10,000 Birds

MARCH 22, 2024

In the late 80s I was invited by Zeiss to go to Wetzlar in Germany to see the company’s binoculars being manufactured, an invitation that was too good to refuse. We had met before, so when he encountered me in Austria he asked me what I was doing there. I’m here to show you birds, Lars” I told him.

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Austria Factory Branding Germany 192

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 5, 2012

That is very cold for the south of Germany. This thrush is extremely common in urban and suburban Germany and one of the most conspicuous bird species here, comparable to the American Robin in North America. The first detection outside Africa occurred in Vienna/Austria between 2001 and 2006.

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Germany Blackbirds 2006 Denmark 159

10,000 Birds

MAY 10, 2015

You see, it clearly resembles a hybrid between the Spanish and the House Sparrow, and an ancient hybrid event was long suspected to be the source of its existence – with recent research indicating that apparently this isn’t the case after all.

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Sparrows Italy Asia Austria 210

Animal Ethics

AUGUST 30, 2007

The volume „Tierrechte – eine interdisziplinäre Herausforderung“ (literally „Animal Rights – an interdisciplinary challenge“ has just been released from Harald Fischer Verlag (publisher), Germany. The results of the lectures are written down in this book. More information on the book can be found here. We really appreciate it! Thanks a lot!

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Germany Animal Ethics Switzerland Netherlands 40