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Tag: Common Crane

Hula weekend

Hula weekend

February 12, 2019December 23, 2019 Yoav Perlman Leave a comment

Spent the weekend up in the Hula Valley with my wife, my brother and his wife. No kids. Good food, wine, spectacular scenery and a little bit of birding in between. In the Agamon, Barny is still present – patiently waited for my brother. A crane or two… Always a treat to be on a […]

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Mongolia – 19th May (Day 12) – Sangiin Dalai Lake, and Hustai National Park (Part 2)

Mongolia – 19th May (Day 12) – Sangiin Dalai Lake, and Hustai National Park (Part 2)

July 20, 2017December 23, 2019 Simon Colenutt Leave a comment

Arriving at Bayan Nuur from Sangiin Dalai Lake it was immediately apparent that this lake was teaming with birdlife even though it was blowing a gale. Almost the first birds we picked up were a pair of stunning White-naped Crane on the far hillside with another pair closer in the reeds, we saw nine in […]

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Mongolia – 18th May (Day 11) – Barig Mountain to Sangiin Dalai Lake

Mongolia – 18th May (Day 11) – Barig Mountain to Sangiin Dalai Lake

July 11, 2017December 23, 2019 Simon Colenutt Leave a comment

We were up at 05:15 to the sound of screaming Saker Falcon, packed our bags and after a quick coffee headed back up Barig Mountain at 06:00 for a last try for Hodgson’s Bush-chat. After climbing the steep grassy and rock strewn slopes of the mountains in the vehicles we parked at the summit and […]

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Common cranes in the south of France

Common cranes in the south of France

February 1, 2015December 23, 2019 Noushka Wildlife Leave a comment

Puydarrieux is a large man-made lake in the Midi-Pyrénées region in the south of France; it a quite auspicious for this specie’s overwintering as Greylag geese for other ducks such as the European wigeons and teals. It is very well protected by sign posts to prevent non compliant people to get close in order to […]

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Crane chicks born in Gloucestershire

Crane chicks born in Gloucestershire

June 4, 2014December 23, 2019 Supertrooper 2 Comments

Two crane chicks have hatched in Gloucestershire which, if they survive, will become the first wild-born cranes in the west country in four centuries. One chick was born at the Slimbridge wetland centre last May but died just days later due, experts believe, to the cold and wet weather in the early summer. Cranes reestablished […]

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Tranan

Tranan

May 16, 2014December 23, 2019 Per-Eric Svahn Leave a comment

Idag fotograferade jag 2 st tranor som var uppe på en vall för att söka föda, passade på att spela in lite med parabolen.

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Israel sets an example in the protection of migrating birds

Israel sets an example in the protection of migrating birds

February 14, 2014December 23, 2019 Supertrooper 3 Comments

HULA VALLEY, Israel — It’s chilly and still dim at 6 a.m. when Haggai Hochman, a Galilean farmer, slides into his tractor and sets out on his dusty course. Behind him, in a repurposed fertilizer spreader, he drags four tons of dried corn kernels. It’s “for the birds,” he says. As Hochman turns off the […]

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Is European wildlife making a comeback? Recent success stories with top images

Is European wildlife making a comeback? Recent success stories with top images

October 19, 2013December 23, 2019 Supertrooper 3 Comments

Beaver, bison and eagles are among the species that have made a successful comeback in Europe in the past 50 years, according to a major survey published by a coalition of conservation groups on Thursday. The report selected 37 species that have showed signs of recovery, studied changes in their numbers and range since 1960, […]

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