On 7th July 2022 I spotted three adult Greylag Geese / Graugänse (Anser anser) among a big flock, that stood out due to their rusty-looking plumage. Judging from the stained undertail coverts these birds were …
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A pale Common Snipe
When taking pictures of a small group of Common Snipe / Bekassine (Gallinago gallinago) from the bird photo hide of St. Martins Lodge in Frauenkirchen, Austria, this very pale individual, with buff-colored breast, head and …
Continue readingFeathers of Omani Owl
Since there are no photos to be found online of feathers of Omani Owl / Omankauz (Strix butleri), I asked Hanieh Pasalari from Iran who cares for a captive individual to take a picture of …
Continue readingSublingual fistula in a Red-crested Pochard
Do you notice the thing below the female Red-crested Pochards / Kolbenente (Netta rufina) bill? It’s the tongue of the bird, hanging through the mandible. A condition known as oral or sublingual fistula. A sublingual …
Continue readingNest of Golden Oriole made from plastic ribbons
In early spring 2014 I found an old nest of Golden Oriole / Pirol (Oriolus oriolus) in a poplar tree, ca. 10 metres above the ground, south of Podersdorf, Austria. As far as I could …
Continue readingA very pale Reed Bunting
I recently got reminded of this outstanding, extremely pale Common Reed Bunting / Rohrammer (Emberiza schoeniclus) that was present on the 24th of December 2014 near Unterpremstätten, Austria. I vividly remember how some twitchers tried …
Continue readingLeast Grebe breaking up fish into pieces
I watched this Least Grebe / Schwarzkopftaucher (Tachybaptus dominicus) catching fish in a small, artificial lagoon in Guatemala. Until this observation, I was under the impression that grebes (at least of the genera Tachybaptus and …
Continue readingGreat Tinamou roosting in a tree
During a night walk in a lowland rain forest in northern Costa Rica, we came across this sleeping Great Tinamou / Großer Tinamu (Tinamus major) in a tree, around 5 meters off the ground. Since …
Continue readingViviparous Lizards as nestling food of Rufous-tailed Rock-Thrush
Bei der Beobachtung eines Brutpaares von Steinröteln (Monticola saxatilis) oberhalb von Anras, Osttirol gelang ein interessanter Einblick zur Rolle der Bergeidechse (Zootoca vivipara) als Nestlingsnahrung dieses Fliegenschäpperverwandten. Original-Publikation: ÖGH-Aktuell 56, 2021
Continue readingA Citril Finch’s subsong
Sound recording of a very young Citril Finch singing subsong.
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