Some Germans have a bird – A short birding trip through the German language
10,000 Birds
NOVEMBER 14, 2023
Yes, Germans were a particularly supersticious breed in the days of old, and would not dare to use the word devil even when cursing. The eagle-owls of the genus Bubo are all called “Uhu“. As a rule of thumb, with quite a number of exceptions, if the species sports feathery ears and is not an eagle-owls, it’s an “Eule“.
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