International birding usually requires passing through an airport or two, interrupted by several hours of birdless flying – the worst version of flying possible. Whereas the flight can be made more enjoyable by studying the field guide or listening to bird calls, the airports are a different matter. Some are actively anti-bird while others resemble […]
What is your favorite bird species? I enjoy all the birds really, from a feral pigeon in the train station to the most endangered and restrictive birds in my country, but I think the seedeater group is my favorite! They need good grass to live, very colorful, with amazing colors and complicated evolutionary questions to […]
A recent post by fellow writer Peter on this blog (Birding Zaagkuildrift Road) made me go back to my notes and photos of my own birding outings there. The Zaagkuildrift road was not too far from where I lived, but I still only visited this site twice, which does not make justice to the fantastic […]
We are still looking to add writers who want to share their passion for birds. You can either write a guest post on a topic of your choosing or contribute to one of our series: Ask or answer a question about birds (“Ask a Birder”) Share information about an interesting species (“Species Spotlight”) Show some […]
On the one hand, owls are a traditional symbol of wisdom – and with their big staring eyes, they indeed look intelligent and thoughtful. On the other hand, I have heard some bird guides describe owls as “really quite dumb” – which hurt me a bit, given that I rather like them. So, what is […]
It is hard not to be sexist when you only see a female Fire-breasted Flowerpecker. eBird rubs it in, talking about the “brilliantly red patch like a bloodstain on the breast [of the male] and continuing “Female is much plainer”. The female Little Pied Flycatcher gets a similar drubbing by eBird: “Female is unique in […]
In Germany, the last wild living Ural Owl was shot in 1926, though there has been a reintroduction program in Bavaria that started in the 2000s. The alternative is to see a Ural Owl at the Leipzig Zoo – but I usually find seeing owls in zoos rather depressing. Instead of zoos, Ural Owls prefer […]
I first remember being introduced to the field of island biogeography in a dark, empty lecture hall at Oregon State University in an advanced biology course. This theory explores and explains the factors that impact the richness and diversity of species on island habitats. Robert H. MacArthur and E. O. Wilson first coined this concept […]
What is your favorite bird species? Ahh, I have so many! Being here on Bonaire in the Dutch Caribbean, we have many beautiful birds, and favorites always include the island’s icon, the American Flamingo, as well as the Yellow-shouldered Amazon Parrot. But I would have to say that my “spirit bird” is the White-tailed Kite. […]
Grandala, Balangshan, Sichuan, China, June 08, 2023 Eurasian Tree Sparrow, Lake Kussharo, Hokkaido, Japan, February 18 , 2024 Snow Bunting, Wuerqihan, Inner Mongolia, China, December 23, 2023 Photos taken by Kai Pflug This series features three bird photos with a common theme taken by the same photographer. Please contact us if you are interested in […]
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