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Birdie Magnetic Sense and Human Generated Electromagnetic Fields

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Bird migration is cool and important and a major adaptation right? 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 ”. See this and this for more on that sort of thing.).

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The Amazing Exploding Dove Meets Montana

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So right now I’m feeling pretty good about Eurasian Collared-doves. In Germany, they occur throughout but are considerably rarer e.g. around the Baltic or Berlin than they are in the SW. OpticsPlanet - Great prices on binoculars for birding , spotting scopes , telescopes , flashlights , compasses & more! Wicked, right?

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Brewery Ommegang: Idyll Days Pilsner

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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. And living birds still seem to appreciate weathervanes as perches!

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A Problem with Gulls

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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! Wicked, right? SIGH Well, I guess I should apologize for hijacking your post. I am clearly not.

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Beautiful Blue Backyard Bird

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We have avian beauty right in our European back yards as well, and need not seek cover when encountering birders from far-away shores. 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. Jakob: whoa, you are perfectly right!

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Best Bird of the Weekend (Third of March 2011)

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They are not so incredibly rare in Germany anymore but this was the first I’ve seen around Heidelberg and the first anywhere since 2009. If it doesn’t count: Crested Tits popping up all over my neighbourhood, south of Heidelberg, Germany. Wicked, right? Thanks for visiting! Hat-tip to Stella.

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Getting out of line

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Birding Northeastern Germany: Day 3, Part 1 Hunting for Birds in Huntington Beach About the Author Redgannet Redgannet has been working for over 25 years as a crew member/flight attendant. OpticsPlanet - Great prices on binoculars for birding , spotting scopes , telescopes , flashlights , compasses & more! Wicked, right?