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
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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
Autumn bird migration
November 2010 During October and November I made a bird migration census in Thuringia, East-Germany. Luckely I was able to make a few sound recordings of bird flight calls and to take a few pictures of birds in flight to improve my identification skills. my daily observation point I my daily observation point II 101028,… Continue reading Autumn bird migration
Fortress Rosenberg
July 2009 During an exhibition in Kronach (South-Germany) I stayed at a hostel situated inside a fortress called Festung Rosenberg (builded around 1250) for four days. Common Kestrels Falco tinnunculus, lot’s of Common Swifts Apus apus and Western Jackdaws Corvus monedula bred in the walls of the fortstress. Up to 40 individuals of Jackdaws were… Continue reading Fortress Rosenberg
Hissing and clicking
July 2009 What do you think you hear in this recording? A clockwork? A model railroad? Or maybe a snake? 090713, Eurasian Wryneck Jynx torquilla, juveniles, near Leipzig, Germany Yesterday I ringed some juvenile Wrynecks Jynx torquilla. What you can hear is their defense call. For me it was quite an impressive experience to see… Continue reading Hissing and clicking
Triple noise
March 2009 A flock of around 40 Common Starlings Sturnus vulgaris, some aeroplanes and the autobahn… PFR090305, Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris, traffic noise, Oberholz, Germany photo credit: Common Starlings Sturnus vulgaris © Mathias Putze | Green Lens
Eurasian Jay
March 2009 Two singing Eurasian Jays Garrulus glandarius, recorded in the vicinity. PFR090301, Eurasian Jay Garrulus glandarius, Leipzig, Germany