Between 25 January and 11 March 2020, I mini-surveyed a tall Avocado tree in a backyard on the outskirts of Antigua (Sacatepéquez, Guatemala). In the morning hours, this tree attracted a (to my eyes) exceptional …
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One day birding on Hallig Hooge
During a last visit to the North Frisian Wadden Sea in 2014, Barbara and me also visited Hallig Hooge for a one day birding trip. Although we didn’t score a notable rarity (despite the valuable …
Continue readingIran in Winter – Minab
The full report on the trip to Iran is not yet finished, I still have to figure out some IDs (particularly chewing on the gulls…). In the meanwhile, I uploaded some of the photos from …
Continue readingIran in Winter – the North
I just came back from a marvellous trip to Iran. It will take some more time until the full trip report is finished, but here are some photos of the northern part of this huge …
Continue readingBirding break to Madrid
Following an invitation, I had the chance to accompany my friend Christoph Roland on a short birding break to Madrid in mid-December. We spent two days of great winter-birding in the fun and relaxing company …
Continue readingEcuador
The first leg of my recent voyage to South America was partly a birdwatching trip at most. I travelled Ecuador for nearly three weeks with my brother and his workmate Tina. As I learned from …
Continue readingOne more post from Morocco
Just can’t finish with the Morocco images, there’s so much left to edit… No time to write too much about it, unfortunately. Just enjoy! The following were taken in February 2012, mostly along the Atlantic …
Continue readingMorocco: More from the deserts
Finally, a post I prepared months ago.. These are the last photos I’ll post from the desert regions of Morocco (- before I’ll hopefully find time to edit some images from South America.) All of …
Continue readingMorocco: The Tafilalt
I processed some more photos of my recent trip to Morocco with A. & M. Tiefenbach, before they pass out of mind. In the upcoming posts, I’ll focus on the desert regions we visited in …
Continue readingHigh Atlas Mountains: Oukaimeden
Some pictures of our two-day stay in Oukaïmeden, Morocco (3200 m) from 13. two 14. February 2012. The site, located near Jebel Toubkal, the highest peak of the Atlas, hosts a skiing resort and is, …
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