10,000 Birds

MARCH 22, 2024

However, instead of rushing out to buy a brand new pair of bins, it was recommended that she bought herself a pair of secondhand Zeiss Dialyt 10×40, then the binocular of choice of most serious birders. In 1999 came a watershed moment when I flew to Austria for the launch of the brand-new Swarovski EL range.

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Austria Factory Branding Germany 189

10,000 Birds

JUNE 20, 2022

The species name “tukki” is not derived from a beloved but now extinct Eastern European car brand but from the Sumatran word for woodpecker. T he European Green Woodpecker (Visselhoevede, Germany) is closely related to the Grey-headed Woodpecker, but less demanding in terms of its habitat ( source ).

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Woodpeckers South Africa China Singapore 221

10,000 Birds

MAY 13, 2022

I was just thinking that tailorbird might be a good brand name for a cheap line of men’s clothing. Please keep that in mind if you ever think that Germany’s only contributions to the world are highways and world wars. In Singapore, Common Redshanks mostly drink Tiger Beer.

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Singapore Birds Zebras Feral 210

10,000 Birds

MAY 16, 2022

An information for those Indian readers of the blog who only know “Kingfisher” as a brand of beer: It is also a bird family. Apparently, while in Egypt waiting for a boat to return to Germany he collected specimens of the bird which is now named after him. The Brown-hooded Kingfisher is one of them.

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South Africa Africa Saint Lucia Birds 191

10,000 Birds

JULY 20, 2018

Though it’s been made by dozens of independent brewers in Cologne for a century or so, enough similarities exist from brand to brand to constitute a legal definition, though there is certainly plenty of room for individuality as well. So, what is Kölsch, exactly?

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California Condor Oregon California Zoos 103

10,000 Birds

MARCH 6, 2023

The Eurasian Wren isn’t actually a particularly specific bird to Longcanggou – I have seen it in my parents’ garden in Germany as well. This resource participation, as the ornithologists call it, allows for relatively peaceful coexistence as long as both brands of confectionary are available.

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Eggs China Birds Mammals 164

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 1, 2024

Red-throated Pipits -when photographed – of course should prominently display their red throat – otherwise what is the use of this aggressive branding of their most characteristic feature? This individual first did not fully comply. But a quick complaint to the local tourism office did the trick.

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Birds Research Science Europe 180