10,000 Birds
NOVEMBER 14, 2023
Egyptian vulture clearly knowing where I left my smartphone “Lahme Ente” – lame duck Any slow person may be called a “lame duck“ in German, but today it is most commonly used in traffic to describe an annoyingly slow car. The origin of this expression clearly lies in the slow, dopey waddling gait of a duck on land.
10,000 Birds
JANUARY 27, 2024
As my parents live in Bonn in Germany, I have been birding a few times in some spots surrounding the city when visiting them over the last few years, including the Siegaue (riverine and grassy habitats) and the Siebengebirge (mainly forest). I have also heard Tawny Owl and Eurasian Eagle Owl at night.
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10,000 Birds
APRIL 20, 2024
I was rewarded with nice scope views of Eurasian Eagle-Owls – by no means a surprise sighting as these birds breed here. Eurasian Eagle-Owl The Rheinaue park close to our appartment was also productive again. The more interesting ducks mainly pass through in winter, and now all the action appears to be on the terrestrial side.
10,000 Birds
JUNE 1, 2023
Now, try to imagine Germany having Joseph Goebbels as a Chancellor around the year 1970, more than quarter of a century after WWII – unimaginable, isn’t it? Why should something so unimaginable in Germany be possible in Serbia? He started his political career as Slobodan Milosevic’s Minister of Propaganda. Protest indeed!
10,000 Birds
JANUARY 8, 2017
Birding in Germany was okay during the first half of the year but essentially came to an end in June due to several issues, most significantly a move to a different appartment within Heidelberg. You can see my birding activities abroad and within Germany on the maps at the top of this post. Great Bustard , Havelland, Germany.
10,000 Birds
FEBRUARY 5, 2017
Birding activities in Germany in January (generated with ornitho.de ). Tundra Bean Goose, Anser serrirostris – Sylt and Westcoast SH, Germany – 01 Jan. Tufted Duck, Aythya fuligula. White-tailed Eagle, Haliaeetus albicilla. Common Pigeon, Columba livia – Heidelberg/Leimen BW, Germany – 03 Jan.
10,000 Birds
JANUARY 19, 2014
Germany: extensive trips comparable to 2013. I will also likely scale back on my birding madness in Germany, and might therefore see less species than I did in the last two years. 550 miles) drive back to Heidelberg/ Germany where we arrive around 18:00. Greylag Goose Anser anser : Lahnaue Wetzlar, HE, Germany, 14 Jan.
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