10,000 Birds

MAY 23, 2021

Jochen Roeder, a former fellow 10,000 Birds writer who lives in Germany, says according to EU nature conservation directives it’s illegal to cut down trees during the spring and summer unless they are checked by an expert for nesting birds or resting bats. Ah, Europe! No wildlife rescue required.

Wildlife Rehabilitation 264

Wildlife Rehabilitation Wildlife Game Laws 264

10,000 Birds

JULY 7, 2013

We, the people of Germany, have had enough of this nonsense. So there you go, Europe! The crucial factor limiting the maximum baggage is the transport of the entire German population to their new home in the central Saharan desert regions of southern Algeria, Mali and Niger by camel. Birds Germany magpies weather'

Algeria 147

Algeria 2013 Germany Mali 147

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 25, 2018

It is the largest woodpecker in Europe (to describe its size, I’ll tell you that Goldeneyes breed in the holes this pecker makes). Yet, this is also a part of the international cycling route from Germany to the Black Sea. And I do not see any bird either, it was only my bird-compass telling me this is a place to stop.

Serbia 118

Serbia Woodpeckers Birds Bears 118