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Dieter Waschbüsch
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Lives in Dublin, Dublin, Ireland.
45 years old.
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He's now back in his breeding grounds. Loves to have a few twigs between him ans me.
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Cheeky. Whatever they do in that duck pond. Would be a surprise if there's big fish.
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The glamorous White-Throated Dipper in his cold, dark and wet home. This guy got us really dirty...😀
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The common gull is not so common in Dublin. They mix with the smaller black-headed gulls which are much more abundant.
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A group of 21 Golden Plover showed up on the deer field in Phoenix Park. Never seen these guys in the park before - and I'm there quite often...
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This little wagtail (Motacilla alba yarellii - afaik) was curiously hopping around me and my wife Annette while we were taking photos of him. In between investigating us he cought insects like this cr...View More
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Dieter Waschbüsch
Thanks a million! :) I like his 'trousers', kind of funny look!
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- October 22, 2020
Well, everyone knows that Crows like this Hooded Crow (Corvus cornix; why the hek is this species not in the list?) are really smart. So was this guy: He observed that my wife Annette'accidentally' dr...View More
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Chirp Team
Hi Dieter. We have investigated your issue finding the Hooded Crow (Corvus cornix) in the species list. It seems as though this is due to you profile using Birdlife taxonomy which considers the Hooded Crow to be a subspecies of the Carrion Crow (Corvus corone). If you change your default taxonomy to...View More
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- October 21, 2020
Dieter Waschbüsch
Thanks a million for the reply! I'll see if I find these settings. So it's still unclear whether the Hoodie is a subspecies of the Carrion Crow or a species on its own? I thought I read somewhere (possibly Wikipedia...) that some genetic analyses figured out they are indeed separate species.
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- October 21, 2020
Chirp Team
Hi Dieter. IOC and Clements both consider the Hooded Crow (Corvus cornix) to be a species. It is only Birdlife that still considers the Hooded Crow a subspecies of the Carrion Crow. The IOC and Clements normally make updates on solid evidence (e.g. genetic as you mentioned) so it is probably just a ...View More
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- October 21, 2020
Dieter Waschbüsch
Thanks very much for the answers.interesting, how different these things are handled. :)
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- October 21, 2020
That beautiful Whimbrel was ignoring me laying on a rock pretty close to him. At some point he was very close and I started to move a bit for a better position. Only slightly hurrying he walked away ...View More
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Dieter Waschbüsch
Thanks a million, Andrew! 😊 I was surprised how close he came. Was not at all camouflaged. 😀
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- October 21, 2020
This common tern was angry against a rival. There's a small tern colony at the grand canal dock that's largely unsuccessful. Last year it was raided by scumbag-kids who wanted to swim there. The old b...View More
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Nature often seems to have an uphill battle to fight against us humans :(
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- June 3, 2020
In order to present his remarkable feet the Little Egret flew up to a branch in a willow tree.
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Goldfinch munching dandelion seeds
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Coal Tit (slightly embarrased and mildly infuriated about a little mishap...)
Cabra, Dublin, Ireland
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Eurasian Teal (Anas crecca)
South Bull Wall, Dublin, Ireland
Relationship status: 'It's complicated'... ;-)
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Three species of Calidris at the south bull wall, Dublin, IE: Dunlin (Calidris alpina), Purple Sandpiper (Calidris maritima) and Sanderling (Calidris alba).
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This Blue Tit (Cyanistes cearuleus) was an unexpectedly happy, cheerful, lively bird coping well with only one intact leg.
Royal Canal Park, Dublin, Ireland
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