Krähe The Intelligent Corvid
Adaptable to all six official languages, Krähe is a German word that translates as “crow”—a remarkable bird with significant levels of intelligence and sophisticated social behavior. Credit: jinterwas via Wikimedia,…
Adaptable to all six official languages, Krähe is a German word that translates as “crow”—a remarkable bird with significant levels of intelligence and sophisticated social behavior. Credit: jinterwas via Wikimedia,…
The songbird European Robin (Rotkehlchen in German; Erithacus rubecula) is a popular and well-known species due to its brightly colored plumage, melodic singing. The deep-red to orange chest along olive-brown…
The American Robin (Wanderdrossel Turdus migratorius) is a familiar North American songbird associated with its red breast and spritely tune. It is easy to identify thanks to its reddish-orange underbody,…
As a matter of fact Drossel translates to English as “thrush” which in our terms means the family of songbirds well-known for their melodious chatter & bright, colourful feathers. These…
Kardinal is a German word that sounds like “cardinal” in English. A cardinal is an archbishop in the catholic church who has been appointed by the Pope as regarded to…
One of these is the Snowy Owl (Bubo scandiacus), known to give us some beautiful moments within urban Europe too; as occurred last year in Berlin. It is one of…
The Eagle Owl (Bubo bubo) — german: Uhu-photo from Pixabay It is an iconic image, a huge bird with immense grey legs and feet tipped by ruthless talons; radiating such…
The Short-eared Owl (Asio flammeus) is a very special species of owl, not only because it’s medium-sized structure and distinctive look. Compared to other owls, these owl species have relatively…
The Long-eared Owl (Asio otus), called Waldohreule in German is a mid-sized and unusual looking type of owl. What makes it very distinctive are the ear tufts from which –…
The Little Owl (Athene noctua) is easily recognizable due to its small, stocky appearance. In German it is called Steinkauz and hence we will refer here from now on as…