The rosy starling (Pastor roseus), aka rose-colored starling, aka rosy pastor is perhaps one of the pinkest birds in the world and certainly among the very colorful starling (Sturnidae) family. My first memory of seeing this truly exotic looking...

Although the image for most of the turtle dove might be that of Christmas, with your true love gifting you a pair of these beautiful doves, they are in fact only a winter visitor to sub-Saharan Africa and spend some of spring, all summer and early...

A large raptor with a small and dwindling population size, the greater spotted eagle belongs to the Accipitridae – a family of eagles, kites, harriers, and hawks. The name clanga means scream in Ancient Greek, but the genus name is derived from the...

It’s a gregarious species throughout the year, including the reproductive period, when it gathers in reproductive colonies. It’s observed in numerous flocks especially in winter, even in the countryside and near food sources such as urban waste...

Since ancient times, the white stork has been adored and protected by some peoples as a messenger of fertility. The intensification of agriculture and modern farming methods have created numerous problems for this wader who today is no longer able...

The helmeted guineafowl it’s bred in Europe while it’s widespread in the wild in Africa. We know it certainly not for its reputation as a pet but for the delicacy of its meat. Precisely for this reason it arrived in Europe and for similar reasons it...

The Tula is the biggest of the fighter species of geese and also the one that’s classified as the oldest. Bred from 1814 in the Russian city of Tula for competitive purposes. The merchants and the wealthy citizen of Tula used to have regular bird...

The arrival of the whooper swans in their traditional winter quarters traditionally means the imminent start of winter in central Europe – if the cold didn’t arrive already. The swans in the snowy landscape are a view to behold at least once...

Symbol of elegance and majesty, it’s precisely the mute swan that inspired the tale of the ugly duckling. Clumsy and greyish as a child, as an adult it becomes a large bird with completely white plumage, bright red-orange beak and long arched neck...

Moorhen prefer to make their nest in the dense vegetation along the banks of ponds, lakes and rivers and reveal their presence only when performing their guttural calls. In winter they are much easier to observe as they abandon their sheltered...