The Uckermark is located about 80 km northeast of Berlin. This area is easy to reach from Berlin by train. Interesting bird species can...

Yes, I know. You are wondering how I can always come up with such inspiring and attractive blog post titles. I am afraid it...

The Spanish Imperial Eagle (Aquila adalberti) is a raptor that I am familiar with. It is a large eagle, only smaller than the Golden...

Juvenile Cinereous Vultures are wimps, or to use a German word, “Warmduscher”. While the breeding adults stay near their nest all year, the juveniles...

Made it with 30 days to spare: on 1 December I notched up my 200th species of the year in the UK, a handsome...

I vaguely remembered how cuteness works, but to be sure, I asked ChatGPT: “Why are humans attracted to cuteness?” “Humans are drawn to cuteness...

So I haven’t had much birding excitement to write about in the past couple of weeks. But I have been able to enjoy going...

Several years ago, after traveling for a couple weeks on a birding trip, I returned to my native Trinidad and Tobago utterly confused. A...