A male Woodpigeon showing rapid dilation and constriction of pupils during courtship.
Continue readingSchlagwort: birds
Some birds from French Guiana
I just returned from an exciting trip to French Guiana. This time, frogs were the more important actors in the rainforest. We took part in a study trip with the University of Vienna, studying Allobates …
Continue readingOne 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 readingIndonesia: Krakatau
Quite belated, some photos from the Krakatau archipelago which I visited in September as a tutor for the University in Vienna. Our basecamp was situated on the current volcano and central island Anak Krakatau, which …
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 readingIndonesia: Peucang island
I spent September in Indonesia as a tutor for the University of Vienna. During the field course „training in rapid biodiversity assessment“, in cooperation with Bogor Agricultural University, a group of Austrian and Indonesian students …
Continue readingBack from the Po Delta
During the last five days, I was guiding a group of BirdLife Austria through the Po Delta/Italy. We had wonderful observations of many of the wanted species. I finished the trip report (in german) while …
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 …
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