It was only a few days ago, yet it already seems like days long gone. Unlike today’s cold and gloom, it was a warm...
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As tree crowns grow thinner, Autumn becomes the true woodpecker season. September in the Balkans started with the usual unruly bunch of Lesser Spotted,...
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Black Woodpeckers are usually easy to find in Germany. Yes, some birders may frown at this statement. At least one birder will now likely...
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I have never before had a true nemesis bird. Sure, occasionally a bird has given me problems, like Black-backed Woodpeckers back in 2007 when...
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One more wakeup call way too early (quite often, when I should wake up early – I hardly sleep at all) and I am...
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No, they are not. Get over it, Corey. Pictures taken near Heidelberg in July 2012.
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