10,000 Birds
MAY 10, 2015
To us on the traditional side of the Atlantic, they’ll always belong to the family Iznogoudae , the birds who want to become warblers instead of the warblers. I therefore decided to counter this month’s heinous wood-warbler attack on my retina by choosing the good old trusty House Sparrow as the topic of my May post.
10,000 Birds
FEBRUARY 5, 2012
But I have been sick with different kinds and forms of cold since the beginning of December with no interruption, and so has my entire family. That is very cold for the south of Germany. Species that were apparently less affected were Corvids, pigeons/doves, the Paridae, sparrows, warblers, and Black Redstarts. I honestly did.
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10,000 Birds
MARCH 15, 2015
I still know my audience - this is primarily a blog read by birders in North America, who see the term “squirrel” as little more than a synonym for house sparrow, starling, pest and cholera. Germany, like most of Europe and very much unlike North America, is home to only one species of squirrel.
10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 23, 2021
Of course, with the Drakensberg still not that far away from Capetown and South African explorers obviously very fond of saving mental energy by simply starting bird names with the word “cape”, we have the Cape Robin-Chat … … the Cape Rock Thrush … … the Cape Sparrow … … and the Cape Weaver.
10,000 Birds
NOVEMBER 19, 2012
Either that or having family friends in Germany. First hand birder knowledge of Germany, and in English! I decided then and there that I needed to bird Germany in a way that would make a birding Kraut cry with jealousy. Our plane touched down in Dusseldorf on June 14 where our friend picked us up. They are just too cool.
10,000 Birds
AUGUST 10, 2022
The Black-crowned Night Heron is a member of the heron family. This bird used to be quite common in Germany, but now it is rare. The Eurasian Tree Sparrow is another bird that is very common in our compound. It is related to the Little Egret that also visits our compound. Hopefully, this will not change in the future.
10,000 Birds
NOVEMBER 11, 2021
Next, band names referring to individual birds or bird families. A Eurasian Wren (Visselhoevede, Germany). Common Crane , Schneverdingen, Germany. The Bowerbirds are an American independent-folk band as well as an Australian bird family. The bird family, however, is not. Or look at what I just created below.
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