Remove Breeders Remove Breeding Remove Hunting Remove Italy
article thumbnail

Cypriot Delights: Part I

10,000 Birds

First recorded breeding on the island in 2013, this dove is now both widespread and common. Cyprus Wheatears are the easiest to find of the three endemic birds that occur on Cyprus Black Francolins once bred in Portugal, Spain and Italy, all countries from which this handsome little game bird has long been lost.

Cyprus 209
article thumbnail

De arte venandi cum avibus: San Martino Siir (2015) – Aglianico del Vulture DOC

10,000 Birds

While the hunting of game with trained birds of prey can be a controversial topic among birders , falconry was a valuable early source of information on birds, and its history, culture, and imagery continue to fascinate bird lovers, as we shall see. To my knowledge, the chronicles don’t record the wine preferences of Frederick II.

2015 113