10,000 Birds
MAY 20, 2014
Hore & Henrik Mouritsen of Universität Oldenburg, Germany, have just published a paper in Nature called “ Anthropogenic electromagnetic noise disrupts magnetic compass orientation in a migratory bird ”. The story of how this research came about is interesting, and chronicled here. Here, I just want to give you the key results.
10,000 Birds
MARCH 11, 2021
Optics is never checked-in and it always travels with me. And the field guide stays in my vest pocket, so I can go through it on an outbound flight (and try to memorise some more details of the common birds, plus a few targets) as well as the inbound flight (when I work through my tour list).
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Critter News
DECEMBER 22, 2008
Investigators from Compassion in World Farming found 80 per cent of farms across five European countries engaging in illegal practices such as barren pens and routine tail-docking. Overall, Spain had the worst conditions, followed by the Netherlands, Germany, Hungary and Britain. Jaime Oliver is doing a show about the issue in Britain.
10,000 Birds
OCTOBER 25, 2018
And I do not see any bird either, it was only my bird-compass telling me this is a place to stop. Yet, this is also a part of the international cycling route from Germany to the Black Sea. I stop by a side-gully where a small stream trickles in spring. Although the soil is visibly moist, there is no water flowing now.
10,000 Birds
JULY 3, 2020
Following this early example, weathervanes in classical antiquity often assumed the form of animals and mythological beings – often deifications of the four compass winds – traditions that carried on in Europe long past the fall of Rome.
10,000 Birds
MARCH 4, 2011
Germany had lost one of its most promising ornithological researchers, and one of its most active birders. OpticsPlanet - Great prices on binoculars for birding , spotting scopes , telescopes , flashlights , compasses & more! SIGH Well, I guess I should apologize for hijacking your post. Thanks for visiting!
10,000 Birds
MARCH 9, 2011
Palm Warblers in Central Park Answers to A Diabolical Quick Quiz Cow Birds About the Author Jochen Jochen Roeder was born in Germany and raised to be a birder. Here in Germany, where garbage is a costly thing to get rid of, it’s big “sleek and white-collar&# business. They’re Back! And definitely take a look at gulls.
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