April 2012 Recently I read a short notice by Yannick Dauby concerning the amazing sounds made by Tortoises. On this occasion I digged up a short recording from a Russian Tortoise Testudo horsfieldii uttering a threatening call. Obviously my mammalian raptor like wind shield upsets him/her. “Testudo horsfieldii is currently listed as vulnerable by the International Union… Continue reading Horsefield’s Tortoise
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Drömling III – New year’s eve in the countryside
January 2012 Having recorded the new years eve in the city center last year, I decided to record the turn of the year this time in the countryside. During the last months I did several birding and sound recording trips in a area called Drömling – a nature reserve at the former intra-german border. I… Continue reading Drömling III – New year’s eve in the countryside
A saxonian landscape I
November 2011 It could be so good… PFR08713, 111130, Goldcrests Regulus regulus in their natural habitat, social calls, Oberholz, Germany
Drömling II – Geese
November 2011 A White-tailed Eagle Haliaeetus albicilla flying over a flock of 30.000 roosting Geese in search of a weak or wounded one. PFR07444, 111103, Tundra Bean Geese Anser serrirostris, White fronted Geese A. albifrons, Greylag Geese A. anser, Flachwasserzone Mannhausen, Germany photo credit: Tundra Bean Goose Anser serrirostris and Greylag Goose Anser anser © Mathias… Continue reading Drömling II – Geese
Steeldrum
March 2011 Sometimes Woodpeckers use man-made objects to build caves in or produce sounds on it. In a local park I accidentally observed a male Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major drumming on a overhead line mast. 110320, Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major, male, adult photo credit: Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major © Mathias Putze |… Continue reading Steeldrum
New year’s eve inside a nest box
January 2011 In most countries people do welcome the new year with fireworks. In different cultures it has different traditional backgrounds, and fireworks, of course, have found their way into the phonography community as a permanent annual feature. Like many other people, I wonder what impact this tradition has for birds or animals in general,… Continue reading New year’s eve inside a nest box
Greifswalder Oie IV
December 2010 During the second half of December I visited the isle Greifswalder Oie another time (german Baltic Sea). As expected, there was a lot of snow and for a few days the coast around the isle was frozen – some parts even to the horizon. 101222, Northern Raven Corvus corax, pair, display flight This… Continue reading Greifswalder Oie IV