Tag: birds
The Patrouille de France forced to postpone its arrival to protect the birds
The show has been running for forty years. Every year in August, the pilots of the famous Patrouille de France put on a show in the skies of Perros-Guirec, performing…
Zoology: Do we need tens of thousands of new bird names?
Some species are still named after colonialists or racists. Ornithologists around the world are discussing whether this needs to be changed. But that could also have unintended consequences. source site
Zoology: Do we need tens of thousands of new bird names?
Some species are still named after colonialists or racists. Ornithologists around the world are discussing whether this needs to be changed. But that could also have unintended consequences. source site
Animals: Rare phenomenon: Some birds bleach
Animals Rare phenomenon: Some birds bleach Here you can see a so-called “Blackbird White”, a blackbird with white spots. Color anomalies occur worldwide and in many bird species; the black…
what birds to observe?
© istock Barn Swallow © istock It is one of the first migratory birds to return to Europe to begin its nesting period. This little bird, now protected, because endangered,…
SZ column Typically German: zoos, from symbols of prison to freedom – Munich
For our author, zoos were once the epitome of captivity; he remembers public venues as stages of horror. Now he has visited a zoo for the first time – including…
Nature conservation association looks for deadly threats to birds – Bavaria
Glass facades can pose a deadly danger to birds. The nature conservation association LBV has been recording which of these are particularly accident-prone since last autumn with the help of…
Diversity of bird sounds: the bird Philip and the big chirping
The ornithologist Philipp Herrmann has been teaching people how to recognize different birds by their calls and songs for many years. An acoustic exploration of the Landshut Hofberg. source site
Bird songs in Bavaria: The great chirping – Bavaria
Spring is a bit crazy at the moment because it appears much too early in its summer dress, which not only irritates people, but also the flock of birds. The…
Birds: Cainism: Hoopoe feeds chicks to siblings
Birds Cainism: Hoopoe feeds chicks to siblings A hoopoe is held in his hand by a bird ringer in Sielmann’s Döberitzer Heide natural landscape in order to be able to…