10,000 Birds

AUGUST 2, 2022

She also found other research on birds and smell, particularly the pioneering work of Bernice Wenzel, the medical illustrations of Betsy Bang, Gabrielle Nevitt work with seabirds, and more recently, the Crested Auklet studies of Julie Hagelin and the genetic olfactory research of Silke Steiger in Germany.

Science 227

Science Research Birds Turkey 227

10,000 Birds

MARCH 11, 2021

Optics is never checked-in and it always travels with me. And the field guide stays in my vest pocket, so I can go through it on an outbound flight (and try to memorise some more details of the common birds, plus a few targets) as well as the inbound flight (when I work through my tour list).

Battery 253

Battery Costa Rica Birds South Africa 253

10,000 Birds

MARCH 4, 2011

Germany had lost one of its most promising ornithological researchers, and one of its most active birders. Mayr technically studied medical sciences, but he was a true and fanatic/fantastic birder and this was the reason for him choosing Greifswald over any other university – he wanted to go birding there.

2011 157

2011 Cyprus Deer Species 157

10,000 Birds

MARCH 6, 2023

The Eurasian Wren isn’t actually a particularly specific bird to Longcanggou – I have seen it in my parents’ garden in Germany as well. But haven’t we all done these things? The Latin name scouleri is derived from Prof. John Scouler (1804-1871), a Scottish surgeon-naturalist, botanist, and explorer.

Eggs 170

Eggs China Birds Mammals 170