Hunters, Hunting, Neglecting and Research

Some Germans have a bird – A short birding trip through the German language

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

“Rabeneltern” – raven parents Raven parents, raven mothers, raven fathers – shame on you all, for you are neglecting your children. When researching the origin of this saying, I figured it pertained to snares that were used to catch thrushes until better times prevailed. Thushing means strangulation until death do us part.

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Germany Birds Hunters Owls

Thought To Be Extinct For 100 Years

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 11, 2014

Some remained stored for decades before a researcher would pick them up and inquired about these poorly documented specimens. A large and striking bird like this would be hard to neglect in a museum collection. There were reasons to think that the White-winged Guan had been extirpated by over-hunting.

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Collecting Peru Neglecting Hunting

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Some Germans have a bird – A short birding trip through the German language

Thought To Be Extinct For 100 Years

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