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St. Michael’s summer birding along the Danube in Serbia

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And I do not see any bird either, it was only my bird-compass telling me this is a place to stop. Yet, this is also a part of the international cycling route from Germany to the Black Sea. I stop by a side-gully where a small stream trickles in spring. Although the soil is visibly moist, there is no water flowing now.

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Best Bird of the Weekend (Third of March 2011)

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They are not so incredibly rare in Germany anymore but this was the first I’ve seen around Heidelberg and the first anywhere since 2009. If it doesn’t count: Crested Tits popping up all over my neighbourhood, south of Heidelberg, Germany. Kirby Adams Mar 21st, 2011 at 10:03 am Mine was several flocks of Cedar Waxwings.

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The Amazing Exploding Dove Meets Montana

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We remember starlings not skylarks, House Sparrows not Eurasian Tree Sparrows , Cattle Egrets not… well, whatever we’ve forgotten because it didn’t do as well as the Cattle Egrets. In Germany, they occur throughout but are considerably rarer e.g. around the Baltic or Berlin than they are in the SW.

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Beautiful Blue Backyard Bird

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Palm Warblers in Central Park Answers to A Diabolical Quick Quiz Cow Birds About the Author Jochen Jochen Roeder was born in Germany and raised to be a birder. Here in Germany, where garbage is a costly thing to get rid of, it’s big “sleek and white-collar&# business. They’re Back! And definitely take a look at gulls.

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Getting out of line

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Birding Northeastern Germany: Day 3, Part 1 Hunting for Birds in Huntington Beach About the Author Redgannet Redgannet has been working for over 25 years as a crew member/flight attendant. OpticsPlanet - Great prices on binoculars for birding , spotting scopes , telescopes , flashlights , compasses & more! Thanks for visiting!

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A Problem with Gulls

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Germany had lost one of its most promising ornithological researchers, and one of its most active birders. OpticsPlanet - Great prices on binoculars for birding , spotting scopes , telescopes , flashlights , compasses & more! SIGH Well, I guess I should apologize for hijacking your post. Thanks for visiting!

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