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Greater Rheas: Germany’s new Big Bird

July 24, 2014 by Jochen 14 Comments

Germany is underrated as a birding destination. Nestled right in the middle of Europe, we have a little bit of everything, a nice cross section...

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Red Crossbills in the Black Forest

July 6, 2014 by Jochen 11 Comments

I completely dislike encountering crossbills. They are terribly frustrating birds. The birds themselves I love dearly, but they are a pain to come across out in...

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Know Your Audience: A Ring-necked Duck in Germany

April 12, 2014 by Jochen 2 Comments

I recently participated in an “English Report Writing” training, sponsored of course by my employer, and this post will function as a test to...

Conservation

Green Sympathy

November 24, 2013 by Jochen 3 Comments

You may know, or may have known and have forgotten by now, that Germany has had federal elections to the Bundestag this year, on...

Birds

Godwits are bad ambassadors of conservation

August 4, 2013 by Jochen 7 Comments

I fully realize that my last post was not a bird post in the strictest sense. As a matter of fact, one might surmise...

Birds

Into an Uncertain Future

July 7, 2013 by Jochen 3 Comments

This may come as a surprise and it is sure to rock the stocks, yet it is an inevitable consequence of recent developments and a logic...

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Purple Herons at Waghäusel

June 2, 2013 by Jochen 5 Comments

Purple Herons Ardea purpurea are an old world element of the Ardeidae and range widely throughout sub-Saharan Africa, South and Southeast Asia, and parts...