Monatsarchive: März 2017

In search of the black hell adder

Today I made an excursion to the northern Black Forest, with a vague hope to see a common European adder (Vipera berus). This is one of the few remaining areas here around which still has a somewhat bigger population of … Weiterlesen

Veröffentlicht unter Naturbeobachtungen, Reptilien | 3 Kommentare

The spiny wing quills of the cassowary

Cassowaries are unusual and weird by nearly every standard, but the general focus is mainly on their flamboyant heads and necks and their formidable foot claws. But there is just so much more noteworthy about them. For example their extraordinaire … Weiterlesen

Veröffentlicht unter Anatomie, Vögel | Schreib einen Kommentar