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Fog, drizzle and four road blockades

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Not at all, they are very right to protest, and I have no issue with the farmers – we all share the same enemy, our own President. 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? Am I annoyed with the farmers, angry at them?

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Binocular snobbery

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Many years ago I interviewed Barbara Young, then the newly recruited chief executive of the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB), for an article for The Daily Telegraph. In the late 80s I was invited by Zeiss to go to Wetzlar in Germany to see the company’s binoculars being manufactured, an invitation that was too good to refuse.

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The German Eagles

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Whether the inspiration to this post came from Germany winning the U19 European football championship yesterday right on the heels of our (adult) team winning the world cup (Yes! Ospreys have shown a remarkable recovery in Germany. Four stars!!), or from Coreys small series on national birds is left for you to decide.

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Birding Nanhui, Shanghai in November 2021

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Their strong presence here at Nanhui in combination with their highly threatened status should be a good argument to protect Nanhui better. Apparently, there are no Lesser Scaup around here, so even I can be fairly confident to get this species identification right. Can’t say I heard this though.

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The Ross Sea – the Last Intact Marine Ecosystem on Earth – and I

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Right: Robert McCormick, by Stephen Pearce. Unlike Darwin, who was a self-funded gentleman naturalist on board, McCormick was bound to the Beagle by his duties and was furious that a civilian passenger on board had usurped his rightful position as ship’s naturalist. Back to the Future – the Case for Protection.

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Steven M. Wise on Legal Rights for Animals

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The legal rights of nonhuman animals might first be achieved in any of three ways. In 2002 the German Parliament amended Article 26 of the Basic Law to give nonhuman animals the right to be “respected as fellow creatures” and to be protected from “avoidable pain.” What is the common law? 7 in The State of the Animals II , ed.

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Looking at Sunspots!

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The last few days have been particularly good for sun-gazing here in Germany, and I have captured a few images for your valued entertainment. The following image was taken in central Germany on November 9th at 13:00 under ideal fog conditions, and I was surprised at how many sunspots there currently are on the sun’s surface.

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