycatcher rather than a thrush, also stays the winter in much of Western Europe. Some of my readers may recall that my wife and I went to Spain a few months ago.
10,000 Birds
MAY 10, 2015
The genus Passer has several well-recognized and recognizable species in Europe, and still holds several enigmas. The Italian Sparrow is not entirely confined to Italy but – not surprisingly – also occurs in neighbouring areas of Austria and Switzerland.
10,000 Birds
FEBRUARY 9, 2017
Before my trip to Austria that bridged January and February, I had never really had that country high on my list of places I wanted to go. What I knew of Austria was very little: The Sound of Music, mountains and skiing, Vienna, Hitler’s birthplace, Krampus, good beer, and often confused with Australia. And am I ever glad I did!
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