Zuerst ist es nur ein dunkler Fleck hoch am Himmel, dann erkenne ich die Silhouette eines Steinadlers (Aquila chrysaetos) vor dem Blau des Himmels. Wenig später verliere ich ihn aus den Augen. Plötzlich ist wieder was Fliegendes zu sehen. Ich wundere mich noch was eine einzelne Kanadagans (Branta canadensis) in einem solch trockenen Tal macht.… Continue reading Steinadler attackiert Kanadagans
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Canada Goose attacked by Golden Eagle at Panoche Road
At first it is just a dark spot high in the sky, then I recognize the silhouette of a Golden Eagle (Aquila chrysaetos) against the blue of the sky. A little later I lose sight of the bird. Suddenly I see something flying again. I still wonder what a single Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) is… Continue reading Canada Goose attacked by Golden Eagle at Panoche Road
New world warblers in pine-oak forest in Mexico, Part I
A quiet highway with many serpentine curves, conifer forest, twitters of birds. The typical attributes of a high-altitude German central mountain landscape like the Black Forest in southern Germany. But the location actually is in the middle in Mexico at the slopes mountains of the central mexican plateau with peaks as high as 3,000 m… Continue reading New world warblers in pine-oak forest in Mexico, Part I