Pfeilstorch
Videos
A Pfeilstorch is a white stork that is injured by an arrow or spear while wintering in Africa and returns to Europe with the projectile stuck in its body. As of 2003, about 25 Pfeilstörche have been d
The Rostocker Pfeilstorch, found in 1822, demonstrated that birds migrated rather than hibernating or changing form in winter.
Bird migration
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Bird migration is a seasonal movement of some birds between breeding and wintering grounds that occurs twice a year. It is typically between northern and southern regions. Migration carries inherent r
Pfeilstorch
…the projectile stuck in its body. As of 2003, about 25 Pfeilstörche have been documented in Germany. Pfeilstörche were crucial in understanding the migration of European birds. The first and most famous Pfeilstorch was a white stork found in 1822 near the German village of Klütz, at the time in the Grand…
A flock of barnacle geese during autumn migration
Minoan fresco of swallows in springtime at Akrotiri, c. 1500 BC
A flock of common starlings assembling in Geneva, Switzerland, before migrating southwards