10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 5, 2012

So, to cut things short, there is sickness all around me, and I have thus decided to have my February post whistle to that tune as well and give an update to the mysterious die-off amongst our Eurasian Blackbirds that occurred around my home turf in Heidelberg last summer – blogged about here. Significantly reduced flight distance.

Germany 161

Germany Blackbirds 2006 Denmark 161

10,000 Birds

JULY 21, 2011

But it happened at that moment that a lot of what I was looking at was avian in nature: a few crows, some sparrows, blackbirds, and other run of the mill inner-ring suburb fliers and flitterers. Here’s some data from the famous research project of Manu, Peru, giving biomass in kilograms per hectare.

Mammals 179

Mammals Rodents Birds Reptiles 179

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 11, 2020

To be honest, I was in a last-minute bind trying to find something appropriately spooky for Hallowe’en, some bottle along the lines of the wines or beers with creepy ravens or blackbird s we’ve enjoyed on this holiday in years past. Good birding and happy drinking! Companhia das Lezírias ‘Tyto alba’ Vinhas Protegidas Tinto (2013).

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2013 Barn Owls Owls Livestock 223