10,000 Birds
OCTOBER 1, 2015
My guess is, those nervous ones were some migrants, while the majority were locally breeding birds – the southernmost population of Europe! Back to the Mikri Prespa , where mostly Dalmatian, with two White Pelicans among them, were circling, while one Short-toed Snake Eagle glided across. and dual digits. 02, G04,06,07,40 and G74.
10,000 Birds
JUNE 29, 2013
Between finishing one graduate program and begining another, he embarked on a whirlwind tour of Europe. Here’s his first stop: Before starting graduate school at the end of June, I planned a whirlwind trip this spring, visiting the major cities in Northern Europe. Trips Europe Iceland seabirds' Total Species: 37.
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10,000 Birds
MAY 8, 2012
Sometimes they have to protect their catches from piratic African Fish Eagles who swoop down as soon as they that see a Saddle-bill has successfully caught a fish. It breeds on chimneys, roofs, buildings and trees throughout Europe, parts of Asia and even North Africa. They also prey on frogs and crabs.
10,000 Birds
MARCH 15, 2024
If you see a flock of kestrels in southern Europe, then the chances are that they will be Lessers, for the Common Kestrel never flocks, though occasionally in summer you will see a family hunting together. And unlike the Common Kestrel, Lessers are highly gregarious.
10,000 Birds
APRIL 7, 2020
The proprietor of our ecolodge guides my small group of birders up a steep slope where we see, just at the point where a scope view deteriorates into pixels, a huge bird—a Chaco Eagle, also known as a Crowned Eagle—on a huge nest. We are cautioned to keep the location of the eagle a secret. It would be nice to be there now.
10,000 Birds
MAY 10, 2018
The only unstreaked pipit around here and a characteristic breeder of sand dunes is the Tawny Pipit and this one shows well, holding to the grass edge. Wait, those fingers, the upper one is not a buzzard… a small eagle, it’s a dark morph Booted Eagle ! The story is even worse with the vulnerable Eastern Imperial Eagle.
10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 6, 2018
Although it wasn’t the optimal period (most migrants already gone and wintering birds not there yet), we were looking forward to discovering a new and less birded region of Europe. In my case, I had one easy and three more difficult ( Syrian Woodpecker , Imperial Eagle , Great Bustard and Saker Falcon ). Search for “local special”.
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