It was only a few days ago, yet it already seems like days long gone. Unlike today’s cold and gloom, it was a warm...

As tree crowns grow thinner, Autumn becomes the true woodpecker season. September in the Balkans started with the usual unruly bunch of Lesser Spotted,...

Black Woodpeckers are usually easy to find in Germany. Yes, some birders may frown at this statement. At least one birder will now likely...

I have never before had a true nemesis bird. Sure, occasionally a bird has given me problems, like Black-backed Woodpeckers back in 2007 when...

One more wakeup call way too early (quite often, when I should wake up early – I hardly sleep at all) and I am...

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