10,000 Birds
OCTOBER 13, 2016
In the most of Europe, Brown Bear is a mythical creature that lives only in mediaeval tapestries and folk tales. In the European Union there are only 10,000 mature bears (source: IUCN). Not much further, on the new tarmac that ends 6 km before the Gramos village, we find muddy bear footprints crossing the road.
10,000 Birds
OCTOBER 25, 2018
In two months they will depart for valleys, leaving the bare branches bare of birds, too – apart from woodpeckers – but for now they are in the forest. A sudden flight of a forest ghost, the Black Woodpecker goes from one side of the gully to another. Black Woodpecker , photo Heinonlein/Wikimedia Commons.
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10,000 Birds
FEBRUARY 8, 2017
Could scientists use weather radar data to track the spread of avian influenza, and thereby help poultry growers protect their flocks? Project FeederWatch data prove that woodpeckers are at the top of the backyard bird feeder pecking order. And as a ferocious storm bears down on much of the northern U.S.,
10,000 Birds
MAY 21, 2020
For 3-4 days, opt for the hills, Tresnjica Griffon Vulture Sanctuary and the nearby Tara Mountain National Park with 140 species (not too much, but with Hazel Grouse , Ural , Pygmy and Tengmalm’s Owls , White-backed and Three-toed Woodpeckers among them). Djerdap National Park. The Southwest. Paljuvi Dam.
10,000 Birds
JUNE 7, 2017
Bear in mind, even the plants have to find ways to survive, so virtually every one of them has some form of thorny defense. The cactus are not the only things down here that are protected in this manner. The Gila Woodpecker is the first to break the fruit open, gets it fill and moves on. First the Gila Woodpecker.
10,000 Birds
JUNE 23, 2022
Assuming that the (North American) Imperial Woodpecker and the Ivory-billed Woodpecker are both extinct, the Great Slaty Woodpecker is the largest woodpecker species alive. One would think that for a species as common in Europe as the Grey-headed Woodpecker , the HBW would spend some effort to update the species entry.
10,000 Birds
NOVEMBER 10, 2016
Late last month, while searching for bears , woodpeckers and spirits of Greece, I deliberately avoided checking any news, especially from my home country. But the shocking voice that made the difference and prevented the full protection of elephants was even less expected than the WWF’s stance – the EU vote.
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