10,000 Birds

MARCH 5, 2017

However, these breeding colonies were not always German breeding colonies. Denmark frequently held posession of the islands from the middle ages to the 18th century. But what is it about the species that makes the Germans think it is a bit dim-witted? Diving in murky waters infested with corkscrew killers ?

Germany 100

Germany Denmark Namibia Breeding 100

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 17, 2019

One odd flock of Feral Pigeons above an arable field under deep snow – nothing for them to eat there, but I didn’t give them the attention they deserve and only a few hours later realised that they actually were Stock Doves. These globally threatened raptors breed from Ukraine eastward through Siberia and only a few come to overwinter here.

Geese 143

Geese Serbia Birds Estonia 143

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 20, 2012

The very first thing we notice about this large member of the Galliformes is that there is a wild version and a domestic version, and although the two are rather different, they are both given the same species name, Meleagris gallopavo. This is not entirely unknown among domestic animals, but many domesticates have no living wild version.

Turkey 201

Turkey Columbus Spain Fowl 201