As usual, the author doesn't write the headline, but delighted to see the parakeet myths still garnering interest. I hope Steven Le Comber is looking on and smiling. theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

🏖️🛀 Dirt roads can be a spa for Grey Patridges: dust bathing + taking grit to aid digestion. Sandige Feldwege sind "Wellnessoasen" für #Rebhühner: Staubbaden+Gritaufnahme (kleine Steinchen als Verdauungshilfe). 2024-07-14, NRW, 🇩🇪 #Vögel #birds #ornithology #BirdsSeenIn2024

😮 Hopefully, some threatened species will follow. This kind of #streetart could help fighting the #ShiftingBaselineSyndrome and raise awareness for #biodiversity. 💪

#EstrildidFinches #Prachtfinken #Estrildidae

#EstrildidFinches #Estrildidae #Prachtfinken

Mittlerer Weinschwärmer | Large Elephant Hawk Moth | Deilephila elpenor 🦋 Einer der schönsten Nachtfalter Mitteleuropas und unser 5. #Schwärmer im Garten 🥳. Mit Kathrin Schidelko #Siebengebirge, 2024-07-24 #Moths #Lepidoptera #Schmetterlinge #Sphingidae

Rotbinden-Blattspanner | Catarhoe rubidata | Ruddy Carpet 🦋 #RoteListe|RedList NRW: 2, 🇩🇪: V (=near-threatened) 2024-07-24, Garten, #Siebengebirge #Moths #Lepidoptera #Schmetterlinge #Sphingidae #Mothweek

#EstrildidFinches #Estrildidae #Prachtfinken

#EstrildidFinches #Estrildidae #Prachtfinken

Ein Hirschkäfer im #Garten 🥳🦌🪲 European Stag Beetle in the #garden #Siebengebirge, 2024-07-31 #Nature #Coleoptera #Beetle

Die Rohrweihen sind flügge.🐥🦅 Recently fledged Marsh Harrier (Circus aeruginosus). 2024-08-04, Rheinland, 🇩🇪 #BirdsSeenIn2024 #Nature #birds #BirdsOfTwitter #NaturePhotography #photography #Nature #birding #birdphotography #Vögel #Vogelbeobachtung

Zum gestrigen #TagDerEulen Wie viele Eulenarten leben in NRW?🦉🦉🦉 Hier gibt's die ausführliche Antwort mit Vorstellung der Arten: nw-ornithologen.de/index.php/aktu… 📷 Waldohreule - Angelika Meister 1/2 #Vögel #Vogelbeobachtung #Eulen #Eule #OwlAwarenessDay

Hi everyone! From now on we post from this account news about the new Species Recovery Program for Beach-Nesting Birds, funded by BundesNaturschutzAmt with resources from the Bundesumweltministerium. You want to learn more about the program? - Visit our website: ~bergenhusen.nabu.de/forschung/arte…

A short reminder that European Robins roaming around your terrace are related to a group of skulking songbirds living in the understorey of African rainforests.🌱 2024-08-06, #Siebengebirge, 🇩🇪 #BirdsSeenIn2024 #birds #biogeography #evolution #birdphototography #birding

Like a bird on a wire: Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) 2024-11-15, Rhineland, Germany #BirdsSeenIn2024 #birds #birding #BirdsOfTwitter #birdphotography #NaturePhotography #Nature #Rauchschwalbe #BarnSwallow

Yeah, raptor migration has started: 1 of 2 Ospreys in two days 😊 Yesterday, this one flew above our house in the #Siebengebirge,🇩🇪. By all standards a poor picture which perfectly represents field impression and jizz 😉 #Fischadler überm Haus #BirdsSeenIn2024 #Birding #birds

Bird migration on farmland as its best: Tawny Pipit | Brachpieper | Anthus campestris calling 😎🔊 2024-08-17, Rhineland, 🇩🇪 #BirdsSeenIn2024 #birds #birding #birdwatching #BirdsOfTwitter #BirdVideo

🦅 A juvenile White-tailed Eagle dwarfing agitated local buzzardss was a totally unexpected addition to the #garden list 🎉🔥🥳 Seeadler über Terrasse. 2024-08-29, #Siebengebirge, 🇩🇪 (record shot) #Birding #Flyday #birds #BirdsSeenIn20214 #birdmigration #BirdsOfTwitter #Vögel

ICYMI: There is a strong influx of Red-footed Falcons to Central Europe. We were fortunate enough to find this female sitting on a powerline. 🤩 2024-09-01, Rhineland, 🇩🇪 #Birding #Birds #Birdwatching #BirdsSeenIn2024 #BirdsOfTwitter