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JUNE 25, 2020

Blue Tit (Visselhoevede, Germany, Jul 2018). Ground Woodpecker (Drakensberg, South Africa, Nov 2018). Rufous Woodpecker (Fuzhou, China, Mar 2019). Sunda Woodpecker (Singapore, Dec 2015). “You`re so juvenile!” ” Budgerigar (Ayers Rock, Australia, Dec 2016). Collared Finchbill (Zhenjiang, China, Oct 2015).

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South Africa 2018 2019 China 203

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FEBRUARY 9, 2023

Those extra pages (32 more than #2) allowed for more space and completely or partly new plates of grouse, divers (loons), several groups of raptors, terns, owls (birds shown from several angles now, new vignettes, too), swifts (additional three rarities added into main plates), woodpeckers (have you ever seen an overweight woodpecker?),

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Europe Birds Woodpeckers Ireland 254

10,000 Birds

APRIL 20, 2024

I spent some time sitting on the lawn and watching an Eurasian Green Woodpecker forage around me. Eurasian Green Woodpecker In other areas, the lawn was densely covered in daisies and I experimented a bit with photographing from low angles to make the daisies look even more dense.

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Soreing Owls Woodpeckers Eagles 175

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JANUARY 15, 2020

Mandarin Ducks, Munich, Germany. Sure, it is an introduced species in Germany. Iberian Green Woodpecker, Madrid, Spain. Mexico has a good number of greenish or rusty Woodpeckers. All my Woodpeckers have been among the black and white jobs with small patches of red, orange, or yellow.

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Austria Spain 2019 Birds 147

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MAY 27, 2024

Given how far Hokkaido is from Europe, it seems a bit surprising how many bird species wintering on this Japanese island have a name starting with “Eurasian” Or how many of these species I have also seen in my parents’ garden in Germany. One would hope that in Germany, the situation is a bit different.

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Research Germany Iran Humane 174

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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. Peregrine Falcon, Falco peregrinus – Heidelberg/Leimen BW, Germany – 02 Jan. Great Spotted Woodpecker, Dendrocopos major. February. […].

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MAY 25, 2024

She was the one who figured out that the knocking noise came from a woodpecker trying to build a home in our facade. It was probably a great spotted woodpecker, which is very common in Germany. He eventually fixed the little hole, and the woodpeckers didn’t return for about another week. The post Knock, Knock!

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Woodpeckers Laws Germany Research 207

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MAY 13, 2022

However, unfortunately, this seems to be mainly true for Laced Woodpecker (female) … … and Greater Flameback (female). Seeing a Rufous Woodpecker for the first time, I thought it looked kind of weird. Please keep that in mind if you ever think that Germany’s only contributions to the world are highways and world wars.

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Singapore Birds Zebras Feral 220

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APRIL 7, 2021

He found some solace when, at age eleven, he became entranced with birds – specifically, with a Green Woodpecker — and that sighting, he says, “took me to another, safer world.” . A cheeky lad, Geoffrey McMullan was regularly subjected to brutal discipline at his English boarding school.

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Fox Kuwait Bosnia Afghanistan 177

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OCTOBER 25, 2018

In two months they will depart for valleys, leaving the bare branches bare of birds, too – apart from woodpeckers – but for now they are in the forest. A sudden flight of a forest ghost, the Black Woodpecker goes from one side of the gully to another. Black Woodpecker , photo Heinonlein/Wikimedia Commons.

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Serbia Woodpeckers Birds Bears 119

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DECEMBER 23, 2021

For some reason that is hard for me to fathom, there is no such bird as a Cape Woodpecker. I grew up in a small town in Northern Germany. While the idea of a Ground Woodpecker sounds a bit absurd, it helps to know that this species mostly lives on ants, similar to the Wryneck (another woodpecker, though it does not look much like one).

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South Africa Africa Lesotho Nigeria 232

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JANUARY 1, 2012

Here in Germany, we don’t wish we had. Yes, Germany has parrots, or parakeets to be more precise. Unlike North America, Germany has never had naturally occurring psittacines that went extinct, and the one we have is a true and complete invasive alien introduction. Because we never have had.

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Germany Netherlands Zoos Geese 244

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AUGUST 27, 2012

No, they are not. Get over it, Corey. Pictures taken near Heidelberg in July 2012.

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Woodpeckers 2012 Germany Birds 163

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MAY 21, 2020

It can still be an entirely opposite end of a continent, but – if you are residing in Europe – the flight can be as short as one (from Germany) to two hours (from UK). Only this time, you do not feel like inhaling the same air circling through the plane on a ten hour flight.

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Serbia Sanctuary Birds Bosnia 317

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JULY 21, 2013

’s “land bird clade,” with passerines, parrots, falcons, woodpeckers, the Coraciiformes (kingfishers, hornbills, bee-eaters, etc.), They were once a widespread and diverse group, however, with many fossils known from what are now North America and Europe. But to what other birds are mousebirds related?

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Kenya Parrots Africa North America 173

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.

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Salamander Germany Birds Blackbirds 138

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MARCH 3, 2013

Here in Germany, we are currently experiencing the darkest winter on record, since sunlight hours were first recorded in 1951. Rolling with the punches, I might be able to sell this White-tailed Eagle flying through a thick snowstorm as an extremely rare record of Steller’s Sea Eagle in Germany?

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Germany Birds Pandas Kittens 145

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JANUARY 7, 2013

March was very slow so I took the time to enjoy the common birds , especially woodpeckers and turkeys. I was pleased to add a new woodpecker to my Queens list too. August – Germany and More Local Birding. We had a wonderful family vacation in Germany and the Czech Republic during which I managed to do a bit of birding.

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2012 Czech Republic Hedgehogs Hungary 143

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 29, 2016

Driving from France or Germany to Greece, you are likely to pass through my hometown of Belgrade and continue south following the E75 through the FYRO Macedonia. Have you read my blogs on birding Greece ? That motorway takes you to the Gevgelija (MAK) – Evzonoi (GR) border crossing. This area is not so well represented in eBird hotspots.

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Greece Albania Macedonia Europe 177

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SEPTEMBER 6, 2012

It is at the edge of the Grunewald, or Green Forest, which is alleged to have Black Woodpeckers haunting its depths. It was nice to get off the train, cross the street, and be at a place as beautiful as this. Alas, my miserable history with the mythical creature continues.

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Woodpeckers Birds ALA Slaughter 161

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FEBRUARY 6, 2017

Sure, occasionally a bird has given me problems, like Black-backed Woodpeckers back in 2007 when I was doing an alleged Big Year in New York State, but not seeing a bird for a single year does not make it a nemesis. But Black Woodpecker ? Yet, here I am, back from Austria, minus one Black Woodpecker sighting. What happened?

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Woodpeckers Austria Europe Hungary 100

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JULY 14, 2011

A clade Mayr calls Picocoraciae is well-supported and includes rollers, kingfishers, bee-eaters, motmots, woodpeckers, hornbills , and hoopoes. A Speckled Mousebird ( Colius striatus ) poses in Nairobi. Mousebirds remain one of the mysteries in avian systematics. Photo © David J.

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Madagascar Birds Louisiana Groups 164

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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). In terms of passerines, I the park can also be quite interesting.

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Geese Birds Germany Woodpeckers 130

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 4, 2020

35 countries were visited during 2019 , 7 of them ( Belgium , France , Germany , Italy , Thailand , Indonesia and Barbados ) bringing new blood to the Country/Territory/Emirate/Republic/Pricipality/Kingdom/Special Administrative Region list which now stands at 55. Acorn Woodpecker – Melanerpes formicivorus. 10,848, -84,79).

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2019 Chile Texas Sanctuary 167

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NOVEMBER 2, 2019

Visited this month were; Germany , France , Austria, South Africa, Hong Kong, USA, UK, Serbia, Costa Rica, Australia, China, Indonesia , Switzerland and Singapore). Bearded Woodpecker – Chloropicus namaquus. Chestnut-colored Woodpecker – Celeus castaneus. Golden-tailed Woodpecker – Campethera abingoni.

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2019 China Battery Jamaica 115

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JULY 24, 2014

Germany is underrated as a birding destination. Then of course, we have amazing birds such as Wallcreeper , Hoopoe , and Black Woodpecker. Then of course, we have amazing birds such as Wallcreeper , Hoopoe , and Black Woodpecker. Their ecology in Germany is being investigated, but the results have so far been inconclusive.

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Germany Birds 2000 South America 245

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MAY 12, 2022

Second note: Inner Mongolia has a land area larger than that of France and Germany combined, and I only spent one week there. ” The range of the Eurasian Bullfinch stretches from Iberia to Siberia – and that means that I have seen it in my parents’ garden in Germany as well as here in Inner Mongolia.

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Mongolia Hedgehogs Russia Morals 188

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MARCH 11, 2011

In Germany, they occur throughout but are considerably rarer e.g. around the Baltic or Berlin than they are in the SW. The reason why they have expanded so rapidly in the Midwest and are still so rare in the NE might have climatic reasons. They are very common in Central Asia, which is very roughly comparable to the prairies.

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Montana 2011 New York Bahamas 134

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APRIL 1, 2012

The Wagbachniederung is reknown for its waterfowl, shorebirds, and good breeding populations of several species that are very localized in Germany. Below is a long, long list of the species I encountered (66, which is a very respectable species count for the middle of March in southern Germany) and the totals for each species.

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Germany Birds Ducks Woodpeckers 181

10,000 Birds

JULY 11, 2022

If you ever happen to be in Germany and so bored out of your mind that you are reduced to solving crossword puzzles, knowing the German word “Sterz” may come in handy. Also cute: Rufous Woodpecker. Eventually, this may change but many bird species may not be around any longer at that point.

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Birds Humane Family Germany 147

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MARCH 4, 2011

Germany had lost one of its most promising ornithological researchers, and one of its most active birders. His death, although he was blessed with a very long life, was a loss felt very bitterly in the German scientific community. SIGH Well, I guess I should apologize for hijacking your post. RECENT POSTS More Habitat for Snowy Plover?

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2011 Cyprus Species Deer 157

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 30, 2014

Sure, I didn’t like it in 2007 when I was doing a (not very) big year in New York and Black-backed Woodpecker would not cooperate for me. In Hungary I managed to track down White-backed Woodpecker , allegedly a much more difficult bird to see, but never spotted a Black Woodpecker.

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Costa Rica Hungary Honduras Birds 195

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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. Unfortunately, due to the fog in the morning I photographed this Bay Woodpecker , the flame color indicated in the Latin species name pyrrhotis was not that visible.

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Eggs Birds China Mammals 167

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DECEMBER 2, 2012

You will thus clearly understand that I had to follow the wallcreeper’s call to the rocks below the ruins of Rusen castle, or Rusenschl0ss as it is called in Germany, in the beautiful valley of the river Blau near the equally stunning small town of Blaubeuren just recently. Flushing two Black Woodpeckers ?

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Germany Woodpeckers Rights Birds 105

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DECEMBER 30, 2023

Although a few unexpected hick-ups occurred, such as significant travel delays (which have become the norm when using Germany’s trains) and positive Covid tests that prevented some family members from joining, it was refreshing to spend some time somewhere else, particularly in a scenic and relaxing environment like the Tegernsee.

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Germany Woodpeckers Game Family 148

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APRIL 6, 2019

Germain’s Swiftlet – Aerodramus germani. Lewis’s Woodpecker – Melanerpes lewis. Red-headed Woodpecker – Melanerpes erythrocephalus. Acorn Woodpecker – Melanerpes formicivorus. Golden-naped Woodpecker – Melanerpes chrysauchen. Gila Woodpecker – Melanerpes uropygialis.

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2019 Ghana Australia Woodpeckers 113

10,000 Birds

MAY 4, 2019

Red-bellied Woodpecker – Melanerpes carolinus. Downy Woodpecker – Dryobates pubescens. Hairy Woodpecker – Dryobates villosus. Hoffmann’s Woodpecker – Melanerpes hoffmannii. Pale-billed Woodpecker – Campephilus guatemalensis. Lineated Woodpecker – Dryocopus lineatus.

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2019 Australia Ghana Woodpeckers 113